Water running from a tap. 2 minutes Rand Water has warned Gauteng consumers that the entire water system in the province will collapse if they do not reduce their consumption. The bulk water supplier has particularly called on the Tshwane and Johannesburg Metros to encourage residents to lower their water consumption as storage levels in…
City of Joburg employee at an electrical meter. Johannesburg City Power has warned against the intimidation and harassment of its technicians. This after a video went viral of a group of people in Turfontein, Johannesburg alleging that technicians were soliciting bribes from them. The power utility says the allegations are unfounded as the team was…
Heavy rains resulting in fast flowing rivers and flood damage in KwaZulu-Natal. 1 minute The Ndwedwe Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says heavy rains have damaged infrastructure including roads. The municipality says this has made it difficult for them to provide the necessary assistance to affected residents. They include thousands of congregants of the Nazareth Baptist Church…
File image: Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town. 1 minute Eskom has successfully synchronised Unit 2 of the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town to the national grid. This follows a maintenance programme which will increase the unit’s lifespan by 20 years. The power utility says in a statement that the unit will…
1 minute Sentencing procedures continue in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial at the Western Cape High Court. Live proceedings below:
Inanda police station 3 minutes The Inanda Community Policing Forum (CPFs) says the situation in the township remains dire as they are now being targeted by criminal gangs. One of the challenges they say is the lack of resources that’s left them vulnerable to criminal attacks. Inanda, situated north of the city, is one of…
Lifeboat at sea 1 minute Two people have drowned in separate incidents in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal today. Lifesaving South Africa’s Dhaya Sewduth says in the first incident earlier today, it is believed that one person drowned at a beach in Umgababa on the province’s south coast. In the second incident, it is believed that a nine-year-old…
Alleged July 2021 riots instigator, Bonginkosi Khanyile in court The trial of alleged instigator of the July 2021 unrest, Bonginkosi Khanyile has been adjourned to the 29th of September for the State to lead further evidence. The trial in the Durban Regional Court started this week with the State introducing its evidence through videos captured…
Police badge. 1 minute Deputy Police Minister Cassel Mathale has confirmed that the South African Police Service (SAPS) management has received the resignation letter of Sergeant Mandla Buthelezi, the police officer accused of murdering his girlfriend, Chesnay Keppler, in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, on Boxing Day last year. Buthelezi, who remains in custody, is facing charges…
EFF Leader Julius Malema. The Equality Court has found Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for the 2022 statements he made in his speech at the EFF’s 3rd provincial People’s Assembly in the Western Cape. The remarks relate to events that occurred two years prior where EFF members physically clashed…
