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Staff Reporter. The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours Monday, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a four-year-old orphaned by its attack. The pause that began Friday has seen dozens of hostages freed, with…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has appointed Nomsa Chabeli as its new group chief executive officer (GCEO). Chabeli was formerly general manager of brand and marketing at telecoms giant MTN for four years and marketing director of Massmart-controlled Masscash for a year. She also led the…
Staff Reporter. SA Police Services in Gauteng have arrested the suspected murderer of Johannesburg teacher Kirsten Kluyts in the Parkmore suburb of Johannesburg. The suspect was arrested in Parkmore on Sunday. Kluyts was raped and killed on the 29th of October while jogging at George Lea Park in Parkmore. Her…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured Jozini residents that the water roll-out project will see them accessing clean water. Ramaphosa was in Bambanana in the Jozini Municipality, northern KwaZulu-Natal as part of a five-day early election campaign. Residents have been struggling for clean water…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Four people have been shot dead and one person wounded in Amanzimtoti, South of Durban in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN). It is understood the shooting happened at their home in Mfume, on the outskirts of Amanzimtotion Monday morning. The person who was wounded in the shooting has been taken…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. There was a scuffle in the Pretoria High Court on Monday morning between the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial and one of the prison wardens, Vusi Jele. During the tea break, Jele could be heard ordering the accused who were sitting in the dock to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Patriotic Alliance (PA) — led by ex-convict Gayton McKenzie — celebrated their 10th birthday on Saturday 25 November at Orlando Stadium. The PA planned a big birthday celebration, but things didn't go as planned for McKenzie who found himself addressing a small crowd which barely managed to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addressed hundreds of their members who had gathered in a large marquee in Bloemfontein, Free State. This is part of a build-up to the 2024 national general elections. EFF supporters from various regions in the Free State sang and chanted…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State-owned power company Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd was upgraded two notches by S&P Global Ratings, which cited the government's substantial financial support plans. The company's credit rating was lifted to B, five levels into junk, from CCC+ by S&P on Friday, according to a statement. Eskom acting…
By Bloomberg. Russian shipments of donated grain are due to begin landing in Africa within days, giving fresh impetus to its bid to bolster its influence in the continent. President Vladimir Putin promised to send free grain to six African countries that have strong ties with Moscow at a Russia-Africa…
By Lisalee Solomons. Fire crews will remain in the mountains at Peck's Valley in Muizenberg, Cape Town on Sunday to monitor hotspots after a fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon was contained overnight. Table Mountain National Park fire manager Justin Buchmann said a drone was used to get an…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Deputy President Paul Mashatile delivered keynote address at the launch of 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children campaign for 2023 at Nsikazi Stadium in Gutshwa, Mpumalanga. Mashatile has reiterated that government remains committed to work aimed at eradicating the scourge of gender-based…
Staff Reporter. Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives including a young woman snatched from a desert rave. In a sign of the fragility of the exchanges, the latest swap Saturday was delayed for…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. South Africa and India share a common vision of a peaceful, prosperous and inclusive world where the voices and aspirations of the Global South are heard and respected, said former South African President Thabo Mbeki at the annual think tank event 'Cape Town Conversations'. In his keynote…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Eskom is forecasting a de-escalation in the intensity of rotational power cuts for the coming week following the traumatic return of Stage 6 on Friday, November 24. The utility announced that loadshedding would be reduced to Stage 4 from 12:00 on Sunday, November 26, until 5:00 on…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. 79-year-old Channah Peri, who has South African nationality was among those freed. Photo: X/@AvivaKlompas. The first group of hostages released by Hamas under a deal with Israel were safely returned on Friday, bringing to an end the first stage of the painstakingly negotiated arrangement between the warring…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State-owned passenger rail company the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has dismissed an employee for the alleged theft of R34.5-million. PRASA detected irregular payments during routine financial review processes, which was escalated to senior leadership. The investigation revealed three fraudulent transactions executed by a PRASA…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Sihle Zikalala says his department is employing various strategies to optimise the utilisation of state-owned buildings and curb the illegal occupation. Zikalala was in Cape Town to host the Property Sector conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. According to the…
Staff Reporter. Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country. Somalia's population of 17 million will boost the EAC's market to more than 300 million people as the bloc seeks…
