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Already beset by cash flow problems, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) is running a limited service, which is not nearly enough to help recover the billions lost over the lockdown period. The Cleveland train station in Johannesburg has been vandalised and stripped of its infrastructure during lockdown. Picture: Edwin Ntshidi/EWN JOHANNESBURG – […]

The provincial government plans to make a call to allow for international travel in line with clear health guidelines. FILE: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. Picture: Twitter. CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape government Cabinet is expected to meet on Friday to discuss how to further open up the economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa hinted this […]

Latest Bellville taxi rank shooting claims another life A case of murder has been opened for investigation and two suspects have been arrested. FILE: Taxis seen at the Bellville taxi rank on 6 August 2018, in Cape Town. Picture: EWN CAPE TOWN – There has been yet another deadly shooting at the Bellville taxi rank. […]

Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela will on Friday wrap up his three-day trip to the Garden Route district, where he’s been meeting with municipal officials and minibus taxi leaders. Western Cape Transport MEC Bonginkosi Madikizela (centre) meets minibus taxi leaders following months of escalating tensions and violent conflict between rival taxi associations in the […]

A Defence Ministry spokesperson is quoted as saying that the ANC meeting in the neighbouring country ‘happened’ to coincide with Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula’s plans to travel there, so she gave her colleagues a lift. FILE: ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – There are calls for an independent investigation into the African […]

Case against suspects arrested for drugs worth R87.5m in KZN postponed The trio made its first court appearance on Thursday. KZN police on 9 September 2020 found heroin powder with a street value of about R87.5 million and arrested three suspects. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter DURBAN – Three accused in a massive drug bust in Hluhluwe in […]

Four of its generating units at the Medupi power station have returned to service after a conveyor belt used to move coal broke down. Eskom’s Medupi power station. Picture: Eskom.co.za JOHANNESBURG – Eskom said that it was not planning to implement power cuts on Friday but it warned that if there were any more significant […]

The company and retailer Clicks came under fire over the offensive advert on its website, which called black women’s hair ‘dry, damaged, and frizzy’ compared to a white woman’s hair which was labelled ‘normal’. FILE: Minister of Small Business Development Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. Picture: Xanderleigh Dookey/EWN JOHANNESBURG – The Department of Small Business Development on Thursday […]

Three officers appeared in the dock on Thursday in connection with the 16-year-old’s killing and the events that followed. The three police officers accused of killing Nathaniel appear at the Protea Magistrates court. Picture: Kayleen Morgan/EWN JOHANNESBURG – Nathaniel Julies’ mother on Thursday pleaded with the courts to refuse bail to the police officers accused […]

2,007 new COVID-19 cases recorded as SA recovery rate ticks up to 88.9% The Health Department said that 2,007 new infections were picked up over the past day, pushing the number of known cases in this country to over 644,000. FILE: City of Tshwane Health officials conduct screening exercises on people before some of them […]