# The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed the life sentence imposed by the Pretoria Regional Court on a Mamelodi learner transport driver who raped a nine-year-old girl. Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana says 41-year-old Given Mphahlele raped the child at his home in June 2021 and threatened to kill her mother if she disclosed the incident. She […]
# The South African National Roads Agency Limited says it will revert to open tender processes for routine road maintenance and engineering consultancy services. This comes after the High Court in Pretoria declared the agency’s decision to award routine road maintenance contracts to a panel of 20 companies unconstitutional and unlawful. The tender was aimed […]
# Gauteng police are investigating two counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. This follows a shootout between suspected illegal miners and the police in Roodepoort west of Johannesburg yesterday. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says when they responded to reports of a shooting in an open field in Roodepoort, the […]
# ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says South Africa needs a government that can secure the country’s borders, enforce immigration laws and ensure that those who are in the country illegally are dealt with according to the law. Government is stepping up its crackdown on illegal migration and related criminal activities, with more than 68-thousand foreign nationals […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service has officially welcomed 35 new junior firefighters into the fold. They completed the Fire Cadet training programme, and were successful in applying for available vacancies. The group will be deployed to fire stations around the metropole. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says the new recruits join the […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the landmark wage agreement between the National Union of Mineworkers and Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine will cushion employees over the next five years. The multi-year agreement includes adjustments made to the housing allowance, medical incapacity benefit, and funeral benefit. Gold Fields has also approved a discretionary, one-off cash incentive […]
# South Africa and Nigeria have agreed to strengthen cooperation on migration, crime and regional security. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, met with Nigerian president Bola Tinubu during a diplomatic mission to Abuja on behalf of president Cyril Ramaphosa. Dirco’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says concerns were raised regarding the involvement of certain […]
# The Tshwane Economic Development Agency and the Housing Company Tshwane have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance urban development. This is focused on investment, infrastructure, and affordable housing delivery. The metro’s Human Settlements Department spokesperson, Dorren Mokgolo, says the partnership aims to increase inward investment, facilitate funding access, and expand affordable housing solutions […]
# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, says mineral beneficiation must sit at the absolute centre of Africa’s economic conversation. The continent holds about 30-percent of the world’s most critical mineral deposits, including cobalt, lithium, copper, rare earths, and platinum group metals. Speaking during a panel discussion at the Southern African Development Community Industrial […]
