2 minutes Areas in the Northern Cape are battling a heatwave. While the capital, Kimberley reached a high of 37 degrees on Sunday, Upington was just shy of forty at 39 degrees. Heatwave conditions are expected to continue for at least another week. Two years ago, five farm workers in the Kakamas area died from…
SA Police Service badge. 2 minutes A police captain accused of raping a trainee has been granted bail of R8 000 by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that the 59-year-old officer threatened to serve the 20-year-old with a misconduct letter for failing to salute him if she did not sleep with him. The…
Transnet freight train. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says government has received overwhelming responses from the private sector invited to invest in the country’s rail infrastructure. In March, Creecy launched an online request for proposals from the private sector. The minister delivered the keynote address at the 25th Africa Rail Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg….
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) offices is seen in the image above. The South African Revenue Service(SARS) has announced that the 2025 filing season for individual taxpayers has opened today until 20 October. Both provisional, referring to people who earn income other than a salary, and non-provisional tax payers can now file their returns…
The IDO held an international dance contest at the Sun City’s super bowl The International Dance Organisation (IDO) says it plans to create opportunities to nurture the talent of dancers in Africa. IDO held an international dance contest at Sun City’s Super Bowl, in the North West, yesterday. Twenty-three-year-old Clarishca Viljoen from Alberton, in Johannesburg,…
Handcuffs police use to apprehend suspects. 1 minute A 37-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the murder of her husband. Police Spokesperson Mmako Mophiring says the 42-year-old husband was shot and killed on New Year’s Day. Mophiring says police were patrolling the Naledi section of Bohlokong in the Free State for crime prevention…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. 2 minutes Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says his department is working closely with various communities to deal decisively with the so-called construction mafias. Macpherson says these are organized groups that extort money from construction companies. They are targeting construction companies…
Newly elected 10th REC Officials of the ANC Waterberg Region. The African National Congress (ANC) Waterberg Elective Regional Conference has elected a new leadership. District Executive Mayor Jack Maeko has been elected Chairperson with Ngoako Taueatsoala as Deputy. The regional conference has also elected Rufus Mahoro and Andries Lekalakala as Secretary and Deputy Secretary, respectively….
The coffin of the four-year-old girl from Eldorado Park who passed away just over a week ago Johannesburg ward councillor Juwairiya Kaldine says the death of the four-year-old girl from Eldorado Park has left a deep void in the hearts of those who knew and loved her. She was speaking to mourners at the funeral…
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is scheduled to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court today after an application for a harassment order was filed against him. The application was filed by a resident of the Bothasig area a few months ago who alleges that law enforcement officers have been…
