# President Cyril Ramaphosa has officially opened the new King Nyabela Hospital in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, marking a major milestone in expanding quality universal healthcare. The 220-bed facility will serve more than 240-thousand residents in the Steve Tshwete Local Municipality, replacing the ageing Middelburg Hospital. Ramaphosa says the modern hospital strengthens government’s commitment to comprehensive healthcare […]
# The Investigating Directorate against Corruption’s deputy director of Public Prosecutions, Peter Seruya, has told the Madlanga commission he never received the Section 27 referral that initiated the investigation into Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and his co-accused. He told commissioner Sesi Baloyi he repeatedly requested the document, stating the missing referral became an issue […]
# The deputy director of Public Prosecutions at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, advocate Petre Seruya, has disputed claims made at the Madlanga Commission that the unit’s Operations Manual is not in use. Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson gave the impression that the Operations Manual was not really applied in practice. Responding to evidence leader […]
# A police disciplinary committee has found senior forensic ballistics analyst Laurence Makgotloe guilty on two charges linked to the Armand Swart murder investigation. The engineer was murdered in Gauteng in April 2024. SABC reports Makgotloe was found guilty of dishonesty for issuing a corrected ballistic report, altering correction dates, and failing to use available […]
# A Zimbabwean woman and her two daughters who were murdered in Britain last month, are being laid to rest in Bulawayo today. The bodies of Nothabo, Natalie and Nala Tshuma were found in their home in Bedfordshire, England. A post-mortem found they died from blunt force trauma. Tshuma’s husband, Ndodana, was later arrested in […]
# Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati says the utility supports the government’s vision of an independent Transmission System Operator but insists the transition must safeguard Eskom’s financial sustainability. President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed reforms to establish an independent operator to drive competition in the electricity sector. Nyati says the transfer of transmission assets should be […]
# The Department of Electricity and Energy says energy performance certificates are expected to play a growing role in improving building efficiency and reducing energy use across South Africa. Following the expiry of the national compliance deadline, building owners are being urged to meet their obligations under the Energy Performance Certificate regulations. The Department says […]
# Airlink will launch a new scheduled service between Lanseria International Airport and Harare, Zimbabwe on 15 November, marking its first route from Lanseria. The airline says flights will operate three times a week using Embraer E190 aircraft. CEO De Villiers Engelbrecht says the move will better serve passengers in Lanseria’s catchment area while complementing […]
# The Magistrates’ Commission begins an inquiry today into a complaint against former Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court Chief Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni. The inquiry follows concerns raised by the National Prosecuting Authority over her handling of an extortion case involving taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni. Former Senior State Prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba, who was placed in contempt of […]
