# The Road Traffic Management Corporation urges motorists to prepare for the festive season by ensuring their vehicles are roadworthy and all licences are up to date. More than 2.2-million vehicle licence discs are due to expire in November and December, with Gauteng accounting for the largest share at over 851-thousand. The corporation’s Simon Zwane […]
# The Western Cape government says repairs to flood-damaged roads between Klawer and Vredendal have been completed. The work forms part of an 89-million-rand project to repair roads and bridges damaged by floods in May. Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers says work continues on two bridges and the road between Vredendal and Vanrhynsdorp. Simmers added that […]
# CapeNature has welcomed the conviction of a Cape Town woman for illegally acquiring and keeping 145 reptiles, including snakes, geckos and lizards. Jacqueline Hewett was sentenced to a 250-thousand-rand fine or four years in prison, with an additional two-year prison sentence suspended for five years. She is also banned from obtaining permits to keep […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has welcomed the first workshop of the National Police Advisory Council, which will help guide policing policy and reforms. The 14-member council will advise the minister and the national police commissioner on ways to improve the police service. Police ministry spokesperson Kamogelo Mogotsi says urgent reforms are needed amid […]
# Six people have died in a horrific crash on the N3 near Van Reenen, towards Ladysmith, in KwaZulu-Natal. Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma says the accident involved two trucks and a double-cab vehicle. Motorists are urged to drive with caution and allow rescue teams and law enforcement officials to carry out their […]
# Johannesburg Water has dismissed viral WhatsApp messages claiming tap water throughout the city is unsafe to drink, labelling the messages false. This comes as Bronkhorstspruit deals with a separate water contamination crisis, with more than 800 cases of gastrointestinal illness reported. The utility’s spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala, has urged residents to verify water warnings through […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has called on South Africans to ensure peaceful elections on 4 November, reject political violence and respect the outcome of the polls. Speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony for liberation struggle stalwart Oliver Reginald Tambo in Ekurhuleni, Mashatile said democracy thrives when people resolve political differences through debate and voting rather […]
# The DA demands justice following the fatal shooting of its Metsimaholo caucus leader, Thulani Mbana, in the Free State last night, a week before the local government elections. Mbana was also a councillor and previously served as mayoral committee member for Spatial Planning and Human Settlements. Provincial police commissioner Solly Lesia says the motive […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa’s struggle for equality remains unfinished, with poverty, unemployment and inequality continuing to affect millions of people. Speaking at the annual wreath-laying ceremony for liberation stalwart Oliver Reginald Tambo in Ekurhuleni, Mashatile called on the government and citizens to work together to address these challenges and build a […]
