Month: September 2020

The president has used his weekly newsletter, to touch on the country’s energy crisis and how government plans to stabilise the situation at least in the short-term. President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that it was extremely important that South Africa increased its electricity generation capacity. The president has used […]

Financial experts are extremely concerned that half a year has gone by since President Cyril Ramaphosa first introduced the lockdown and yet there is still no adopted economic recovery plan. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 27 August 2020 appeared before the National Assembly in a hybrid plenary session to answer these questions presented for oral reply. […]

Hawks officials said that they had been monitoring human trafficking operations for a year and conducted raids in Kuruman and in Rustenberg. Gavel on cuffs. Picture: SAPS CAPE TOWN – Five suspects arrested in connection with human trafficking in two provinces are expected to appear in court on Monday. Two men were apprehended in Kuruman […]

Clinton Hartnick was arrested shortly after it emerged that a 20-year-old woman had been attacked while quarantining at a facility near Mossel Bay earlier this month. CAPE TOWN – A cleaner accused of raping a woman at a COVID-19 quarantine and isolation facility will learn in a week’s time if his bail bid has been […]

5 Pretoria suspects linked to R56m scam to defraud SAPS to appear in court At least 41 people, including several police officers, face charges of money laundering, corruption and theft. Picture: SAPS/facebook.com JOHANNESBURG – Five suspects linked to an elaborate scam to defraud the police in a R56 million tender are expected to appear in […]

Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit the affected families on Monday before giving an update on investigations. Police Minister Bheki Cele during a media briefing on crime statistics in Pretoria on 31 July 2020. Picture: GCIS DURBAN – Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit the KwaNdengezi township near Pinetown in KwaZulu-Natal […]

It’s been a week since the group of seven people booked and occupied the luxury house. The group only paid for the weekend but refused to check out. The move is aimed at drawing attention to land and housing issues. A view of Camps Bay in Cape Town. Picture: 123rf.com CAPE TOWN – A property […]

Ennerdale ward councillor says land issue in Joburg south at a tipping point People occupying government land have joined people from other areas in Lenasia south and Lawley in a demonstration that started in the early hours of Monday morning. FILE: Ennerdale protest. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Ennerdale ward councillor Danny Netnow said that the […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that improvements were continuing in municipal debt collection and despite load shedding, maintenance work was continuing at power stations. President Cyril Ramaphosa interacting with communities across the nation through a virtual Presidential Imbizo on coronavirus. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that government was making progress in overcoming the […]

Of the 10 charges, one relates to an allegation that he attempted to assault a learner and the other charges relate to him not getting teachers and pupils back to school in August as per the directive of the provincial education department. Protesters picket outside Heathfield High School on 20 July 2020 in support of […]