Staff Reporter. US President Joe Biden said Friday's release of a first group of hostages taken by Hamas was just a "start" and that there were "real" chances to extend a temporary truce in Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he was spending the Thanksgiving holiday with his…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Consultations in Gauteng on 24-26 November mark the midway point in the national Public Consultation process on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill hosted by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health. North West Province, Limpopo, Mpumulanga and Free State are complete, with KZN and…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has upheld a decision of the Gauteng High Court which ruled against the ANC in a R102m election banner dispute with KwaZulu-Natal-based Ezulweni Investments. Ezulweni is a small Newcastle-based company which has now secured three attachment orders against the ANC. Its…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister in the presidency responsible for electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the main reason for implementing stage 6 load shedding was because Eskom had overcommitted its reserves and, in accordance with the Unplanned Capacity Loss Factor (UCLF), needed to draw from the grid to replenish its reserves now.…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former Paralympic champion and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius has been granted parole and will be released from prison. The parole board has set his release for 5 January 2024. Once released, Pistorius will be monitored by the authorities until his sentence officially expires "just like all other…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The South African Post Office's business rescue practitioners (BRP) have asked for a R3.8 billion bailout in their business rescue plan. Anoosh Rooplal and Juanito Damons published their long-awaited business rescue plan on Thursday evening. Roolplal says the Post Office's financial sustainability is a critical concern that…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Gauteng police commissioner Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela has revealed that crime in the province has decreased by 2.6% between July and September. Mawela on Thursday briefed the provincial legislature on the province's crime statistics for the second quarter of the 2023/24 financial year. "As a province, we have…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Johannesburg's search and rescue team has concluded their mission after recovering the body of a 21-year-old male who drowned in Kliprivier on Friday morning. The two young people had been swept away by the river last weekend. On Wednesday, the emergency services recovered the body of 18-year-old…
By Paul Burkhardt and Ntando Thukwana. Transnet has a turnaround plan to ease port and rail snarl-ups that have hamstrung the continent's biggest economy. It just needs money. While state-owned companies could rely on government bailouts in the past, the massive amount of funding that was pumped into power utility…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Department of Health has urged consumers to be exercise extra caution when buying goods, especially food products, during the Black Friday. Started in the USA, Black Friday now regularly takes place in South Africa and has become one of the biggest – if not the biggest…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is making another bid for early release from the prison where he is serving over 13 years for murdering his girlfriend. Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp 10 years ago at his home in Pretoria in a killing that shocked the world, and was…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially launched the state-of-the-art Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital in KwaMashu, Kwazulu-Natal on Friday. The newly built 500-bed facility is named after one of the late African National Congress (ANC) founders, Pixley ka Isaka Seme who also hails from Inanda. Ramaphosa…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom announced with "great regret" that it will be rolling out Stage 6 load shedding from noon on Friday. "It is with great regret that due to the shortage of generating capacity and emergency reserves, Stage 6 load shedding will be implemented from…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has told the court that one of the places where one of the accused was assaulted has since been developed into a shopping complex and does not show on GPS. Vehicle tracking expert Michael du Preez has been cross-examined today…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, addressed the KSD sub-region Fundraising Gala Dinner. The Gala Dinner took place at NMD Great Hall in Mthatha. Mbalula is expected to deliver a keynote address at the SANCO National Conference in Durban over the weekend. This is where…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has extended its heatwave warning for most parts of the country until next Tuesday. Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected over the eastern parts of Eastern Cape and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Friday and in places over Gauteng,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is mourning the passing of Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Commissioner Lindiwe Octavia Ntuli-Tloubatla. The Commissioner passed away on Monday following a long illness. Ntuli-Tloubatla joined CGE after her appointment as Commissioner by…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has laid a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing him of failing to address hunger affecting millions of South African children. The party laid the complaint on Thursday morning. Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, alongside Deloitte,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister of Employment and Labour Thulas Nxesi says he will be filing an urgent court papers to set aside the R5 billion jobs deal between the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and Thuja Capital. Nxesi briefed the public and the media on the latest processes and actions that…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Photo Credit: Twitter. TV channel Moja Love has confirmed the passing of Sthembele Gaju, who was popularly known as Gogo Mathambo. In a statement the channel, they confirmed Gaju died on Tuesday morning after a short illness. "His death comes as a huge loss to the channel…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a commitment to resolve the rail network crisis, and get trucks off the road to allow to allow the Richard's Bay port to operate optimally. The president said the problems have been building up over the years, including the lack of maintenance…
