# Ekurhuleni mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has expressed concern about the fear gripping communities, saying the killing of women in and around the metro has reached a crisis point. Police are investigating the discovery of the bodies of eight women in and around Kempton Park. Detectives and specialised police teams are continuing to examine possible links […]
# Gauteng Police are now investigating the deaths of seven women in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. This follows confirmation that a woman whose body was found floating in a stream in Clayville, near Tembisa Mall, on 7 September, will be included in the investigation. Acting provincial police commissioner Fred Kekana says forensic teams are working to identify […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says South Africa must distinguish ambition from actual implementation in its green hydrogen programme. Addressing the Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town, Ramokgopa stressed that priority status does not mean a project is under construction. He says inclusion in the National Green Hydrogen Deal Book is not […]
# The chairperson of Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police, Ian Cameron, says he is still waiting for an investigating officer after opening a criminal case into the death of former police dog Sky. Cameron says Sky suffered severe injuries at the Roodeplaat veterinary facility in Pretoria and was later euthanised last week. He is also […]
# Trade union Solidarity has filed a complaint with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in Washington, DC, against Amazon Web Services over a business development programme that requires applicants to be 100-percent black-owned. Solidarity’s Dirk Hermann says the requirement unfairly excludes businesses with any white ownership and goes beyond what South African law […]
# Trade union Solidarity says progress has been made in resolving delays in the issuing of Red Seal certificates to artisans. Stakeholders have agreed on steps to clear the backlog and improve the certification process. The talks follow the union’s legal action on behalf of 87 artisans whose certificates had been delayed. Solidarity’s Stef Pretorius […]
# The National Arts Festival has opened applications for its 2027 Fringe programme in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, inviting artists from South Africa and around the world to submit their work. The festival is looking for a wide range of creative work, including new forms of art, digital technology and projects based on indigenous knowledge. Organisers […]
# Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, sê Suid-Afrika moet onderskeid tref tussen ambisie en die werklike implementering in sy groenwaterstofprogram. Tydens sy voordrag by die Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Kaapstad het Ramokgopa beklemtoon prioriteitstatus beteken nie ‘n projek is reeds in aanbou nie. Hy sê insluiting by die National Green Hydrogen […]
# Die Gautengse Polisie ondersoek nou die dood van sewe vroue in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Dit volg op die bevestiging dat ‘n vrou wie se liggaam op 7 September in ‘n stroom in Clayville naby die Tembisa Mall gevind is, by die ondersoek ingesluit sal word. Die waarnemende provinsiale kommissaris van Polisie, Fred Kekana, sê forensiese […]
