# The South African Police Service confirms the arrest of three individuals in Mpumalanga, including taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni, also known as Joe “Ferrari”. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the arrests form part of an ongoing investigation, with charges still to be confirmed. Sibanyoni has previously been linked to alleged underworld figure Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. […]
# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says members in Pretoria are among those linked to rape allegations involving members of the Police Service. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping confirmed by the end of the reporting period on 31 March, the directorate recorded 116 new rape cases nationally, with 21 in Gauteng. She says the findings have […]
# Swaar reën, oorstromings en stormsterk wind ontwrig steeds Eskom se netwerk in die Wes-Kaap en laat duisende verbruikers sonder kragtoevoer. Woordvoerder Daphne Mokwena sê herstelspanne is uitgestuur, maar erge oorstromings en onveilige toestande maak sommige infrastruktuur ontoeganklik. Sy sê Eskom werk saam met provinsiale rampbestuur om die omvang van die skade te bepaal en […]
# Die N1 by Worcester bly gesluit weens die stormweer wat steeds die Wes-Kaap teister. Provinsiale regeringswoordvoerder Kristoff Adelbert sê motoriste wat na Kaapstad moet reis, moet alternatiewe roetes slegs as laaste uitweg gebruik en uiters versigtig bestuur. Hy waarsku oorstromings, sterk wind en swak sigbaarheid maak reis gevaarlik. Adelbert vra mense om onnodige ritte […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu in Gauteng verwelkom die meer as twee-duisend-500 jongmense wat ʼn provinsiale vaardigheid-ontwikkelingsprogram suksesvol voltooi het. Dit is daarop gemik om werklose jeugdiges toe te rus met vaardighede om te help met die instandhouding en opknapping van skole, hospitale, klinieke en ander openbare geriewe. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Amos Monyela, sê die projek […]
# The N1 at Worcester remains closed due to severe storm conditions affecting the Western Cape. Western Cape government spokesperson Kristoff Adelbert says motorists who must travel towards Cape Town should only use alternative routes as a last resort and with extreme caution. He warned that flooding, strong winds, and poor visibility make travel dangerous, […]
# Union federation SAFTU has rejected president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to revive a judicial review of the Section 89 panel’s report. The panel found prima facie evidence he may have violated the Constitution and his oath of office through his actions in an alleged money cover-up at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo in 2020. […]
# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa is working closely with the World Health Organisation to trace contacts linked to the hantavirus. The outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius claimed three lives. Two primary cases managed locally were a Dutch woman who died after arriving at OR Tambo International, and a Briton remaining hospitalised […]
# The Western Cape government says the Provincial Disaster Management Centre and all Joint Operating Centres remain activated around the clock, as severe weather conditions have caused widespread damage. Localised flooding, electricity outages and fallen trees have been reported in the Overberg, Cape Winelands, Garden Route, West Coast and the City of Cape Town metropole. […]
