Category: SA News

CT sites for foreign nationals not fit for human beings, says Parly committee Hundreds of refugees were accommodated at the two sites earlier this year after staging protests in the CBD for months. FILE: One part of a group of about 630 people, refugees originally from Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, and Bangladesh, and […]

Police officer, accomplice accused of murder appear in court They were arrested on Friday and will remain in custody following a postponement of their case. Picture: Pixabay.com. CAPE TOWN – A Stellenbosch police officer and his accomplice linked to the murder of an Ethiopian shop owner on Monday appeared in court on charges of murder […]

The DA suffered a bruising few years after getting into a coalition with the EFF, where disagreements resulted in the DA eventually losing control of the City of Johannesburg. DA leader John Steenhuisen addressing party delegates on 31 October 2020 at the DA’s virtual federal congress. Picture: @Our_DA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Newly elected Democratic Alliance (DA) […]

Steenhuisen had been acting in the position following a tumultuous period, which saw the DA lose its leader when Mmusi Maimane resigned in October 2019. DA leader John Steenhuisen addressing party delegates on 1 November 2020 on day two of the DA’s virtual federal congress. Picture: @Our_DA/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) federal congress […]

Exams kick off on Thursday and will conclude in mid-December. 95,427 pupils will partake in this year’s examinations, compared to nearly 64,465 for the same session last year. CAPE TOWN – Close to 100,000 candidates across the Western Cape will be writing the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams this month. Exams kick off on Thursday […]

Last weekend, three bodies were discovered in an informal settlement. One of them was identified as Bernadine Frans. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Community Safety Department said it would keep a close eye on the investigation into the murders of three people in Wolseley. Last weekend, three bodies were discovered in an informal settlement. […]

During an emotional address, Steenhuisen has paid homage to the city of his birth where he started his political career as a councillor in the eThekwini Municipality. Scenes of excitment following the announcement of John Steenhuisen as the DA’s new leader on Sunday, 1 November 2020. Picture: @JSteenhuisen/Twitter DURBAN/JOHANNESBURG – There are scenes of jubilation […]

Steenhuisen has been elected as the party’s new national leader. JOHANNESBURG – Fellow South Africans, I cannot think of a more fitting place from which to speak with you today than this beautiful City of eThekwini. Twenty-one years ago, I made my way up the steps of the Durban City Hall for the very first […]

Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly as Vaal Dam levels decline The dam, which is Gauteng’s main water supply, has been shrinking week-on-week and now sits just under 28% after a series of heatwaves. FILE: Vaal Dam. Picture: EWN   JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged residents in Gauteng to […]

Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – Police have condemned mob justice after community members in Mdantsane murdered a man they have accused of killing a six-year-old girl. The child was raped and killed, last Tuesday Some locals then took the law into their own hands on Friday evening. Some Mdantsane residents refused to allow […]