Staff Reporter. The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged people in China to "follow measures to reduce the risk of respiratory illness" and asked authorities for more information about a reported spike in cases among children. Northern areas of the country have reported an increase in "influenza-like illness" since…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. National Hawks head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya gave an update on the milestones achieved during the second quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year. Lebeya said at least 801 suspects were arrested nationally, which is made of 791 natural persons and 10 juristic persons, who were secured before…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. One of the five men accused of killing soccer star Senzo Meyiwa refused medical treatment even after making claims that he was assaulted by police. This was revealed by Sergeant Bathobakae Mogola when testifying in a trial-within-a-trial in the Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, on Thursday. The court…
Staff Reporter. Israel said a four-day Gaza truce and hostage release will not start until at least Friday, stalling a breakthrough deal to pause the brutal and bloody seven-week-old war. Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi indicated the release of at least 50 Israeli and foreign hostages held by Hamas…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the announcement by the State of Qatar that a four-day humanitarian pause has been agreed in the conflict in Gaza. Hamas has been in discussion with Israel over the last few days to release hostages and Palestinian detainees. The deal has been…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has recommend the removal of both Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe and retired Gauteng Judge Nkola Motata. The committee met on Wednesday to decide the fate of the two judges, both of whom were found guilty of gross misconduct…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Johannesburg emergency management services (EMS) personnel have recovered the body of an "unidentified female" in the Klip River five days after two young people drowned during a cleansing ritual. Wednesday marked five days since two young people had been swept away by the river. An 18-year-old woman…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the R300-million Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal at the Port of Durban on Wednesday evening. "The launch of the Nelson Mandela MSC Cruise Terminal is more than a milestone, "Ramaphosa said. Ramaphosa was speaking at the official opening of the terminal, which…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Powers and Privileges Committee has agreed that six Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs' salaries will be docked for a month and they will be suspended. They were ordered to apologise to President Cyril Ramaphosa for disrupting this year's State of the Nation Address. They have also…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the urgent need for global unity in ensuring equal access to education for all, amid the various challenges confronting the world, including ongoing conflicts. Ramaphosa was speaking at the Education International 10th Africa Regional Conference held at the Sandton Convention Centre in…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu has accused the judge in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Ratha Mokgoatlheng, of answering questions on behalf of state witness police officer Batho Mogola about events that transpired after the arrest of accused number one, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, in 2020. "If the court intervenes in…
Staff Reporter. The Dikeni, formerly Alice, Magistrate's Court has provisionally postponed the University of Fort Hare murder and attempted murder case to 13 December pending the finalisation of the bail application. Ten people are charged with the murder of UFC vice-chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu's bodyguard Mbonele Vesele and the university's…
Staff Reporter. Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group release dozens of hostages taken on October 7, both sides announced Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved the accord after a near-all-night meeting, in which he told reticent ministers this was a…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Derek Hanekom, South African Airways (SAA) interim board chair, says the airline was showing "a modest profit at this stage and no loss is expected". Hanekom was briefing Parliament's Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on Tuesday. "We will be cash-positive by the end of the financial…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom has announced in the early hours of Wednesday morning that it pushed load shedding to Stage 4. Due to insufficient emergency reserves and generation capacity as a result of four units not returning to service as planned, stage 4 load shedding was…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Transnet's management has announced immediate interventions to reduce the massive backlogs and congestion at the ports of Durban and Richards Bay to minimise the impact of logistics delays on the economy. The national ports operator blamed the backlogs, which have led to queues of up to two…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former Moja Love TV presenter Xolani Khumalo is now facing two more charges as the murder case against him was postponed to next year. Khumalo made a brief appearance in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court. Khumalo and the crew of his drug-busting TV show - Sizok'thola -…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. @ActionSA. Former Chairperson of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa in Limpopo, Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla has been announced as ActionSA premier candidate for Limpopo. Phaahla quit Contralesa last year after accusing it of being an extension of the African National Congress (ANC). He is the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Investigating Directorate (ID) says it is confident that the R2.2 billion corruption case involving former Eskom boss Matshela Koko will be re-enrolled, as soon as outstanding aspects of the investigation are completed. The Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court earlier today, has struck…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The finance portfolio committee in parliament has voted to implement the so-called two-pot retirement system on 1 March 2024 instead of 1 March 2025. National Treasury decided a month ago to delay the implementation of the system as many financial service providers expressed concern that their systems…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula, has cracked the whip against a Free State mayor captured on video intimidating and threatening a resident. A video emerged this week showing Xolani Tseletsele, mayor of the Kopanong municipality