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This bill is set to replace the current Expropriation Act of 1975 and it is a framework legislation that outlines how and when expropriation of land can take place. Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town. Picture: EWN JOHANNESBURG – The inter-ministerial committee on land reform on Sunday said the revised expropriation bill has been […]

We are on high alert: JHB EMS deployed to flood-prone areas Authorities are also warning motorists to avoid driving on flooded streets due to the occasional downpours. Picture: Winnie Theletsane/EWN JOHANNESBURG – With showers pouring in most parts of Johannesburg, the city’s Emergency Services said officials have been sent out to flood-prone areas. Authorities are […]

Over 1,000 people arrested in Gauteng during Okae Molao operation Most suspects were handcuffed in Ekhurhuleni over the weekend for crimes ranging from robbery rape and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – Gauteng police on Sunday said over 1,000 people have been arrested as part of a high-level operation, Okay Molao, […]

The DA believes Premier David Makhura wants to rescue his political ally by not replacing him as yet. FILE: Bandile Masuku. Picture: @GautengProvince/Twitter JOHANNESBURG – The DA in Gauteng wants Premier David Makhura to appoint a new health MEC and not wait for a final SIU report to possibly clear Bandile Masuku. Makhura has removed […]

KZN Transport MEC urges caution on roads after 12 fatalities in Kilimon accident Twelve members of one family died after the mini-bus taxi they were travelling in rolled down an embankment near Underberg when the driver lost control of the vehicle. The wreckage after a mini-bus taxi rolled down an embankment near Underberg when the […]

COVID-19 claims 126 more lives in South Africa In the past 24 hours, 2,364 new cases have been picked up, placing the country’s total case load at 690,896. FILE: Members of a family dressed in personal protective equipment put the body of a man who died of COVID-19 into a grave during a Muslim burial […]

The Eastern Cape provincial executive council has withdrawn the provincial ICT strategy document after it came to light that large parts of it were copied word for word from a presentation in Australia. CAPE TOWN – Disciplinary steps will be taken against Eastern Cape government officials who plagiarised a provincial ICT strategy document. The provincial […]

Hundreds of people protested at the Union Buildings in the capital on Saturday under the banner “Unite against farm murders” and called for police to do more to prevent farm attacks. A day of protest and prayer against farm murders and attacks at the Union Buildings lawns in Pretoria on 10 October 2020. Picture: AFP. […]

The SIU has been hard at work since March following complaints of scandals in the procurement of PPE across the country and Kaizer Kganyago said they were probing more than 700 companies. Personal protective equipment (PPE). Picture AFP JOHANNESBURG – The Special Investigating Unit said it’s looking into personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders worth R8 […]

The bodies of two men were found by firefighters who responded to reports of an informal structure alight in the area. A City of Cape fire truck. Picture: Twitter/@cptfrs CAPE TOWN – Two people have died in a fire that broke out at Bellville South on Sunday morning. The men’s bodies were found by firefighters […]