1 minute Sixteen suspected illegal miners have been arrested in the Vhembe and Mopani districts in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Stephen Thakeng says 10 were arrested in Bolobedu and 6 in Tshitale outside Louis Trichardt. The suspects also face a charge of contravening the Immigration Act. They were arrested during Operation Vala Umgodi. Thakeng says the…
ANC officials hold hands while visiting Robben Island as part of the 113 celebrations. 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) will host its anniversary celebrations and public engagements this afternoon with a cake-cutting ceremony in Thembalethu, George. This event leads up to the anniversary rally scheduled for Saturday at the Mandela Park Stadium in…
1 minute The City of Johannesburg Emergency Services has confirmed that only one person was extracted from the rubble of a collapsed building in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, Tuesday night. Initial reports suggested that a second person might have been trapped under the debris. However, Johannesburg EMS spokesperson Nana Radebe states that eyewitness accounts confirmed…
A logo is seen on the roof of the ArcelorMittal building. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Reverend Musa Zondi, has called for an urgent national government intervention to prevent ArcelorMittal from closing its so-called longs steel business in Newcastle and Vereeniging. Longs refer to structural steel which is mainly used in railways,…
Taxis at a rank 1 minute Taxi organisation SANTACO says it is making efforts to address safety challenges in the taxi industry. It says it’s concerned about a spike in crashes involving minibus taxis in KwaZulu-Natal over the festive season. 17 people were killed in a collision between a truck and a minibus taxi on the…
ANC officials including Deputy President Paul Mashatile seen visiting one of the Khayelitsha residents. 1 minute A brief scuffle broke out between the VIP security personnel of the Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) and a resident of Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Mashatile and other ANC leaders are interacting with communities ahead of…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria will convene a special sitting on Wednesday in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial for accused number one – Muzi Sibiya – to confirm his new lawyer. This follows the death of Sibiya’s legal representative Thulani Mngomezulu in December….
An empty classroom 1 minute There are growing calls for the stringent vetting of people who come in contact with learners. The safety of learners remains a concern for anti-gender-based violence organisation, Second Chance, as schools prepare to reopen next week. Crime statistics for the second quarter of the 2024-2025 financial show that at least…
2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has called on alliance partners, particularly the South African Communist Party (SACP), to strengthen their partnership in honour of the late party General Secretary, Joe Slovo. Speaking at the 30th commemoration of Slovo’s death at Avalon Cemetery in Soweto on Monday, Ramaphosa’s remarks come as the…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) – Africa’s oldest liberation movement – is celebrating 113 years of existence this weekend. This year’s January 8 Statement rally will be held at Nelson Mandela Park at Khayelitsha in Cape Town on Saturday. The ANC has been the governing party since the first democratic elections in 1994,…