in the Free State, threatening a resident at their private…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Middelburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday has struck the case against former Eskom boss Matshela Koko and others off the roll. The court found that there had been unreasonable delays in the R2.2 billion corruption case against Koko and his co-accused. The accused in the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened its application season for funding for the 2024 academic year until January 31. Higher education, science and innovation minister Blade Nzimande said on Tuesday, "as part of improving the services to prospective applicants, there will be no…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Members of Parliament have voted in favour of closing the Israeli embassy in South Africa, paving the way for the cutting of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Though the motion was supported by the majority of members in the 400-seat National Assembly on Tuesday, chair for…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. President Cyril Ramaphosa accused Israel of war crimes and "genocide" in Gaza, and has urged the international community to agree on urgent and concrete actions to end the suffering in Gaza. Ramaphosa delivered opening remarks to the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of BRICS Leaders and Leaders of invited…
Staff Reporter. Political veteran Joseph Boakai was on Monday declared the winner of Liberia's presidential election, beating incumbent George Weah, electoral authorities said after completing the ballot count. Boakai won with 50.64 percent of the vote, against 49.36 percent of the vote for former international football star Weah, National Electoral…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom says that load shedding will be pushed higher on Tuesday, 21 November, due to the imminent forced shutdown of two generating units. The utility was supposed to implement stage 1 of rolling blackouts during the day. Eskom Crisis Communications Manager Menzi Mngomezulu…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Parliament wants all six Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MPs barred from attending next year's State of the Nation Address (SONA). They include Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu, Marshall Dlamini, Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, Vuyani Pambo and Sinawo Thambo. The disciplinary hearing of the six EFF MPs continued for a second…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State witness Sergeant Batho Mogola on Tuesday denied that two of the men accused in the murder of Senzo Meyiwa were unlawfully arrested and assaulted to make confessions. During cross-examination in the Pretoria high court, defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu put it to Mogola that accused number one,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Former president Thabo Mbeki has admitted that the Harvard Report's findings about South Africa's economy were a cause for concern. However Mbeki emphasised that South Africa has all the right people to take the nation on the right path. Mbeki was addressing an awards ceremony in Sandton,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) has amended the 2023 school calendar to accommodate the December 15 public holiday declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The DBE's acting director general, Dr Granville Whittle, issued a circular to the Departments of Tourism and Transport’s director generals, the heads of…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Photo Credit: Twitter. Israel recalled Ambassador to South Africa Eli Belotserkovsky for consultations, due to "recent comments" from South Africa, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs said on Monday. "Following the latest South African statements, the ambassador of Israel to Pretoria has been recalled to Jerusalem for consultations,…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Democratic Alliance (DA) is calling on the National Logistics Crisis Committee and the Department of Public Enterprise and Transport to urgently resolve the Transnet rail and port crisis. Two weeks ago, the Umhlathuze Municipality in Richards Bay took government and Transnet to court over failure to…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. South Africa will chair an extraordinary virtual meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) on Tuesday "on the situation in Gaza and the Middle East", the presidency announced on Monday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the opening remarks, while member and invited states will also…
Staff Reporter. SA Police Services in Brits, North West have opened an inquest docket for investigation after two children died after eating pap and chicken feet. The children aged three and ten reportedly ate the meal on Friday and were declared dead on Saturday, 18 November. They began vomiting after…
Staff Reporter. @AP. Libertarian outsider Javier Milei swept to victory in Argentina's presidential election Sunday, vowing to halt decades of economic decline in a country reeling from triple-digit inflation. The self-described "anarcho-capitalist" pulled off a massive upset by ousting the populist Peronist coalition which has long dominated Argentine politics. With…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The director of investigations and vetting services at the University of Fort Hare, Isaac Plaatjies, has been arrested on charges relating to the killing of staff members. University spokesperson, JP Roodt, confirmed that Plaatjies was arrested in East London on Friday. He said he appeared in the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Johannesburg emergency services resumed its search and rescue mission for two people who were swept away during a cleansing ritual. An 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man were swept away during a cleansing ritual at the Kliprivier river in Olifantsvlei on Saturday. "The search for the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Gupta associates Kamal Vasram and Saliesh Indurjeeth, who are out on bail, are back to the Pretoria Regional Court on Monday. The duo face charges of fraud, contravention of Section 54(1)(A) of the International Trade Administration Act, and contravention of regulation 22 of the Exchange Control Act…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Young people made their voices heard during the weekend's voter registration drive after they made up the majority of the new voter registrations before the 2024 national and provincial elections. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) gave an update on several issues, including the number of…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The City of Johannesburg council has elected African Independent Congress (AIC) councillor Margaret Arnolds as the new council speaker on Monday morning following Collen Makhubele's expulsion from the Congress of the People. Arnolds was elected unopposed. Makhubele was expelled from COPE after she joined and was elected…
