# A fifth woman’s body has been discovered in Kempton Park in Gauteng this morning after four other women’s bodies were found in the same are over the past two months. Police are at the scene and investigations are underway. The identity of the latest victim and circumstances of her death have not yet been […]
# Authorities confirmed that the death toll following a serious collision involving two minibus taxis and an SUV on the N1 between Prince Albert Road and Leeu-Gamka in the Western Cape has risen to 21. Emergency and traffic teams remain on the scene. Mobility spokesperson Muneera Allie says The N1 is still closed in both […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department warns motorists of ongoing protest action along Provincial Road and the K43 affecting traffic in Ennerdale, Finetown and Lenasia South. Protesters have barricaded both roads with burning tyres and rocks. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says residents are apparently protesting over illegal electricity connections and demanding intervention from City Power. He […]
# Eighteen people have been killed in an accident on the N1 between Prince Albert Road and Leeu-Gamka in the Western Cape. The collision involved two minibus taxis and a station wagon. Three people were seriously injured. Mobility Department spokesperson Muneera Allie says the N1 remains closed in both directions. She urged motorists to use the […]
# Solidarity has expressed concern over growing mining retrenchments after Sibanye-Stillwater announced one-thousand-114 employees and contractors could be affected by restructuring at its Kwezi shaft in Rustenburg, North West. Spokesperson Willie Venter says one-thousand-214 jobs are under threat at De Beers’ Venetia mine and one-thousand-800 at Petra Diamonds’ Finsch and Cullinan mines. He says it’s […]
# Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee faces fresh legal challenges after rescinding its recommendation of advocate Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader. The African Legal Practitioners’ Association and the EFF have filed separate High Court applications, arguing the decision was irrational, despite Madonsela accepting the withdrawal in the Western Cape High court this morning. The committee […]
# Western Cape MEC Ivan Meyer opened EOT Solutions’ new 30-million-rand advanced manufacturing facility at Freeport Saldanha in the Western Cape. The facility supports about 15 direct jobs and introduces world-class metal processing technology, including one of South Africa’s largest fibre laser beam cutting machines. Meyer says the investment supports the province’s Growth for Jobs […]
# ActionSA says it must be made clear to Ekurhuleni residents that the ANC has no appetite for insourcing, having voted against an insourcing motion in 2022.The party’s Tumelo Tshabalala says Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza announced 593 cleaning and security posts in March, but six months later none have been filled despite budget approval. He argues […]
# The inquest into the death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko has been temporarily halted. His family brought an urgent application in the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape to suspend proceedings, saying they need more time to properly prepare. The family says hundreds of documents still need to be scrutinised, with some […]
