File Image: Traffic officials conduct a roadblock. 3 minutes The Mpumalanga provincial government has launched its road safety campaign in Middleburg. The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) also launched the Hlokomela Campaign – a road safety program aimed at reducing taxi-related accidents. The campaign also entails improving customer care and promoting responsible driving, among…
2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on men’s societies and associations to break the cycle of violence in communities. He delivered the keynote address during day two of the biennial Men’s Parliament in Parrow, Cape Town. The sitting was also used as a platform for the “Better Men for Tomorrow” campaign. The event…
Children cool-off during a heatwave. 1 minute City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Services has urged residents to stay indoors as much as possible, especially during peak heat hours and remain hydrated. This as a heatwave persists across most parts of the country including Johannesburg and Pretoria with temperatures soaring up to 36 degrees celcius. Johannesburg EMS…
Electricity pylons. 2 minutes The Gauteng leg of public hearings by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has seen strong opposition to the proposed 36% Eskom tariff hike. The power utility has applied for a 36% increase for the 2025/2026 financial year. It is also requesting 11 and 9% increases for the two…
Electricity pylons. 2 minutes The Gauteng leg of public hearings by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has seen strong opposition to the proposed 36% Eskom tariff hike. The power utility has applied for a 36% increase for the 2025/2026 financial year. It is also requesting 11 and 9% increases for the two…
Dane Paterson celebrates during a Proteas match. 2 minutes Seamer Dane Paterson took a career-best 5-71 as South Africa bowled Sri Lanka out for 328 on the third day of the second test at St George’s Park on Saturday before increasing their second-innings lead to 106 with nine wickets in hand at tea. A first…
Passengers board a South African Airways plane at the Port Elizabeth International Airport in the Eastern Cape province. 1 minute The South African Airways Pilots Association, the National Transport Movement and SAA management are continuing negotiations on outstanding issues. The parties are reported to have agreed on a 9.47% wage settlement this morning. The association…
The Nelson Mandela University campus. 2 minutes Young professionals, graduates and academics have taken to Pretoria intersections to raise tuition funds for the underprivileged. The group, under the banner of Thusa Ngwana Geno Foundation, plans to raise at least R2 million before the 2025 academic year kicks off. The foundation also helps students with NSFAS…
Shaft 10 exit used by illegal mineworkers to emerge from underground. 2 minutes Illegal miners at Shaft 11 at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West will no longer be provided with food and water at weekends. That’s according to the provincial police spokesperson, Adele Myburgh. The number of illegal miners that are still underground remains unknown….
Free State traffic officers just outside of Bloemfontein 1 minute Motorists in the Free State say they would like to see more traffic officers on the roads this festive season. They added that the visibility of officers promotes road safety leading to the province registering fewer fatalities. The Free State Departments of Community Safety, Roads…
