CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa 1 minute The death toll from the storm that hit the Eastern Cape this week has risen to 57. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced this figure while assessing the damage in the Mthatha area. Hlabisa says it is catastrophic to witness people dying this way….
Police arrest two Ethiopian nationals, seize three vehicles and recover counterfeit goods worth more than R10 million in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Two Ethiopian nationals are set to appear in the White River Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga today on charges of possessing counterfeit goods and money laundering. The suspects were arrested on Monday at a storage…
President Cyril Ramaphosa with the King of the AmaZulu Nation, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. 2 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyontsho says he will engage the AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, to discuss his attempts to dismiss some members of the Ingonyama Trust Board. Nyontsho says the King acted beyond his powers by suspending…
{FILE IMAGE]: A poster is seen at a candlelight vigil against rape. 1 minute The Department of Health says two nurses have been raped while working the night shift at the Ga-Chuene clinic outside Polokwane, Limpopo. Health spokesperson Neil Shikwambana says a heavily armed man entered the clinic shortly after midnight. The suspect then allegedly…
A banner bearing Doc Shebeleza’s picture. 1 minute The funeral service of Kwaito music legend Victor “Doc Shebeleza” Bogopane will take place in Fairlands, north of Johannesburg. Bogopane died on Thursday last week at his home in Fairlands. The “Ebumnandini and Gets Getsa” hit-maker underwent surgery in December last year. He was due to undergo…
[FILE PHOTO] Learners boarding a bus. 1 minute The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management (COSATMA) and the Department of Education have admitted to have violated the rights of many children. They have conceded that they have failed to provide adequate scholar transport. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has concluded…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi 1 minute North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has assured residents of the province that they are doing all they can to address the unemployment crisis. This as the North West overtakes the Eastern Cape in recording the highest unemployment figures in the country. The provincial government has advertised 260 posts,…
Banyana during training. 3 minutes Banyana Banyana captain, Thembi Kgatlana, says they must take full advantage of the two upcoming FIFA international breaks to get the team ready for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco in July. Kgatlana says it’s not ideal that they’ll only defend their WAFCON title this year. The…
[FILE IMAGE] Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has officially left South Africa on a flight to Lagos. He voluntarily opted to be deported following his re-arrest on the 10th of May by immigration authorities in East London. Omotoso was arrested in…
A City Power employee working to restore power. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has expressed concern that the alleged fraudulent activities in City Power’s governance and financial management are having a negative impact on residents’ power supply. Some suburbs in the city have been experiencing power outages in recent weeks. There have…
