# The Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to two Lesedi Secondary School learners accused of premeditated murder. Grade 12 learner Mlehalinye Montasi was granted six-thousand-rand bail, while Grade 10 learner Kgotlhello Mathabathe received three-thousand-rand bail. They allegedly stabbed fellow learner Lethabo Mokonyane on 17 June after an altercation. The National Prosecuting Authority says despite […]
# Trade union Solidarity says more than four-thousand jobs are at risk as ArcelorMittal South Africa prepares to close its long steel plants in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal, and Vereeniging in Gauteng, including Vanderbijlpark. The union blames government inaction, citing high electricity costs, weak rail systems, and insufficient import protections. They pledge to support affected members […]
# The Digital Economy Working Group will present the Media 20 declaration at the G20 Summit in November to strengthen global cooperation on information integrity. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi told the Media 20 Summit in Johannesburg that South Africa is committed to driving the agenda through the UN, UNESCO, and independent media, […]
# The Zion Christian Church says its new year consecration conference will take place from Wednesday to 10 September in Moria City in Limpopo. This marks its first major gathering since the Covid-19 pandemic. Attendees are urged to observe traffic rules, ensure vehicles are roadworthy, and supervise children. The church’s spokesperson Moatshe Ngoepe says the […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is calling on National Treasury to review the comprehensive agricultural support programme ahead of the planting season. The party says the current schedule five classification forces farmers to apply for funding a year in advance, making timely support impossible. The DA’s Noko Masipa warns that without changes, agricultural […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, het die eerste fase van die Lilian Ngoyistraat-herbouprojek oorhandig ná die dodelike gasontploffing in Julie 2023. Morero sê die projek, ter waarde van 192-miljoen-rand is steeds binne die begroting, met 82-miljoen-rand wat aan die eerste fase bestee is. Die burgemeester sê 110-miljoen-rand is verseker vir die tweede fase […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has handed over the first phase of the Lilian Ngoyi Street rebuilding project, following a July 2023 deadly gas explosion. Morero says the 192-million-rand project remains within budget, with 82-million-rand spent on the first phase. The mayor says 110-million-rand was secured for the second phase, set for completion by August […]
# Die DA sê inwoners van Johannesburg betaal die prys vir infrastruktuur wat wanbestuur word, aangesien die opgradering van Lilian Ngoyi-weg steeds onvoltooid is. Die projek, waarvoor aanvanklik 172-miljoen-rand begroot is, het nou ‘n koste van 215-miljoen-rand bereik, wat die begroting met 40- miljoen-rand oorskry. Volgens die party is slegs 1,8 kilometer pad gelewer, wat […]
# Die DA in Tshwane sal ‘n mosie voor die Raad indien om munisipale swembaddens te heropen. Die swembaddens is sedert 2024 gesluit ten spyte van ‘n verligting in watertekorte. Die DA-leier in Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, sê die ander metros het nie hul swembaddens permanent gesluit gehou en inwoners, afrigters en skole se toegang ontneem […]
