# Eastern Cape police has escalated its manhunt for suspects following the rape and murder of a 14-year-old learner in KwaMfula. Police spokesperson, Namhla Mdleleni says the victim left for school last Friday, but did not return home. She says after a joint search operation by police and community members on Sunday, her body was […]
# Rand Water has successfully connected the newly constructed B16 pipeline, which will supply water from the new Station 5A at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says the Russel Road meter has been installed, and Sasolburg Reservoir 1 has been cleaned. She says Rand Water will be moving to the next phase of the […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the ANC has spent 70 years betraying the revolutionary kernel of the Freedom Charter. Today is the 70th anniversary of the Freedom Charter, which was adopted in Kliptown, Soweto, in 1955. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei, says the ANC has betrayed the charter by denying its […]
# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has launched a High Court application against the ANC and its president Cyril Ramaphosa. He wants the court to set aside what he says is the unlawful decision of the ANC to terminate his 65 year-long membership. Zuma was expelled from the ANC last year for his role in […]
# BOSA says it is unacceptable that more than five-million-rand has been spent to date to fund the salaries of eleven police officers currently suspended on full pay. This includes a Lieutenant General who has been sitting at home since July 2022. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons, says in a parliamentary question, Police minister Senzo Mchunu, […]
# Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand’s Robotics, Autonomous Intelligence and Learning Lab are advancing the frontiers of artificial intelligence. This is by developing machines that can walk, pour milk, and even explore ancient fossil caves. The team is developing robotic explorers, ranging from legged robots and wheeled vehicles to drones. Professor Benjamin Rosman says […]
# The GOOD Party has lodged a formal submission objecting to the City of Cape Town’s proposed disposal and redevelopment of a portion of the Athlone Stadium precinct. The metro recently opened a formal public participation process on its proposal to dispose of a portion of the stadium’s parking area along Klipfontein Road for a […]
# The City of Tshwane’s multiparty coalition government has identified the tourism sector as a priority economic sector for support to enable enhanced job creation and economic growth. In 2024, tourism and travel contributed 618-billion-rand to the South African economy. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says that to accelerate […]
# The DA in Gauteng says its continued pressure has resulted in the provincial Education Department suspending two inspectors linked to the repair work at Noordgesig Secondary School in Soweto. On Wednesday, the department revealed that funds were allocated for urgent repairs and rehabilitation work at the school. However, some upgrades were allegedly incomplete or […]
