Category: SA News

OPINION In a taxi on the freeway, windows are sweating and people are squeezed inside almost to a point of suffocating. A red Porsche passes our taxi. We all follow the roaring sound of the car as it shuffles through the traffic. The licence plate at the back of the Porsche reads “NO DEGREE”. A […]

Demonstrators marched to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to prioritise violent crime, specifically in rural communities. One demonstrator was seen donning a hat with the old apartheid-era flag on it. FILE: Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Western Cape is calling […]

The 21-year-old mother gave birth to the baby girl earlier this month. CAPE TOWN – An Eastern Cape mother has been arrested in Gauteng for allegedly selling her baby to a woman. That woman has also been arrested and the two are expected in court on Monday. The 21-year-old mother gave birth to the baby […]

They were part of 10 children who reportedly went swimming in the stream earlier on Sunday. JOHANNESBURG – Two children drowned in a river stream in Kliptown, Johannesburg emergency services said. They were part of 10 children who reportedly went swimming in the stream earlier on Sunday. Three children struggled inside the water leading to […]

Rand Water said electricity problems was the source of the crisis causing reservoirs to run dry in various areas including Sophiatown, Northcliff, Westdene, Coronationville, Westbury and Melville. JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of Johannesburg residents have been without water for about a week after a major disruption which left taps dry. Several areas were affected including hospitals […]

The Western Cape Education Department said severe budget cuts by national government will further hamper the quality of education in the province. Western Cape Education MEC Debbie Schafer. Picture: @DebbieSchafer/Twitter CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Education Department said severe budget cuts by national government will further hamper the quality of education in the province. […]

Alcohol industry supports cops for closing places not COVID-19 compliant Chairperson of the South African Liquor Brandowners Association Sibani Mngadi agreed to immediately stop servicing and supplying traders who get their license revoked. Gauteng police on 11 June 2020 seized hundreds of litres of alcohol and expired food at several tuck shops in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, […]

While the epidemic in South Africa is still relatively stable infections in Europe are still rising relentlessly. FILE: A City of Tshwane Health official takes a nasal swab to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus on a taxi operator at the Bloed Street Mall in Pretoria Central Business District, on 11 June 2020. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG […]

Lotto, Powerball. Image: Pixabay. JOHANNESBURG – Two Lotto Plus 2 players bagged a whopping R7,200,270 each. Check the winning Lotto numbers below. Here are #dividends for the #LOTTOPLUS 2 draw on (24/10/20)! We have two jackpot winners of R7,200,270! pic.twitter.com/FFckiSDRWv #PhandaPushaPlay (@sa_lottery) October 24, 2020 LOTTO: 01, 24, 30, 32, 39, 49B: 23 LOTTOPLUS1: 06, […]

Earlier this year, the Transport Department made a commitment to provide the money to the industry in an attempt to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. FILE: Abandoned taxis were seen at the Bellville taxi rank on 6 August 2018, as a strike got underway in Cape Town. Picture: Cindy Archillies/EWN. JOHANNESBURG – The National Taxi […]