Category: SA News

Elderly man dies in fire in Steenberg The City of Cape Town’s fire and rescue services responded to an emergency call of an informal structure alight in the area just after midnight. FILE: Police tape at a crime scene. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. CAPE TOWN – An elderly man has died in a fire in Steenberg […]

The department published discussion documents that detailed conversations that government has had with the taxi industry. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula. Picture: Twitter/@GovernmentZA JOHANNESBURG – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula said that it was important for the National Taxi Alliance (NTA) and the South African Taxi Council (Santaco) to work together in order to forge unity in […]

Earlier this week, Bomikazi Hlabongi gave birth inside a security guard office at the busy Cape Town station deck. CAPE TOWN – A Cape Town woman and her three-day-old baby girl are doing well after quite an eventful experience bringing her into the world. Earlier this week, Bomikazi Hlabongi gave birth inside a security guard […]

Zanu-PF spokesperson Patrick Chinamasa has insisted that no party will interfere in the country’s domestic affairs. FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule at the post-NEC media briefing on Wednesday, 11 December 2019, at Luthuli House. Picture: @MYANC/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The governing party in Zimbabwe said that it had agreed with the African National Congress (ANC) that […]

Ekurhuleni MMC for Community Safety Frans Mmoko said that he stood by officers who had opened a case of crimen injuria against a man who allegedly racially abused them in Springs. JOHANNESBURG – Ekurhuleni MMC for Community Safety Frans Mmoko said that he stood by officers who had opened a case of crimen injuria against […]

Phillip April’s pre-trial hearing was scheduled for the Western Cape High Court on Friday but it was postponed until 30 October to afford his Legal Aid lawyer time to consult with him. Allison Plaaitjies. Picture: facebook.com CAPE TOWN – The case against a man accused of murdering Clanwilliam teacher Allison Plaaitjies has been postponed to […]

Unilever has removed all TRESemmé hair products from all stores for 10 days after widespread outrage over the product’s advert on the Clicks website. Hair care products from Curl Chemistry. Picture: @curlchemistry/Facebook CAPE TOWN – Amid the fallout from a racist hair product advert, natural hair campaigners said that more support was needed to help […]

The local celebrity made the announcement in a social media post on Saturday morning in which she also wished her husband a happy birthday. Actress Minnie Dlamini Jones officially announced that she was pregnant on 12 September 2020. Picture: @MinnieDlamini/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Actress Minnie Dlamini Jones and husband Quinton Jones are having a baby. The […]

A renowned lawyer and struggle hero, Bizos passed away on Wednesday at the age of 92. George Bizos. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa said that late prominent human rights lawyer and social activist advocate George Bizos would be honoured with a special official funeral category 1. A renowned lawyer and struggle hero, […]

Both banks have promised that the problem would be resolved in 24 hours with the funds returned to the affected parties. Nedbank sign. Image: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Banking group Capitec said that it was working with Nedbank to reimburse thousands of customers who experienced unauthorised payments from their accounts following a technical glitch in Nedbank’s […]