# At least 32 people have now died after this morning’s magnitude-7.8 earthquake off the coast of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines. The quake triggering tsunami alerts in the island nation, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. More than 100 people have been injured across several provinces, almost two dozen are missing, and ten-thousand residents have […]
# Die klimaatkenner Trevor Abrahams waarsku Suid-Afrika kan nie bekostig om gerus te wees oor die bedreiging van El Niño en die uitwerking daarvan op weerpatrone nie. Hy het aan News24 gesê toenemende klimaatsveranderings hou steeds ernstige gevare in vir landbou, watersekerheid en kwesbare gemeenskappe. Abrahams beklemtoon die belangrikheid van die versterking van vroeë waarskuwingstelsels, […]
# Suid-Afrika se swartmark vir onwettige en gekloonde nommerplate groei vinnig, wat volgens die Nommerplaatvereniging van Suid-Afrika ernstige veiligheidskwessies veroorsaak. Die president, Jan de Lange, sê drie hoofvervaardigers verskaf leë nommerplate en druktoerusting aan gemagtigde vervaardigers, terwyl produksie streng sertifisering, inspeksies en oudits van die Suid-Afrikaanse Buro vir Standaarde vereis. Hy sê baie onwettige vervaardigers […]
# ActionSA vra die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid om dringend beslag te lê op die bates van Ekurhuleni se voormalige stadsbestuurder, Imogen Mashazi, oor ernstige korrupsiebewerings. Woordvoerder Tumelo Tshabalala verwys na ‘n berig in Sunday Times en sê openbare fondse moet verhaal word. Hy vra die opskorting van betalings aan XET Solutions hangende ‘n ondersoek na ‘n […]
# Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has filed a review application and an urgent interdict in the High Court in Pretoria challenging the Judicial Service Commission’s finding that he is guilty of gross misconduct. The JSC overturned an earlier Judicial Conduct Tribunal ruling, which found him guilty of misconduct for making unwanted sexual advances […]
# Hawks Lieutenant-Colonel Nkoana Sebola has told the Madlanga commission about screenshots of messages allegedly exchanged between businessman Tumelo Ngu and alleged police informant, Alpha. An initial tip-off led authorities to the Aeroton cocaine bust in Johannesburg in July 2021, where about 715-kilograms of cocaine worth more than 300-million-rand was seized. Sebola told evidence leader […]
# Die Outomobiel-Assosiasie is bekommerd oor veiligheidstandaarde van sekere Chinese voertuie wat plaaslik verkoop word. Uitvoerende hoof Bobby Ramagwede bevraagteken of sommige vervaardigers toegewings maak ten opsigte van strukturele materiale en veiligheidskenmerke. Navorsing toon verskeie intreevlak-Chinese modelle wat in Suid-Afrika verkoop word, het minder lugsakke as dié in Australië en Europa. Ramagwede sê dit het […]
# ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba calls on government to urgently intervene at the SASSA office located at Maponya Mall in Gauteng, following reports of poor service delivery and long queues affecting grant beneficiaries. Mashaba says vulnerable citizens are being left frustrated and without proper assistance, raising concerns about the efficiency of the facility. He urges […]
# Climate expert Trevor Abrahams has warned South Africa cannot afford to become complacent about the threat of El Niño and its impact on weather patterns. He told News24 the rising climate variability continues to pose serious risks to agriculture, water security and vulnerable communities. Abrahams stresses the importance of strengthening early-warning systems, disaster preparedness […]
