# Former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe is set to face the high court in a multimillion-rand corruption case linked to irregular locomotive contracts. The Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Gauteng has postponed the case to 18 November for the provision of an indictment. Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame says Molefe, along […]
# The ANC’s national executive committee has reaffirmed its commitment to broad-based black economic empowerment as a key tool to address past injustices and reduce current economic inequality. The party concluded its special NEC meeting in Boksburg, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, yesterday. In his closing remarks, party president Cyril Ramaphosa stressed that transformation is a continuous […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says tourism and trade are booming ahead of the busy holiday season. Wesgro’s latest air access report shows Cape Town International Airport handled over 223-thousand international passengers in August, up five-percent from last year, while domestic travel rose by seven-percent. George Airport recorded 13-percent growth, and air cargo […]
# The DA in Gauteng has accused premier Panyaza Lesufi of failing to exercise proper oversight as the Hawks investigate a 64-million-rand corruption scandal linked to his township electrification programme. DA leader Solly Msimanga says millions were paid to a contractor for only 81 transformers, far less than reported. He demands accountability and urges investigations […]
# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has vowed to root out ghost workers at the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North West province. Hlabisa says those fraudulently drawing salaries will be prosecuted. He says the team deployed has a clear mandate to fix Ditsobotla and end the practice once and for all, warning that […]
# The DA says accurate data and record-keeping are key to fighting child malnutrition in Gauteng. The party’s health spokesperson in the province, Jack Bloom, says early detection enables targeted food interventions. During an oversight visit to Weilers Farm Clinic, the DA found errors in reported malnutrition figures and equipment shortages. Bloom urged better systems […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid het vanmiddag ‘n brand bevestig in die vroulike psigiatriese saal by die Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Akademiese Hospitaal. ‘n Psigiatriese pasient het na bewering haar bed aan die brand gesteek toe sy geëis het om vrygelaat te word. Geen beserings is aangemeld nie. Sekuriteitspersoneel en die Stad Johannesburg se brandweerspan […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has confirmed a fire at the female psychiatry ward of Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital this afternoon. A mental health patient reportedly set her bed alight while demanding discharge. No injuries were reported. Security staff and the City of Johannesburg fire department swiftly extinguished the blaze and cleared the […]
# Die Johannesburgse Metropolisie het tydens ‘n weeklange veldtog, 157 motoriste regoor die stad aangekeer wat onder die invloed van alkohol bestuur het. Die metropolisie waarsku dat dronkbestuur lewens in gevaar stel en sal nie geduld word nie. Woordvoerder van die metropolisie, Xolani Fihla moedig die publiek aan om saam met nugter bestuurders te ry, […]
