Category: SA News

The national taxi lekgotla was concluded over the past weekend. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula speaks at the Western Cape taxi lekgotla in Cape Town on 15 October 2020. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that he was in the process of establishing a task team to help implement desperately needed changes to […]

The heavy rainfall since Saturday caused several bridges in the city to flood. FILE: Flooding in Gauteng after heavy rain. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Two motorists and their occupants had to be rescued by emergency services after trying to cross low-lying bridges in two separate incidents in Tshwane. The heavy rainfall since Saturday caused several […]

Bail hearing for Bushiris, co-accused resumes in Pretoria court They’re facing charges of fraud, theft and money laundering to the value of over R100 million. Members of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) came out in support of self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife Mary Bushiri, who appeared at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on 21 […]

The matric class of 2020 has been tested on many fronts, more so than their predecessors with a hard lockdown and a global pandemic. President Cyril Ramaphosa during his address on COVID-19 measures on 16 September 2020. Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that the matric class of 2020 had overcome difficulties that […]

The agency said that this provision has been removed from the Aarto Act and the only way that law enforcement could get motorists to pay their outstanding fines was through issuing enforcement orders. JOHANNESBURG – The Road Traffic Infringement Agency (RTIA) said that motorists could not be issued with a warrant of arrest for failing […]

Outgoing president of the Health Professions Council of South Africa, Dr Kgosi Letlape, said that an under-resourced public health sector was a major problem for South Africa. FILE: A hospital ward. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Outgoing president of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Dr Kgosi Letlape, claims that “apartheid is still alive […]

The Bushiris are trying to secure bail after they were arrested for fraud, theft and money laundering to the value of over R100 million, along with their three co-accused. FILE: Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary. Picture: facebook.com/shepherdbushiriministries JOHANNESBURG – Self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife, Mary, will spend two more nights at the […]

How does the AARTO Act differ from its proposed changes? Justice Project SA summarised it for you. The draft new road traffic infringement system differs considerably from the current system. Picture: @MbalulaFikile/Twitter. Much confusion surrounds the AARTO Act that has been in force in Johannesburg and Tshwane since 2008, and its Amendment Act which is […]

More than 1 million grade 12s will sit for English Paper 1 on Thursday, after months of uncertainty, disruptions, homeschooling and online learning with the world firmly gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. JOHANNESBURG – The Basic Education Department has called on all South Africans to rally behind the matric class of 2020 as they prepare […]

The murder accused is due to face a charge of murder in the George Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – A 16-year-old boy from George has been apprehended following the alleged murder of another teenager over the weekend. The incident, which resulted in the death of 17-year-old Franzlin Willemse, happened […]