Category: SA News

Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo said that technology should also play a significant role in modernising public transport systems, including taxis. Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo. Picture: @GPDRT_/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Infrastructure MEC Jacob Mamabolo has launched a “smart mobility plan” with the […]

The president on Tuesday said the violence that men perpetrate against women was a crisis for the entire nation, and that the country needed more shelters that could provide a place of safety for women in abusive situations. CAPE TOWN – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said that the government was working to ensure that […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he had so far received two interim reports from the SIU outlining the progress the unit had made adding that these reports would be made public once all necessary processes were completed and there was no risk of jeopardising ongoing investigations. President Cyril Ramaphosa on 27 August 2020 appeared before […]

Five men alleged to be behind the Bafana Bafana goalkeeper’s killing appeared in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning. Sifiso Meyiwa, the brother of Senzo Meyiwa, was at the Boksburg Magistrates Court on 27 October 2020 when the five men accused of the Bafana Bafana captain’s murder appeared for the first time. Picture: Xanderleigh […]

The IFP said Zandile Gumede’s appointment was irrational given that she is implicated in a tender fraud case amounting over R400 million. Zandile Gumede (left) is sworn in as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on 19 August 2020. KZN Legislature Speaker Nontembeko Boyce looks on. Picture: Supplied DURBAN – The African National Congress (ANC) […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africans should not be alarmist about lockdown regulations. President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a joint sitting of Parliament on 15 October 2020. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter CAPE TOWN – President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed rumours of a pending return to lockdown level three. Ramaphosa was responding to questions in the National Council […]

Celia Malahlela read an email at the state capture commission on Tuesday, which she wrote to Denel Land Systems CEO Stephan Burger, who she said ignored her advice to follow proper procedures to award a 10-year contract to Gupta-owned VR Laser. A screengrab of former Denel procurement executive Celia Malahlela appearing at the state capture […]

Masuku returned to work after having been cleared by the ANC’s own processes while her husband has lodged court processes against the SIU over a report it submitted which led to his axing. Joburg MMC for Group Corporate and Shared Services, Loyiso Masuku. Picture: @Loyiso_Masuku/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Joburg mayoral committee member, Loyiso Masuku, has officially […]

They held a closed meeting with Police Minister Bheki Cele at their Umlazi home on Monday night. FILE: Bafana Bafana & Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead on 26 October 2014. Picture: facebook.com DURBAN – The family of slain Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa said they believe the goalkeeper’s killing may have been […]

In a historic move, the DA will hold a virtual conference this weekend to elect its new leadership – a year after Mmusi Maimane quit as both leader and member of the party. Democratic Alliance (DA) interim leader John Steenhuisen pictured on 9 January 2019 during a press briefing. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Analysts […]