# The UDM in the Western Cape illegal alcoholl manufacturing bust and the arrest of five suspects in Gugulethu exposes wider illegal and counterfeit alcohol crisis in the province. UDM chairperson, Bulelwa Zondeka says illegal and counterfeit alcohol undermines lawful traders and feeds a wider alcohol economy that already causes serious damage in many Western […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson has formally handed over the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance site in Hankey, Eastern Cape to a newly appointed contractor. This after the project was delayed for more than a decade. He says the unfinished Centre had become a source of shame, failing to honour the painful history and […]
# Twenty-nine undocumented foreign nationals were arrested in Olievenhoutbosch yesterday. They were arrested by Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department officers during a joint operation with police and other stakeholders that was conducted in accordance with the Immigration Act after they were found to be in the country illegally. Metro Police spokesperson, Puleng Motholo says TMPD remains resolute in upholding the […]
# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has arrested one suspect for seizure and theft of precious stones valued at just under 15-million-rand from a private residence in Killarney, Johannesburg in 2023. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping says police are on the trail of two suspects that they could not locate on Friday night. She says six suspects […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier, Thami Ntuli, says the passing of Ntuthuko Mahlaba leaves a void that will be deeply felt across government, the provincial legislature, and the broader community. The 44-year-old was killed in a road accident while jogging in Newcastle on Saturday morning. Government spokesperson, Lindelani Mbatha, says Mahlaba served with distinction as a member of […]
# Deputy minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina emphasised that South Africa needs a broader and more sustained science engagement programme. She says around the world, countries that have successfully advanced to high-income status have done so by placing science, research and innovation at the centre of government policy, industry and education. The […]
# The African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association has condemned government for using lucrative tenders for the repatriation of Malawians and Zimbabweans foreign nationals. Association chairperson, Mukhwathi Phumudzo says government must use the fund to source and hire unemployed young people to assist with the process. He is demanding strict investigations and organised coordination to address the transport […]
# The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says the late Ntuthuko Mahlaba was a foundational pillar of the provincial leadership and his life was a masterclass in organic leadership. The 44-year-old was struck by a vehicle while jogging in Newcastle on Saturday morning. The ANC says at the time of his passing, Mahlaba was serving with distinction […]
# Deputy minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, has officially launched South Africa’s inaugural National Science Month at the Vaal University of Technology in Sebokeng. This marks the beginning of a month-long national programme that replaces National Science Week as the country’s flagship science engagement initiative. The deputy minister says the programme aims […]
