# According to the state, scholar transport driver Ayanda Dludla’s life could be in danger if he is granted bail, due to continued public anger over the accident that killed 14 learners in Vanderbijlpark earlier this year. The state told the Vanderbijlpark Magistrate’s Court that Dludla’s release would not be in the interests of justice. […]
# The GOOD Party says the latest food poverty figures highlight the inadequacy of the 370-rand social relief of distress grant. The party argues the grant falls well below the 868-rand monthly amount needed to meet an adult’s basic daily food requirements. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron calls for the SRD grant to be replaced with […]
# Eskom says major power supply interruptions are affecting customers in several parts of the Western Cape. Affected areas include Beaufort West, George, Laingsburg, Oudtshoorn, Citrusdal farms, the Cape Winelands and Blackheath. Repair teams have been dispatched to assess the damage, but there is currently no estimated restoration time. Bad weather has also prevented Eskom’s […]
# The Zion Christian Church’s annual New Year Consecration Conference is underway at its headquarters in Moria City, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The gathering began yesterday and will run until Wednesday, with thousands of worshippers expected to attend. The church marks the start of its new year in September. ZCC spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe has urged […]
#The George Municipality in the Western Cape has placed its emergency services on high alert following the South African Weather Service’s level four warning for disruptive rain. Up to 70-millimetres of rain is expected in mountainous areas, while strong to gale-force winds are also forecast today and tomorrow. The municipality’s Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe warns of possible […]
# KwaZulu-Natal disaster management teams have been placed on high alert as severe thunderstorms are expected in the southern parts of the province. The South African Weather Service has issued a level four warning for heavy rain, excessive lightning and damaging winds. Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs spokesperson Siboniso Mngadi has urged residents […]
# National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza has ruled the ANC’s attempt to replace Malusi Gigaba as co-chairperson of Parliament’s joint standing committee on Defence was procedurally incorrect. She says her office received no formal communication that Gigaba had been removed, nor a resignation from him, before another ANC member of Parliament was appointed in his […]
# Run for Rangers has raised more than 549-thousand-rand to support conservation and anti-poaching efforts in KwaZulu-Natal. The money will go towards equipment and training for rangers, strengthen the fight against wildlife crime, as well as new facilities for a K9 anti-poaching unit. Project Rhino says the funds will provide practical support to rangers working […]
# The African Transformation Movement says president Cyril Ramaphosa has failed to deliver on his promise to hire ten-thousand additional labour inspectors. The party’s Zama Ntshona says more than six months after the promise, no new inspectors have been appointed. Ntshona is calling on the government to speed up recruitment and also increase the number […]