Staff Reporter. Businessman Nzuzo Njilo, the son of Themba Njilo, was granted bail of R10 000 in the Durban Magistrate's Court on Thursday. Njilo faces charges of fraud amounting to R1,5 million relating to a truck sale. "One of the bail conditions is that he hands over his travel documentation…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Caption: Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party leader Julius Malema protest on stage as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attempts to deliver his 2023 state-of-the-nation address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall in Cape Town on February 9, 2023. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Cabinet has approved the allocation of R2.1-billion in the criminal asset recovery account to provide aid in the fight against illegal mining and other organised crimes. "Illicit mining and organised crime continue to be a threat to the South African economy," Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni …
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State witness Sergeant Batho Mogola took to the stand on Monday morning at the Pretoria High Court in the Senzo Meyiwa trial to testify on the arrest of Muzi Sibiya in May 2020. Mogola was one of three police officers who arrested Sibiya in Tembisa. She told…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Parliament has placed nine of its officials on suspension on charges related to the fire that gutted the National Assembly building and caused widespread damage to the adjacent old assembly almost two years ago. Parliament had initially identified 28 officials implicated in the matter, following investigations into…
Staff Reporter. The health ministry in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Sunday said 41 members of one family were killed in an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza City. The ministry released a list of names of 41 members of the Malka family it said were killed by the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has announced that more than one million people registered to vote by the end of Saturday. Political parties were out in full force in major cities country with President Cyril Ramaphosa in Tshwane leading the voter registration campaign for the…
Staff Reporter. SA Police Services in Gauteng discovered products used to manufacture drugs, with an estimated street value of R200 million, in Kya Sands, Johannesburg. A 35 year old was arrested on Thursday after he was caught with the products stored in more than 360 bags in a locked storage…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has made a commitment to the people of Hammanskraal in Tshwane, that they will have clean water as processes are underway to address the water challenges in the area. Earlier this month, Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka found that the City…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi says it is important to acknowledge the gravity of the scourge of child labour, and recognise the collective duty to strengthen the prevention and elimination of child labour in agriculture. Nxesi was delivering the keynote address at the Prevention and Elimination…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Minister in the presidency responsible for electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the performance of South Africa's power grid has been disappointing over the last two weeks, largely due to the failure of more generating units at Eskom. "(Previously) we were averaging less than 15 000 megawatts; in some…
Staff Reporter. Gaza's largest hospital has become a "death zone," the World Health Organization said Sunday, announcing plans to evacuate the facility, as Israel's army said it was expanding operations to destroy Hamas. The assessment came after a visit by WHO and other UN officials to the hospital, which Israeli…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. Eskom has announced that Stage 3 load shedding will continue until Monday morning, in order to replenish emergency reserves in preparation for the week ahead. Thus, stage 3 will be implemented from 09:00 today until 05:00 on Monday, 20 November. The schedule for today initially had a…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. State owned power utility Eskom has announced that Unit 1 at nuclear power station – Koeberg – has been successfully synchronised to the grid. Koeberg is the only nuclear power station in South Africa with a total capacity of 1 860MW (about 5% of total electricity generated…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says despite the challenges that face the country, the governing party is making strides in self correcting. Ramaphosa was on an election campaign in Soweto and Ekurhuleni. Residents warmly welcomed the president and ANC delegation on one end of the…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. A 42-year-old truck driver was arrested for selling heavy fuel oil worth R500 000 meant for Eskom to a private facility for a mere R40 000. Police said the arrest emanates from investigations being conducted by the NATJOINTS Energy Safety and Security Priority Committee which was established…
Staff Reporter. Tapfumaneyi Masaya. Picture: X/ @CampaignChamisa. The UN called Friday for an independent investigation after an opposition activist in Zimbabwe was found dead following his abduction ahead of controversial by-elections. The body of Tapfumanei Masaya, a pastor and an activist with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), was discovered…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The Hawks has confirmed the third suspect in the Loyiso Mabandla Nkohla murder case died a day after his arrest in his holding cell in East London. Hawks spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Siyabulela Vukubi said the suspect died of natural causes. "No foul play is suspected as it is…
By Lehlohonolo Lehana. The African National Congress (ANC) has apologised for using an image of Deputy Chief Justice Mandisa Maya on a campaign poster it shared on its social media pages. The ANC was attempting to promote its work on transformation by showcasing how a woman is holding a position…