Category: SA News

It’s alleged that the boys, between 10 and 13, raped the child in an informal settlement on Friday. JOHANNESBURG – Four boys have been taken in for detention at the Walter Sisulu Youth Centre after allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in Muldersdrift. It’s alleged that the boys, between 10 and 13, raped the child in […]

The contentious e-tolling system has been dragging on for more than six years, with many motorists refusing to pay or simply unable to fork out the extra cost each month. Sanral CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma. Picture: @SANRAL_za/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) CEO Skhumbuzo Macozoma said the time for debates on e-tolls was […]

Twenty-six years into democracy following the end of apartheid, land ownership remains a thorny issue in South Africa, which is one of the world’s most unequal countries, according to the World Bank. FILE: Ennerdale residents illegally erecting shacks on a piece of land. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN WALKERVILLE – On an abandoned private farm south of […]

The shooting happened in Parkers Walk shortly after 11am on Monday. Picture: SAPS Facebook page. CAPE TOWN – A young boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in suspected gang violence in Parkwood. The shooting happened in Parkers Walk shortly after 11am on Monday. The crime scene is active and […]

The footballer’s girlfriend Nokhupiwa Mathithibala said that he slapped and strangled her after she had asked about his whereabouts. JOHANNESBURG – Orlando Pirates midfielder Thembinkosi Lorch has been arrested by police after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. According to the Sunday World, Lorch’s girlfriend Nokhupiwa Mathithibala opened a case of assault against him at Midrand […]

They also want Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille to shoulder the blame for giving the directive. FILE: Public Works Minister Patrica de Lille. Picture: @DepartmentPWI/Twitter CAPE TOWN – Three committees of Parliament have called for urgent action against those involved in the Beit Bridge border fence project. They also want Public Works […]

EFF party leaders have mobilised members to try shut down over 800 stores after outrage over an advert which depicted black hair as dry, damaged and frizzy, while hair of a white woman was described as normal. FILE: EFF leader Julius Malema. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG/DURBAN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Port Elizabeth is opening […]

The utility said level one load shedding would then resume at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom has from 4pm ramped up load shedding to stage two, with it set to last until 10pm. The utility said level one load shedding will then resume at 8 o’clock tomorrow morning. This pattern of load shedding […]

IN PICTURES: EFF protest at Clicks stores against racist advert Kayleen Morgan | EFF members gathered outside Clicks stores across the country in protest against a racist hair product advert which the retailer posted on its website.

Tshediso Matona said he was hearing for the first time on Monday that a board resolution that set up an inquiry into Eskom, and also suspended him, was not drafted by the board. A screengrab of former Eskom CEO Tshediso Matona giving evidence at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on 7 September […]