# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says they continue to make progress in the illumination of communities as recorded at the weekly service delivery war-room. There have been 91-thousand-581 lights fixed across the metro. Moya’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says many of the streetlights in the metro are vandalised through theft, which increases the service delivery backlog:
# Three suspects were killed in a shootout with Hawks officers in Mamelodi, Pretoria, yesterday evening. One AR rifle and two pistols were recovered. Hawks spokesperson, Christopher Singo, says members of the Hawks Tactical Operation Management Section received information about a group of suspects who were allegedly in possession of illegal firearms in Stoffelpark extension […]
# National police commissioner Fannie Masemola has directed the deployment of Western Cape Serious Violent Crime investigators to track down and arrest all the suspects involved in the brazen attack on three members of Parliament in Philippi, Cape Town. The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, Ian Cameron, and two of his DA colleagues […]
# Africa’s fastest and most feared snakes can be a key player in tracking pollution, while at the same time keeping ecosystems healthy. This is according to new research from the University of the Witwatersrand. The study, conducted on snakes captured in Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed that heavy metals such as lead, arsenic, cadmium […]
# The University of Johannesburg has moved nine places in the 2025 UniRank Top 200 Universities on Facebook. The university has risen from 61st globally in 2024 to 52nd this year. UJ’s digital platforms have become a direct extension of the university’s 2035 strategic plan. The university’s Social Media and Marketing Projects Manager, Michelle Radikariki, […]
# University of the Free State senior lecturer, doctor Tlou Raphela-Masuku, has been selected to participate in the prestigious British Academy-funded International Writing Workshop on Climate Change Adaptation. She is one of only 15 early-career researchers from Southern and Eastern Africa selected. Raphela-Masuku is focused on climate-induced vulnerabilities and resilience, particularly in rural and peri-urban communities. […]
# Cosatu says it is disappointed by the news that Mango Airlines will be shutting down. This comes after the investor, who had been waiting for legal and regulatory obstacles to be withdrawn, pulled out of the purchase process. Mango was placed in voluntary business rescue in July 2021, and the business rescue practitioners were […]
# Eastern Cape acting Police Commissioner, Thandiswa Kupiso, has condemned the brazen attack on a National Prosecuting Authority officer and his family in Tiryville, Kariega. This is reminiscent of the killing of Gqeberha prosecutor Tracy Brown last month. According to a police report, the prosecutor and his family arrived at their home in the early hours […]
# The GOOD Party says it will formally respond to Cape Town Speaker Felicity Purchase’s attempt to avoid accountability by insisting that Thursday’s council meeting remain on a virtual platform. The meeting will see a second motion of no confidence brought against the speaker. GOOD’s Jonathan Cupido says the Rules of Order adopted by council […]
