# The Road Freight Association says the decrease in the diesel price will provide some relief to operators of heavy commercial vehicles, who have absorbed elevated fuel costs over recent months. However, it says the petrol increase will be felt across lighter commercial fleets. Petrol prices have risen by a further one-rand-43-cents a litre, while […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a severe Level 8 weather warning for parts of the Western and Eastern Cape provinces for today and tomorrow. This latest warning follows devastating storms that struck the Western Cape last month, claiming the lives of eleven people and affecting more than 83-thousand. SA Weather Service forecaster, Tokelo […]
# The MK Party has suspended its chief whip, Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, with immediate effect pending the outcome of an internal investigation into allegations of corruption. She was arrested last week, appeared in court on fraud and extortion charges and is out on 30-thousand-rand bail. According to the Hawks, between August and December 2024, she recruited […]
# As South Africa marks the 50th anniversary of the historic 1976 Youth Uprising this month, The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department urges all sectors of society to intensify efforts to place young people at the centre of enterprise development, economic transformation, and job creation. Spokesperson Cassius Selala says while the youth of […]
# The ANC Youth League says it is honouring the fearless spirit of the youth of 1976 who stood against injustice and fought for a better future. On the 16th it will be the 50th anniversary of the Soweto uprising, when thousands of students demonstrated against Bantu Education and the imposition of Afrikaans in schools. […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has expressed concern at the deterioration of service delivery in Pretoria North, saying residents have lost confidence in the City of Tshwane. The party’s Rina Marx says residents experience electricity outages every week, and roads are riddled with potholes. She says while residents are urged to save water, the metro […]
# Two suspected armed robbers were shot and fatally wounded, and one was injured in a shootout with police at KwaMsane in KwaZulu-Natal just after midnight on Tuesday. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says they received a report from a man who was robbed by armed suspects in the Hluhluwe policing area. He says they responded […]
# Forum for South Africa says government has no credible plan to stabilise fuel prices. Petrol prices will increase by one-rand-43-cents a litre at midnight. The National Treasury is partially rolling back the fuel levy relief introduced earlier, adding back 75-cents a litre to both petrol and diesel prices. FOSA’s Tebogo Mashilompane says the continued […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department has expressed concern at the growing number of vehicles impounded due to illegal parking within the metro. In May alone, approximately one-thousand-100 vehicles were impounded for parking violations. The TMPD says illegal parking poses significant risks to motorists, pedestrians and emergency services. It adds that more critically, it can […]
