1 minute Three suspected poachers have been arrested at Cape Point following the seizure of more than a thousand abalone during a joint operation by Table Mountain National Park (TMNP) patrol teams. SANParks says teams, including the SANParks Environmental Crime Investigation unit, alerted TMNP’s Sea, Air, and Mountain (SEAM) team and their K-9 unit. They…
Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani is Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies South Africa’s digital progress depends on far more than just connectivity, according to the Director-General of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Nonkqubela Jordan-Dyani. She says connectivity is key to national progress. This, as South Africa navigates the fast-paced world of digital…
2 minutes The family of a 21-year-old woman who was raped during a violent crime spree in Hovheni village, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, is calling on police to apprehend the suspects. Two armed men allegedly broke into nine homes in the early hours of Saturday morning, assaulting, raping, and robbing several residents. During the incidents,…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the South African Communist Party (SACP) Special Congress Deputy President Paul Mashatile has been found guilty by Parliament’s Ethics Committee for failing to declare a diamond gift from businessman Louis Liebenberg, who is currently facing criminal charges. The committee imposed a R10 000 fine and recommended that Mashatile be…
A Hawks vehicle 3 minutes The Hawks are investigating alleged tender irregularities amounting to R13 000 000 at the University of Venda in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. The university allegedly irregularly awarded a tender for emergency medical services to a company that did not meet requirements. Disgruntled bidders say there was corruption in the awarding of the…
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima. 2 minutes UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has described the United States of America’s decision to freeze funding for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as shocking. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) funded projects in South Africa have received waiver letters in which they’ve been asked to…
Deputy President Shipokosa Paulus Mashatile undertakes a walkabout through the exhibitions to witness the best agricultural technologies and products on offer at #NAMPOHarvestDay taking place at NAMPO Park in Bothaville, Free State. 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile has encouraged unity among South Africans. He has dismissed claims that white farmers are being persecuted and…
A 3D printed model of men working on computers are seen in front of displayed binary code and words “Hacker” in this illustration taken, July 5, 2021. 1 minute Cybersecurity is in the spotlight at the inaugural National System of Innovation Transformation Summit, currently under way in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni. Nelson Mandela University’s Programme Manager for…
South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) 1 minute Eleven suspects allegedly involved in the SASSA card fraud scheme are set to appear before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg today. The 11th person who was on the run was arrested last week. The individuals allegedly created fake profiles and committed identity fraud in order to…
2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence says South Africa’s deployment of its soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aligns with the country’s foreign policy. Parliament on Monday held a special sitting during which the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the DRC were debated. Their bodies are expected to be repatriated from the Uganda capital…
