People queue to receive their social grants. The Portfolio Committee on Social Development has expressed concern about conditions from National Treasury for the allocation of social grants. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, during his Budget Speech in May, said there would be stricter conditions for social grant allocations. This includes quarterly reporting of grant suspensions and…
Former MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivambu speaking at a party event. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has announced nine Members of Parliament (MPs) designates to be sworn in at the National Assembly this coming week but the name of former Secretary- General, Floyd Shivambu is not on the list. In a statement, the party’s…
Former VhaVenda king, Toni Mphephu Ramabulana in court Former VhaVenda king, Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has told the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, that the king’s right-hand man, or ‘ndumi’ can ascend the throne if the king dies without a successor. Mphephu Ramabulana has said that the position of a ‘ndumi’ is dissolved and a prince…
[FILE IMAGE]: Severe storms battering parts of the Western Cape. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says an intense cold front is expected to make landfall in Cape Town on Wednesday. The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre Spokesperson, Sonica Lategan says specific warnings linked to the frontal system include damaging waves, winds and disruptive rainfall….
KZN Legislature building in Pmb KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says an investigation into the alleged verbal abuse and public humiliation of the former director general in his office, Dr. Nonhlanhla Mkhize by a male subordinate, is at an advanced stage. Ntuli says the incident, which Mkhize has described as gender-based violence (GBV), only came to…
Residents of Kariega protest outside court. Scores of residents have staged a protest outside the Kariega Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape demanding justice. This as eight suspects between the ages of 16 and 27 years are appearing in the local court in connection with the murder of two teenage girls. The charred bodies of…
Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan scores their first goal past Al Ain’s Khalid Eisa Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals as Manchester City comfortably dispatched Emirati club Al-Ain 6-0 on Sunday to ease into the knockout stage of the Club World Cup from Group G along with Juventus. The German midfielder found the net in the ninth…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says people who do not comply with regulations put in place to help curb the spread of foot and mouth disease, will face criminal charges. The regulations cover among others the movement of livestock from disease management areas and the operation of…
[File Image] The union’s members comprise police, traffic and correctional services workers. Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has condemned allegations of sexual exploitation at SAPS training facilities and in workplaces. The union says several senior officers at police academies have been accused of rape and sexual assault of police trainees. On Tuesday, the…
Senzo Meyiwa murder trial The State in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial has argued that a witness should not be subjected to harsh allegations such as being labeled a “hired gun”. On Friday, defence counsel Charles Mnisi called cellphone analyst Sergeant Moses Mabasa a hired gun after he confused a memory stick for a memory…
