Category: SA News

Zane Killian briefly appeared at the Bishop Lavis Magistrates Court on Wednesday. The lawyers representing the accused in the Charl Kinnear murder case arrive at the Bishop Lavis court on Friday, 25 September 2020. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/EWN CAPE TOWN – The sole suspect arrested for the murder of a Cape Town detective will have his […]

The ANC secretary-general met with disgruntled members of the veterans association on Tuesday. FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule at the IEC Results Operations Centre on 10 May 2019. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule is on Wednesday expected to meetwith the provincial executive of the Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans […]

The SIU has referred more than 5,500 officials to Eskom to face disciplinary proceedings for, among other things, failing to declare their financial interests, including a number of employees red-flagged after lifestyle audits. FILE: Eskom’s headquarters at Megawatt Park in Johannesburg. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN CAPE TOWN – The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has more than […]

The department has briefed Parliament on the performance of SOEs like Transnet, Denel, South African Airways (SAA) and Eskom. FILE: A Denel stand at an arms convention. Picture: @denelsoc/Facebook CAPE TOWN – The Public Enterprises Department said that things were looking dire at some of the country’s strategic state-owned entities (SOEs), with some facing an […]

Angelo Agrizzi is facing corruption and bribery charges, along with former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament Vincent Smith, whose matter was postponed to 3 December earlier on Wednesday. FILE: Angelo Agrizzi appears in the Randburg Magistrate Court on 27 June 2019. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Corruption and bribery accused former Bosasa COO […]

Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela said the objectives of the lekgotla was to pave the way for members of the taxi industry to engage one another in order to reimagine the industry. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula addresses members of the Gauteng traffic police, taxi associations and commuters outside the MTN Noord taxi rank on […]

In March 2016, the victim and her siblings, who were three and four at the time, took a taxi from their mother’s house to their grandmother’s. CAPE TOWN – A Port Elizabeth taxi driver has been found guilty of raping a 14-year-old commuter. In March 2016, the victim and her siblings, who were three and […]

The winning results from the Lotto PowerBall draw on Tuesday, 13 October 2020. Lotto, Powerball. Image: Pixabay. PowerBall: 13, 15, 20, 27, 28 B: 7 Powerball PLUS: 13, 17, 22, 33, 41, B: 5 For more details, visit the National Lottery website. __your iOS or Android device.

South Africa breaches 18,000 COVID-19 death toll According to the Department of Health, 1,178 new infections were diagnosed over the past 24-hour cycle. 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 home. […]

Eskom implements ‘load reduction’ in parts of Gauteng The power utility said it was trying to avoid network overloading in high density areas of Gauteng by implementing so called “load reduction”. Picture: Pexels. JOHANNESBURG – Eskom on Wednesday deliberately cut power to thousands of people in Soweto and The Vaal. The power utility said it […]