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Ekurhuleni gets new Finance MMC: Mayor says coalition is stable
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says the government of local unity (GLU) in Ekurhuleni remains intact despite challenges. The coalition in the City of Ekurhuleni has been volatile since the sacking of the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF) Gauteng chairperson Nkululeko Dunga who was a member of the mayoral committee (MMC) of Finance. The move saw the…
WATCH: Western Cape government closes 53 schools due to severe weather, says 15 000 people displaced
The Western Cape provincial government has decided to close 53 schools across six districts after severe weather made the instruction of learning difficult, and in some cases, impossible. On Wednesday, a day after public schools across the country opened for the third term, some schools in the province remained closed due to flooding, inaccessibility to…
SAHRC condemns recent attacks against the elderly,
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned the recent violent crimes committed against the elderly across the country and urged police to act swiftly in bringing the guilty to book. In a statement on Wednesday, the commission decried the recent alleged killing of an elderly resident and allegations of rape at Ipeleng Bagodi…
PICS: ‘Two years of hard work and sacrifice’ – Oskido’s son bags master’s degree in Spain
Meanwhile, Oskido is currently working on new music project…
‘That would be thuggery’ – National Taxi Alliance on e-hailing protection payments
A body overseeing minibus taxi associations has distanced itself from affiliates demanding money from e-hailing drivers. A taxi association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was recently reported to be demanding a R600 fee from Uber and Bolt drivers as a protection payment to operate along their routes. The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) said it does not approve…
Eastern Cape mother arrested for horrific murder of toddler
An Eastern Cape mother is appearing at the Peddie Magistrate Court on Wednesday after she was arrested on Monday for allegedly assaulting her two-year-old son and setting him alight. In a horrific incident on Monday evening at around 10 pm, the Peddie police were notified by members of the Crossroad Village community about a 41-year-old…
Body of missing hiker recovered on Otter Trail in Western Cape
A tragic end to a search operation has resulted in the recovery of a missing hiker’s body on the Otter Trail in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park. According to South African National Parks (SANParks) the hiker, who was part of a group, had gone ahead and was last seen at approximately…
Former Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu responsible for Life Esidimeni, court rules
The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that some of the deaths at Life Esidimeni were due to negligence on the part of the province’s former Health MEC, Qedani Mahlangu. Judge Mmonoa Teffo delivered her findings into the Life Esidimeni inquest on Wednesday. She ruled that Mahlangu, former director of Gauteng’s mental health services,…
Cassper’s Don Billiato advert partially pulled because it glamorises drinking
The Don Billiato advert first aired on screens in September 2022 but the complaint was only received in May this year.
Dirco and Home Affairs ‘addressing’ change in Ireland’s visa-free stance
In the latest development in this week’s Ireland visa shock for South African travellers, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Ronald Lamola and Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber are reportedly engaging in talks with the Irish government. In the meantime, the new visa rule applies as from today. Irish Justice Minister Helen McEntee announced…