Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has also weighed in on the issue of devolving policing powers to the province. This, following his meeting with Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, this week. [TALKING POINT] Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants more police in gang hotspots, while the DA pushes for provincial…
[File Image]: Medical workers performing a transplant in a hospital. 1 minute The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town celebrated its 300th kidney transplant this past week. This marked a milestone for the paediatric hospital, a leading centre of child health in the country, that first opened its doors in 1956. The…
Wooden dices showing drop in percentage 1 minute A survey conducted by the Bureau for Economic Research among analysts, trade unions and businesses indicates that they expect consumer inflation to average 4.3% this year. This means that consumer inflation is expected to remain contained at the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s target range over the…
Two were injured in a aircraft crashes near George after double engine failure. The Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) has confirmed a crash that involved a Rockwell 500S light aircraft near George, in the Western Cape in which two people sustained slight injuries. A light aircraft crashed earlier this morning south of Tembalethu, George.https://t.co/yhM7XvzAnx#ArriveAlive…
Wreaths and South African flags are seen at the wall of remembrance of the Gauteng South African Police Service during the Provincial Commemoration Day at the Linden Garden of Remembrance in Johannesburg. The South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng has paid tribute to fallen officers who died in the line of duty during the…
DA leader John Steenhuisen 3 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal leader, John Steenhuisen says South African government should repair its relationship with the US government to protect the growth of the economy and jobs. Speaking during an interaction with commercial farmers in the Free State, Steenhuisen says the executive order by US president Donald Trump…
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has urged road users to exercise extreme caution following the crash between a minibus taxi and a bakkie that claimed 15 lives on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma. Mabuyane has sent his condolences to the bereaved families. “He…
Empty benches in court. A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison by the Gqeberha Regional Court for raping and impregnating his now 20-year-old daughter. The abuse occurred over an eight-year period, starting when the victim was just 10 years old. The court heard that the man manipulated and threatened his daughter into…
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola 1 minute International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has hailed the G20 foreign affairs ministers’ meeting as historic. Lamola was briefing the media after the meeting, where international envoys from the world’s most influential economies discussed a range of global issues. This comes as the world is battling…
Workers inside a mine 1 minute More than 200 mine workers who have been retrenched by the Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga say the retrenchment process was unfair. They claim most of the retrenched employees are locals who have been working for the mining company for many years. They say most of the workers, who were…
