Category: SA News

The R30 billion infrastructure development project is the outcome of a public-private partnership between Balwin Properties, the Gauteng provincial government, and the City of Tshwane. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 4 October 2020 launched the Mooikloof Mega Residential City project in Pretoria. Picture: @GovernmentZA/Twitter PRETORIA – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said his administration was now […]

Voter registration started on Saturday for the 96 municipal ward by-elections scheduled to take place across the country next month. An IEC voting station. Picture: IEC South Africa. JOHANNESBURG – Eligible voters have another opportunity to update their details during this weekend’s voter registration period. Voter registration started on Saturday for the 96 municipal ward […]

450 IEC registration points open in run-up to by-elections Voting stations opened this weekend to allow eligible voters to register after processes were postponed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE: Two ballot boxes sit in the Pinelands Primary voting station as South Africans cast their votes on 8 May 2019. Picture: Bertram Malgas/EWN […]

Situated in Villiersdorp, the dam was almost completely dry when the province battled its worst drought in a century in recent years. FILE: A view of the Theewaterskloof Dam near Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The Theewaterskloof Dam,the Western Cape’s biggest, is overflowing for the first time since 2014. Situated in Villiersdorp, the […]

Warrant of arrest issued for ex-KZN top cop Mmamonnye Ngobeni She faces three counts of corruption related to bribes allegedly paid to her to instruct former Hawks boss Major General Johan Booysen to halt a probe into a R47 million police accommodation 2010 Fifa World Cup fraud scheme. 10357738-895389580487985-6833565892658938297-ojpg JOHANNESBURG – The National Prosecuting Authority […]

Sedibeng municipal manager Stanley Khanyile killed by hail of bullets The circumstances surrounding the incident are still unclear, but it’s understood he succumbed to his wounds after being shot six times. The scene where Stanley Khanyile was gunned down. Picture: Supplied. JOHANNESBURG – Sedibeng District Municipal Manager, Stanley Khanyile was shot and killed on Saturday. […]

Workers affiliated to labour union Numsa threatened to down tools over a pay dispute. Gautrain arriving at OR Tambo station. Picture: Taurai Maduna/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG – Bombela, the rail operator which manages the Gautrain, is working on a contingency plan to ensure it can still deliver a train service as employees threaten strike action on […]

Brendon Horner’s body was found tied to a pole on Thursday. The 21-year-old had injuries to the face and neck. Bloody knife crime scene police tape. Picture: 123rf JOHANNESBURG – Land Reform Minister Thoko Didiza said she was shocked by the killing of a young farm manager in the Free State. Brendon Horner’s body was […]

SA records 1,761 COVID-19 cases, 43 more people die In the last 24-hour cycle, officials confirmed another 1,761 infections and 43 more COVID-19-related deaths. A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treats a patient in a tent dedicated to the treatment of possible COVID-19 coronavirus patients, while another cleans the ward at the […]

Anti-gang unit officer, Charl Kinnear, was assassinated in front of his Bishop Lavis home just over two weeks ago. Charl Kinnear. Picture: Kevin Brandt/EWN CAPE TOWN – A detective that led the charge against organised crime in cape town will be laid to rest on Saturday. Anti-gang unit officer, Charl Kinnear, was assassinated in front […]