Category: South Africa

Cape Town – Taps in Nelson Mandela Bay could soon run dry – as day zero-looms for the region. The municipality said it’s now preparing for the worst as it experiences one of the worst droughts in years. Nelson Mandela Bay’s combined dam level stands at 12.3%. The municipality is preparing for the worst as […]

Johannesburg – The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says a lack of capacity is affecting the entire system. There are concerns it’s too slow to arrest, prosecute and secure convictions. The authority was responding to the public outcry over the murder of Namhla Mtwa. She was gunned down outside her home in Mthatha. Police have yet […]

Johannesburg – Trade Union federation Cosatu has called on government to extend the temporary fuel levy reduction of R1.50 per litre beyond May 31. Cosatu said government should then use the time to explore a more sustainable solution. The federation held a media briefing at its headquarters in Johannesburg on Thursday following its central executive […]

Johannesburg – Trade union federation Saftu has warned that South Africa is on a fast march to becoming a failed state. Acting president of the federation Nomvume Ralarala told delegates at the organisation’s elective conference that the state was dysfunctional. “Today, you hear a minister announcing a R22 million flag and the next day you […]

Johannesburg – The Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital in Gauteng needs urgent attention. That is according to Professor Haroon Saloojee, head of community paediatrics division at Wits University. He is echoing the sentiments of Dr Tim de Maayer. De Maayer wrote an open letter, saying the poor state of public hospitals contributes to the […]

Johannesburg – The case against convicted killer Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu has been postponed to May 31. The former police officer is serving six life sentences for murdering her own family members and trying to kill seven others. All this for insurance money. The new charges include conspiring to kill the husband of a colleague and […]

Durban – Residents of informal settlements across eThekwini are begging to be relocated. Co-operative Governance Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and the deputy mayor of eThekwini visited areas affected by this past weekend’s rains. Residents say they are living in fear because the area is not safe. They are asking authorities to urgently intervene.

Johannesburg – Mpumalanga Community Safety and Security MEC Vusi Shongwe has praised traditional leaders for helping police with information that led to the arrest of suspects linked to the murder of Hillary Gardee. The daughter of EFF’s secretary-general, Godrich Gardee, was last seen at a grocery store in the province last month. Her body was […]

Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged leaders across all levels of government in the country to bring the culture of servant leadership into politics in the running of the country. He said that South African needed that culture now more than ever before. Ramaphosa was delivering his eulogy on Sunday at the funeral service […]

  Durban – Disaster teams in KwaZulu-Natal are on high alert this weekend as the province has received a sever weather warning. Premier Sihle Zikalala was briefing the media on the rebuilding efforts in the province. Zikalala is appealing to residents to exercise caution. “The provincial government has received a severe weather warning notice from […]