# The Railway Safety Regulator has recorded nine-thousand-200 safety-related incidents in its 2024/25 report, a 7.2-percent decrease from last year. Fatalities dropped to 81, the lowest in five years, however, injuries rose to 336, the highest in the same period. The regulator says operational incidents, up by nearly eleven-percent, were driven by infrastructure decay and […]
# Durban photographer Chris Clark has captured global attention after his image of two mirror dinghies battling giant swells was selected among the top 120 finalists in the prestigious Pantaenius Yacht Racing Images competition. A Hillcrest local and member of the Hillcrest Camera Club, Clark took the shot during the Marriott Mirror Worlds regatta in […]
# Former Police minister Bheki Cele has told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala claimed he was approached to fund a project for someone aiming to become ANC president or deputy president, allegedly involving suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu. Cele said Matlala confirmed meetings with Mchunu and Brian Mogotsi which Mchunu denied. […]
# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts chairperson Songezo Zibi has called for foreigners to be excluded from Road Accident Fund payouts. Zibi says while current law allows anyone injured in a South African road accident to claim, the Act should be amended. He says the upcoming Road Accident Benefit Scheme Bill, will include these […]
# ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont says Johannesburg has collapsed and urgently needs intervention. Speaking during the Mashaba Legacy Tour in Johannesburg, Beaumont said power cuts, water outages, potholes, and filth is due to failed political leadership. Meanwhile ActionSA Gauteng chairperson Funzi Ngobeni, blamed both the ANC-led coalition and the DA for the city’s decline, urging […]
# Eight learners from Milnerton High School linked to a bullying incident, appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. Two under-aged accused was released on warning by the Juvenile Court. Bail of two-thousand-rand each was granted to the six under strict conditions, including no […]
# Former Police minister Bheki Cele has confirmed meeting businessman Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, telling Parliament’s ad hoc committee that Matlala had approached him offering private security transport services after Cele left government. Cele said he had read about Matlala’s 360-million-rand Tshwane tender before meeting him but maintained he did not know him personally. He described […]
# Six Milnerton High School teenagers linked to a violent bullying incident appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today after handing themselves over to police this morning. Another two under-aged learners appeared in juvenile court. The learners are facing charges of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in connection with a video […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Sanae Takaichi on her election as Japan’s first female Prime Minister. Ramaphosa highlighted the long-standing partnership between the two nations, built on respect, cooperation, and shared goals for peace and development. He expressed eagerness to collaborate with Prime Minister Takaichi across trade, investment, education, science, and cultural exchanges. He […]
