# The Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court has denied bail to one of three men accused of the murder of five-year-old Ditebogo Phahlane during a hijacking in his Soshanguve home. Elia Moeko faces multiple charges, including murder and robbery. Prosecutors argued he posed a flight risk and had previous convictions. The NPA’s Lumka Mahanjana confirmed that co-accused, Ali […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is rolling out new measures to curb nosocomial infections across public hospitals. MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says an Infection Prevention and Control committee is enforcing guidelines and monitoring compliance. The department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says six underperforming hospitals received enforcement letters. He noted that a new surveillance system tracks infection trends, […]
# Health Ombud, Taole Mokoena, says psychiatric patients at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital died due to extreme cold caused by electricity failures. Releasing his report today, Mokoena blamed hypothermia, staff shortages, poor infrastructure, and lack of emergency equipment. The probe followed Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s 2024 complaint. The Ombud called conditions in Kimberley’s […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has withdrawn murder charges against Mduduzi Trevor Mnisi after new evidence showed he was not the last person seen with 14-year-old Johannesburg girl Likhona Fose. Her mutilated body was found in a field near her Durban Deep home. NPA’s Phindi Mjonondwane says phone records placed Mnisi in Daveyton the day […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team have arrested two more people in connection with the 2023 murder of DA councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu. They are a 56-year-old chief and the 26-year-old alleged mastermind who coordinated the hit from prison. Ndlovu was shot and killed at his home in the Mpophomeni area in Howick. Police spokesperson […]
# The Western Cape Education Department says transfer applications for the 2026 school year open from 4 to 18 August. Spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says the process applies to learners in Grades 2 to 7 and 9 to 12. Applications can be submitted online or at the desired school or district office. She confirmed that full […]
# A research paper by the Public Investment Corporation says policy reform, innovative financing, tech integration, and capacity building are vital to fixing Africa’s infrastructure delays. It found that 80-percent of projects stall before construction due to regulatory, funding, and institutional hurdles. The PIC warns that Africa’s two-to–three-trillion-rand annual infrastructure gap hinders growth and demands […]
# Turkish company, Karadeniz Energy Group also known as Karpowership, is branching into waterborne data centres to meet surging artificial intelligence-driven demand. Its Kinetics unit aims to bypass land-based construction delays by building the centres in shipyards. A 73-megawatts pilot project with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines is set for 2027. Using seawater for cooling, the […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development deputy minister Andries Nel says South Africa is observing World Day Against Trafficking in Persons today under the theme Human Rights is Organized Crime – End the Exploitation. To mark the occasion, the Justice Department is launching a local task team to strengthen anti-trafficking efforts at ports of entry. Cape […]
