# Motorists will pay less for fuel from Wednesday. The Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources says 93-octane and 95-octane petrol will drop by 51-cents per litre. Diesel prices will also fall by 19 to 21-cents per litre. Liquid petroleum gas will go down by 61-cents per kilogram, while illuminating paraffin decreases by one-cent per […]
# Hawks divisional commissioner, Dumisani Mbotho, says he was at the Hawks awards in Pretoria when businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe was arrested in December last year. He is the third witness before the Madlanga commission for today. Mbotho has previously faced controversy over inappropriate WhatsApp posts and meeting a suspected crime boss, Nafiz Modack. Mbotho […]
# The GOOD Party says violent crime and reckless gunfire have become an unbearable reality for many communities. This follows the deadly drive-by shooting in Reiger Park in Boksburg on the Gauteng East Rand where six people were killed and three others wounded. The party’s Matthew Cook has called on police to act swiftly and […]
# The Department of Electricity and Energy and the National Treasury say the independent transmission projects programme remains on track to expand the national grid and attract private investment. Pre-qualified bidders will be announced by 15 December, with final proposals expected next year. Treasury, together with the World Bank, is also finalising a new credit […]
# The DA says social workers in the Western Cape should be reclassified as essential workers. It says more than two-thousand social workers are handling hundreds of abuse and neglect cases each, with over 54 attacks on social workers reported since April. The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander says formal recognition would give social workers legal protection, […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says claims of a so-called white genocide in South Africa are baseless and politically motivated. This follows reports that the Trump administration plans to prioritise white Afrikaners for refugee status in the US. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri says the narrative misrepresents the country’s crime problem and undermines […]
# The City of Cape Town says the new national requirement for vehicle registration and licensing has been postponed. Originally set to take effect today, the rule would have required original certified identification documents at all city motor vehicle registration and licensing offices. The city’s spokesperson, Luthando Tyhalibongo, says implementation will not go ahead as […]
# Western Cape Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning MEC Anton Bredell says the Garden Route is ready to meet water demand ahead of the summer holiday season. Bredell assured residents and tourists that municipalities are managing supplies carefully, with contingency plans and water restrictions in place where needed. With above-normal rainfall forecast for […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has criticised the US president Donald Trump administration’s decision to prioritise white Afrikaners for refugee status. The policy forms part of a drastic cut in the US refugee admissions cap to seven-thousand-500 for next year, with most places reserved for Afrikaners. DIRCO spokesperson Chrispin Phiri says the […]
