Category: SA News

Health Minister Zweli Mkhize asked health authorities to determine the effects of alcohol-related admissions in hospitals. CAPE TOWN – With growing concerns that COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some provinces, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on Tuesday urged authorities to identify places that were super spreader sites so that they can be closed. The […]

At 00:27, a rumble and shake was heard and felt as a 3.4 magnitude quake struck 47 kilometres off the coast of Saldanha Bay. CAPE TOWN – Capetonians on Tuesday again asked questions about whether there was a threat from earth tremors. At 00:27, a rumble and shake was heard and felt as a 3.4 […]

The workers are demanding the removal of the provincial secretary Essau Tau from his post for allegedly abusing the office by pushing staff members out of the organisation and instituting disciplinary processes against those outside his circle of friendship. JOHANNESBURG – Eyewitness News has learned that in one of the rarest cases of labour unrest […]

The National Taxi Association (NTA) on Tuesday said drivers would be marching to Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office and the Presidency in Tshwane at the Union Buildings to submit a memorandum of demands. Commuters wait to enter their taxi at Bree taxi rank in Johannesburg. Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG – Commuters on Tuesday were urged to […]

Worcester man arrested for murder of ex-girlfriend and her son abandons bail Mogammed Kasiem Fortuin appeared in the Worcester Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He was charged with the murder of Melvina Adler and her son, Jovante. Picture: SAPS/facebook.com CAPE TOWN – A Worcester man accused of having killed his ex-girlfriend and her 11-year-old son on […]

Earlier on Tuesday, the SABC’s News Channel saw a break in broadcasting with presenters refusing to go on air as the corporation faces retrenchments. They called for management to step down. FILE: The SABC headquarters in Johannesburg. Picture: Supplied JOHANNESBURG – The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) group executive for news and current affairs, Phathiswa […]

Your Wednesday EWN Weather Watch. Picture: Pixabay.com. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service has forecast partly cloudy to warm weather conditions for most parts of the country on Wednesday. GAUTENG The province will be partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north. Johannesburg will see a high of 32°C, Pretoria 33°C, and Hammanskraal […]

Cele calls for intervention from WC SAPS management over Langa complaints During a community safety imbizo this past weekend, aggrieved community members alleged that some police officers turned away victims of gender-based violence. FILE: Police Minister Bheki Cele. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN CAPE TOWN – Police Minister Bheki Cele has called for immediate intervention from Western […]

Since the Western Cape’s busiest line was shut in October last year, the rail system has been exposed to vandalism and cable theft and during the COVID-19 lockdown period, people invaded the railway lines. The informal settlement of Lockdown has sprung up on and around the Metrorail’s central line in Philippi, Cape Town. Picture: Kaylynn […]

Pieter Hills was shot dead at his Swartpan farm just outside Hennenman in the Free State early on Friday. Pieter Hills (L) and his son Eddie. Picture: Virtual memorials – South Africa Attacks and Their Stories/Facebook JOHANNESBURG – Three suspects arrested in connection with the killing of Free State farmer Pieter Hills are expected to […]