# Post Bank CEO Nikki Mbengashe has reiterated that the SASSA yellow/gold cards will not function after Thursday’s deadline. Thus far, over one million SASSA beneficiaries have swapped to black cards. Speaking on the upcoming deadline, Mbengashe said that black card issuance will continue. She assured beneficiaries without black cards that they can still access […]
# The Gauteng Traffic Police Department has warned the public against lawlessness following weekend High-Density Operations and Operation Shanela across Gauteng. The department’s spokesperson Sello Maremane confirmed that more than 400 suspects were arrested in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane, Johannesburg, West Rand, and Sedibeng for crimes including drug possession, drinking and driving, and public indecency. He emphasised […]
# The High Court in Pretoria will tomorrow hear a legal challenge against the analogue TV switch-off set for 31 March. The applications brought by e.tv and media watchdogs cite concerns about the impact of no access to television for millions of marginalised communities. SABC Group CEO Nomsa Chabeli told SACB News that this free-to-air […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police has called for due process in the investigation of KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate is probing claims that he interfered in the 2023 arrest of a senior correctional services official linked to a drug cartel at Westville Maximum Prison. Mkhwanazi must submit a sworn […]
# Foreign Affairs ministers from the Southern Africa Develop Community and the East African Community are meeting in Harare, Zimbabwe, today following Sadec’s decision to withdraw soldiers from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in phases. Angola’s president and African Union chairperson, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, will oversee the peace process. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe and Kenya’s Foreign […]
# ActionSA has paid tribute to the late Rosemary “Nishebo” Mangope, the former CEO of the National Arts Council, who passed away on Saturday after battling cancer. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has described the 65-year-old Queen of Bahurutshe boo Manyane, as a dedicated leader, and a community builder who founded the Mmabana Arts Cultural Centers. […]
