Category: SA News

Duran Visagie was struck in the head by a stray bullet in Scottsdene on Tuesday afternoon. He later died in hospital. FILE Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN. CAPE TOWN – Anti-Gang Unit members have arrested a woman in Kraaifontein after she was found in possession of a weapon linked to the murder of an 11-year-old boy. Duran […]

GP, WC, FS e-hailing drivers to strike on Monday over ‘exploitation’ They are demanding that the companies they operate under, namely Uber and Bolt, be regulated so that they can be protected from exploitation. FILE: Johannesburg Uber and Bolt drivers took part in a protest on 19 February 2020 over safety issues. Picture: EWN. JOHANNESBURG […]

Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced on Friday morning that he had relieved Health MEC Bandile Masuku of his duties after the SIU found that he failed to uphold the Constitution and regulations contained in the Public Finance Management Act during COVID-19 procurement processes. FILE: Bandile Masuku. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Axed Gauteng Health MEC Bandile […]

Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is one of the two remaining candidates for the position of World Trade Organization director general. Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Picture: Twitter/@NOIweala JOHANNESBURG – African Union (AU) chair President Cyril Ramaphosa said Africa must rally behind Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – one of the two remaining candidates for the position of World […]

No Gautrain this weekend Gautrain said services were cancelled for Saturday and Sunday, adding that it’s contingency plans cannot support weekend operations. A Gautrain coach parked at the Midrand Depot. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – Gautrain announced that its train service will not be available this weekend after wage negotiations with Numsa deadlocked. The union and […]

Masuku called on law enforcement agencies not to substitute principles for populism. Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku. Picture: @BandileMasuku/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – A showdown is looming between axed Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). Gauteng Premier David Makhura fired Masuku on Friday after the findings of an investigation by the SIU […]

Western Cape Regional Court Judge President, Bruce Langa, is set to appoint a different court where Killian’s bail application will be heard. 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 bail application of the […]

Twenty-two-year-old Horner’s body was found tied to a pole last week in the area. Minister of Police Bheki Cele. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – With anger mounting in the Free State farming community after the killing of farm manager Brendin Horner, Police Minster Bheki Cele will visit the town of Senekal next week. Twenty-two-year-old Horner’s body […]

Geoff Makhubo blames Mashaba for failing to adequately train JMPD officers Mayoral spokesperson Mlimandlela Ndamase claimed that Mashaba allowed the trainees to work without being fully equipped for the job. Geoff Makhubo. Picture: Twitter/@Geoff_Makhubo JOHANNESBURG – Joburg Mayor Geoff Makhubo’s office blamed the city’s previous administration for failing to adequately train over 1,000 metro officers […]

Spokesperson Sipho Towa said one person who was badly hurt has been airlifted to hospital. JOHANNESBURG – Seven people died and several others were injured in a car accident in the Free State on the N1. Emergency services in the province said two vehicles collided this morning. Spokesperson Sipho Towa said one person who was […]