Category: SA News

Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali warned that the country could become a “mafia state” and susceptible to a coup should things continue as they currently are. Cosatu general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Cosatu has described several grave scenarios that could befall South Africa should corruption and maladministration continue in government and […]

The winner – whose identity was withheld – said he decided to tender his resignation with immediate effect after winning R121 million in last week’s Powerball. FILE: A Powerball ticket. Picture: AFP. JOHANNESBURG – The latest Powerball jackpot winner said he’s looking forward to not having to work another day in his life. The 60-year-old […]

Kebby Maphatsoe said the protests were part of a country-wide programme aimed at raising awareness over failed promises made by the African National Congress to ex-combatants. uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans’ Association president Kebby Maphatsoe. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Umkhonto we Sizwe president Kebby Maphatsoe has defended demonstrating Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) […]

Two women were found in an informal structure on Friday. Picture: SAPS. CAPE TOWN – Three men appeared in court on Monday morning for allegedly kidnapping two Chinese nationals in Gugulethu. Two women aged 51 and 34 were found in an informal structure on Friday. The older women was dead. The police’s Andre Traut said […]

Mmamonnye Ngobeni and her co-accused Aswin Narianpers handed themselves over to the police on Monday morning after the National Prosecuting Authority secured an arrest warrant against them on Friday. Former KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni and co-accused Aswin Narainpersad appeared in court on 5 October 2020 on fraud and corruption charges linked to a R47 […]

Bombela: Gautrain to operate every 15 mins during peak time amid strike Workers affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa have abandoned their posts calling for a salary hike. FILE: A Gautrain security official is seen standing at the door of the train at the Hatfield Station in Pretoria. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG […]

Hanover Park described as an active war zone after deadly weekend Three victims died, while eight others, including a five-year-old girl and six-year-old boy, were shot and wounded. FILE: Members of the SA Police Service’s Anti-Gang Unit are seen in Hanover Park, Cape Town, during the launch of the specialised unit on 2 November 2018. […]

The centre has played a pivotal role in science and development in the country, supporting government with innovation in projects such as introducing the smart card ID. A locally made CSIR ventilator. Picture: CSIR JOHANNESBURG – Leaders at the Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) said the fact that the centre managed to step […]

Your Tuesday’s EWN Weather Watch. JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng residents can expect more thunderstorms on Tuesday while warm, sunny conditions are the prediction for the Western Cape. GAUTENG Residents should brace for traffic jams and flooding as more thundershowers can be expected in the province on Tuesday. Johannesburg and Springs will see highs of 19°C. while […]

Mmamonnye Ngobeni, a former police commissioner in KZN, is applying for bail at the Durban Magistrates Courts after she handed herself over to police. Former KZN Hawks head Johan Booysen gives testimony at the state capture inquiry on 2 May 2019. JOHANNESBURG – Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks’ boss Johan Booysen said Mmamonnye Ngobeni should face prosecution […]