Category: SA News

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni this week revealed that the police department’s budget would be cut by almost R1.2 billion to help fund the R10.5 billion rand allocation for SAA’s business rescue plan. FILE: Suspects are loaded into a police van after being arrested for looting in Troyville, Johannesburg. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – Police union […]

Judge Mokgoatlheng said Magistrate Philip Venter did not properly apply his discretion when denying bail for corrupted accused Angelo Agrizzi. FILE: Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi appears in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on 14 October 2020. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng said the magistrate who initially denied bail for Angelo Agrizzi […]

South Africa records 2,056 new COVID-19 cases According to the department, 53 more coronavirus deaths were recorded, pushing the country’s death toll to 19,164. FILE: A crew of a private ambulance service in Port Elizabeth wear personal protective equipment on 11 July 2020 ahead of checking on a patient affected by COVID-19 coronavirus at her […]

In an interview with Eyewitness News, Steenhuisen admitted that politics were in its nature unpredictable, but despite this, he was certain he has ticked all the boxes to garner favour from the majority of the voting delegates. DA interim leader John Steenhuisen at Parliament for the State of the Nation Address on 13 February 2020. […]

Katlehong, Vosloorus residents wake up without power Eskom said it would restore power to frustrated customers at 9am. Picture: Pexels JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of households in Katlehong and Vosloorus on Friday woke up without electricity. Eskom cut power to many communities at 5am as part of its load reduction schedule, saying it was trying to […]

The president delivered a virtual address as the three-day event got underway in Gauteng on Thursday. FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa interacting with communities across the nation through a virtual Presidential Imbizo on coronavirus. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter CAPE TOWN – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said the national taxi lekgotla underway should be a turning point for […]

The EFF leader was responding to criticism from some who had asked why he chose white lawyers to represent him at his assault trial. EFF leader Julius Malema (in red tie) at the Randburg Magistrates court on 28 October 2020 where he and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are on trial for allegedly assaulting a police […]

Cosatu and Outa have been vocal about their opposition to e-tolling in Gauteng and have warned motorists not to take the new proposal lying down. An e-toll gantry. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – There are widespread concerns over a draft regulation that could see defaulting e-toll users being fined R500 when they pass under a […]

The EFF leader and the party’s PM Mbuyiseni Ndlozi were in court on Thursday for day two of their assault trial. EFF leader Julius Malema (in red tie) at the Randburg Magistrates court on 28 October 2020 where he and EFF MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi are on trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer in 2018. […]

Just over 3,100 people in the province are currently infected with the coronavirus and 561 of these are being treated in hospital. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Twitter. CAPE TOWN – Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has stressed that all citizens had a responsibility to ensure the battle against COVID-19 was won. Just […]