# ActionSA’s Gauteng provincial executive committee member Dereleen James has voiced deep disappointment following the arrest of Jayden-Lee Meek’s mother, Tiffany, for his murder. Speaking after her court appearance in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court, James criticised the police for not acting immediately when the child was first reported missing. She emphasised that the community and […]
# The Road Traffic Management Corporation has expressed deep concern over 15 fatalities in three separate head-on collisions. On Thursday, a police chase near Hartswater in the Northern Cape ended in tragedy, killing five, including a toddler. On Friday, five died in a four-car crash on the N4 between Swartruggens and Groot Marico and last […]
# The mother of eleven-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek, Tiffany Nicole Meek, appeared at the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng today accused of her son’s murder. The Grade 6 learner was found dead outside his Fleurhof home in Johannesburg in May, bruised and partially unclothed, shortly after his mother reported him missing. Magistrate Ruby Mathyss postponed the […]
# SASSA is finalising the rollout of a biometric identification system to boost security and integrity in grant administration. SASSA CEO, Themba Matlou, says this is part of Treasury’s budget conditions for 2025, requiring cost-saving mechanisms and improved verification. Matlou says the agency will implement income checks, biometric controls, and interagency data sharing. He emphasised […]
# The DA is urging Trade minister Parks Tau to release the TSU International investigation report into alleged mismanagement and corruption at the South African Bureau of Standards. Triggered by 2024 whistleblower claims, the report was due in June. DA’s Toby Chance says the SABS remains unstable, with no permanent CEO since 2018. He calls […]
# MK Party Gauteng is holding a peaceful march in Johannesburg today, demanding protection for citizens and the vulnerable. Spokesperson Abel Tau says this is part of a broader campaign leading to a provincial shutdown on Friday and a final march to the Union Buildings. Tau says the march comes amid revelations by KwaZulu-Natal Police […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has barred Higher Education minister Nobuhle Nkabane from travelling to China amid controversy over her appointment of ANC-linked individuals to Sector Education and Training Authority boards. Nkabane was meant to join deputy president Paul Mashatile at the week-long China International Supply Chain Expo that commenced today. Instead, director-general Nkosinathi Sishi is […]
# Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi reiterates the process to develop a new funding model for the SABC is underway. The government has allocated 704-million-rand to the public broadcaster over three years, including 43-million for content, 464-million-rand to support its mandate, and 197-million-rand for Channel Africa. The minister told the SABC News that […]
# City Power will conduct electricity meter audits in various parts of Johannesburg this week. The campaign begins in the Randburg Service Delivery Centre supply areas from today until the 18th of August. The initiative aims to improve billing accuracy and operational efficiency. Customers with tampered or faulty meters risk disconnection and fines of 14-thousand-rand […]
