# A mother and her 18-month-old baby have died when their home caught fire at the Kennedy Road Informal Settlement in eThekwini early this morning. The city’s spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana, says eThekwini Municipality’s Fire and Emergency Services, as well disaster management teams, responded swiftly to the devastating fire just after midnight. She says emergency personnel […]
# Five suspects are expected to appear before the Sekhukhune Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on Monday in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a 43-year-old Ugandan woman. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says the victim was threatened and kidnapped at gunpoint on Tuesday by the suspects when she was travelling through Atok village. He says the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is calling on the minister of Employment and Labour, Nomakhosazana Meth to urgently address the ongoing crisis of all maternity leave claims in South Africa. The party’s Heloïse Denner says the party regularly receives enquiries from all over the country from women who, in some cases, have been struggling for […]
# Gauteng police have launched a manhunt for approximately ten suspects after five people were shot and killed and three others injured at a tavern in the Shoba Informal Settlement in Olievehoutbosch, Centurion last night. Police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo says the suspects reportedly entered the tavern and started shooting randomly, without saying a word. The motive […]
# Eskom says with 44 days of it’s winter outlook period still remaining, the system remains well-positioned to maintain stability and meet demand effectively. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena says this sustained performance is largely due to ongoing structural improvements in the generation fleet. Since 15 May this year, there has been no load-shedding, with only 26 […]
# The DA says says its member Emma Powell made a public revelation about Mcebisi Jonas that created a serious credibility issue for president Cyril Ramaphosa. The party says Ramaphosa appointed Jonas to advance South Africa’s diplomatic, trade and bilateral priorities with the United States of America after Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool’s expulsion. The DA’s Willie Aucamp says […]
# The ANC Youth League has strongly condemned the actions of DA Member of Parliament, Emma Powell, who is reported to have led a deliberate misinformation campaign against the South African government during her recent visit to the United States. The ANC Youth League’s spokesperson, Zama Khanyase, says Powell allegedly peddled falsehoods about South Africa’s land expropriation […]
# South Africa has strongly condemned Israel’s latest attacks on the Syrian capital Damascus, and says the air strikes near the presidential palace are a flagrant violation of the country’s territorial integrity and international law. The spokesperson for the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Chrispin Phiri, says Israel’s announcement that it will continue to […]
# The minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen says his department and other stakeholders will host a high-level national foot and mouth disease indaba in Roodeplaat, Pretoria on Monday and Tuesday. He says South Africa is currently experiencing significant and ongoing challenges with outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease across several provinces. These have resulted in restrictions on livestock movement and significantly impacted […]
