Category: SA News

Several weeks back, the Western Cape High Court ruled that evictions could not be carried out while the state of disaster was still in place. Workers, protected by members of the Cape Town Metro Police and South African Police Services, break down uninhabited shacks in Bloekombos, Kraaifontein, in Cape Town on 6 August 2020. Picture: […]

The group, made up of government officials and business owners including the director of inexperienced company Blackhead, was paid money for work that never materialised. Seven suspects accused of multimillion rand tender corruption appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court on 2 October 2020. The accused, who face around 60 charges, are alleged to have fraudulently […]

Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that in line with regulations, travellers must produce a test certificate no older than 72 hours. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula addressing the media on 24 September 2020 at Cape Town International Airport. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that they would not be accepting any documents but […]

Transport and Public Works MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela this week unveiled resolutions to stem the growing trend of taxi violence over the routes between Mbekweni near Paarl and the Bellville Transport Interchange in particular. FILE: Taxis seen at the Bellville taxi rank on 6 August 2018, in Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The South […]

Critical discussions have been taking place between mango and SAA Technical after it emerged that the commercial airline had failed to pay the SAA subsidiary for maintaining its fleet. Mango Airlines. Picture: Mango Airlines official Facebook page. JOHANNESBURG – Low-cost carrier Mango said it reached an agreement with South African Airways Technical after the maintenance […]

1,745 new COVID-19 cases for SA as 132 more deaths recorded The Health Ministry said that 1,745 new infections were picked up over the past day, pushing the number of known cases in this country to 676,000. A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treats a patient in a tent dedicated to the […]

The group is made up of government officials and business owners, including the director of Blackhead, the inexperienced company that was paid R255 million for work that never materialised. Hawks members escort one of the seven suspects identified for arrest on 30 September 2020 in a case related to a R255m asbestos removal project in […]

Vincent Smith has been charged with fraud and corruption after he received money through his company, Euro Blitz 48, amounting to R800,000. FILE: Vincent Smith, the former chair of the parliamentary committee on the proposed constitutional amendments on land expropriation, speaks during a land expropriation hearing being held in a church in Cape Town, on […]

International travelers who arrived at Cape Town International Airport on Thursday said that they made use of the first commercial flight back to the city for varying reasons. Passengers are welcomed by family and friends after the first international flight touched down at the Cape Town International Airport on 1 October 2020 after the South […]

Gauteng may yet see second wave of COVID-19 infections Acting HOD for Health, Leseba Malotana, said the province’s case load could see a spike as activity resumed in the economic hub of the country. FILE: A Doctors Without Border (MSF) nurse (C) performs a COVID-19 coronavirus test during a Ministry of Health screening and testing […]