Category: SA News

As more members of the public are allowed to roam around and regain a sense of what life once was, more people are no longer wearing their masks in public or maintaining social distancing. CAPE TOWN – The City of Cape Town (CoCT) said it was concerned as it’s noted an increase in people not […]

A co-worker in the provincial traffic department has laid the complaint against acting chief director Farrel Payne. WC traffic acting chief director Farrel Payne. Picture: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/file/53-farrel-paynejpg-1 CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape’s new traffic chief is facing allegations of sexual harassment. A co-worker in the provincial traffic department has laid the complaint against acting chief […]

FROM THE DESK OF THE PRESIDENT Dear Fellow South African, Last week the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DLRD) announced that members of the public will be able to apply to lease 700 000 hectares of underutilised or vacant state land in seven of the provinces. Agricultural land is the mainstay of […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement on Sunday when he launched a R30 billion Mooikloof Mega Residential City project in Pretoria. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 October 2020 launched the Mooikloof Mega Residential City project in Pretoria. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Government will launch an office to deal with complaints of deliberate delays of processes […]

Zane Killian was apprehended in Gauteng shortly after the detective was shot dead in front of his Bishop Lavis home more than two weeks ago. Charl Kinnear. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – The man accused of tracking the cellphone of assassinated detective Charl Kinnear is back in court on Monday. Zane Killian was apprehended […]

The SAA subsidiary was unable to pay full salaries in September. South African Airways planes. Picture: Facebook.com JOHANNESBURG – South African Airways Technical (SAAT) on Sunday said it was in discussions with labour unions to resolve salary shortages at the aircraft maintenance company. The SAA subsidiary was unable to pay full salaries in September. This […]

Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain were charged with fraud and corruption over a R47 million tender relating to police accommodation for the 2010 Fifa World Cup. FILE: Former KZN police commissioner Mmamonnye Ngobeni. JOHANNESBURG – Former KwaZulu-Natal police boss Mmamonnye Ngobeni and a police captain are expected to hand themselves over to authorities on […]

Numsa accused the Gautrain operator, Bombela Operating Company (BOC), of imposing a 4% wage increase on its members without engaging or negotiating with them. FILE: A Gautrain security official is seen standing at the door of the train at the Hatfield Station in Pretoria. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain employees affiliated to the National Union […]

The incident happened on Sunday morning and police opened a death inquest for further investigation. CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town family is grieving after their three-year-old boy drowned in a pool in Camps Bay. The incident happened on Sunday morning and police opened a death inquest for further investigation. Paramedics rushed to the Camps […]

Community leader Ebrahim Abrahams says not enough is being done to safeguard residents – especially vulnerable children. FILE: This undated file photo shows police tape at the scene of a gang shooting in Hanover Park. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The Hanover Park area has been hit by a spate of shootings over the weekend. […]