Category: South Africa

Durban – Preliminary reports estimate that R6 billion will be needed for the reconstruction of KwaZulu-Natal’s road infrastructure. This is according to provincial Transportation and Community Safety MEC Peggy Nkonyeni. Nkonyeni spoke on the side-lines of Thursday’s budget vote in the province. Although the department’s budget is R12.4 billion, more funding will be needed from […]

Durban – KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala tabled his provincial budget on Thursday. This money will be used primarily for three priorities, which are Provincial Policy Management, the Premier’s Priority Programmes and the AmaZulu Royal Household. Zikalala has also thanked and acknowledged those near and abroad for helping flood victims. Over 400 people have died and […]

Johannesburg Virology expert Professor Barry Schoub says it is still crucial for South Africans to continue wearing face masks. The Health Department says it is still compulsory to wear a mask in enclosed indoor spaces, except for children in schools. The country’s Covid-19 numbers are escalating and government has extended public submissions on draft Covid-19 […]

Johannesburg – More arrests are imminent for those that are implicated in the fourth Zondo report on state capture. That’s according to the Hawks head, Godfrey Lebeya. Lebeya says dealing with crime is the Hawks’ main priority and those guilty of corruption will be brought to book. Pressure has been mounting on law enforcement agencies […]

Johannesburg – Eskom says it is battling to keep the lights on as the electricity demand is increasing. The power utility says there is a deficit between demand and available generation capacity. South Africa is currently on stage 2 rolling blackouts. The power cuts are expected to last until Monday. Eskom said it is doing […]

Johannesburg – Police Minister Bheki Cele and his team have visited the crime scene where the body of Hillary Gardee was found dumped, in the Ehlanzeni District in Mpumalanga. Hillary is the daughter of attorney and former EFF secretary-general, Godrich Gardee. She was last seen on Friday, at a supermarket just outside Mbombela. At the […]

Johannesburg – Chief Justice Raymond Zondo said that the dramatic arrest of Advocate Malesela Teffo in a courtroom was an assault on the dignity of the courts and the judiciary. Teffo, who is representing four men accused of killing Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa in 2013, was handcuffed in the North Gauteng High Court last […]

ANC Ward Concillor Andile Andries and Secretary Lubalalo Keso were shot and killed in KwaNobuhle, Nelson Mandela Bay area. Both ANC members were fatally shot outside a house on Monday, in what is described as a drive-by shooting. According to Eastern Cape SAPS, the shooting took place at Andries’ house when both ANC members were […]

Johannesburg – Senzo Meyiwa trial defence lawyer, Advocate Malesela Teffo, has been granted bail of R10,000. Teffo was arrested inside court on Thursday, just minutes after it was adjourned. Police came into the court and handcuffed the defence lawyer before leading him away. When question about his arrest, Teffo said Police Minister Bheki Cele wanted […]

Johannesburg – The ANC says it will take the newly-amended step-aside resolution to the branches. The move comes after the party’s Treasurer General Paul Mashatile said the step-aside rule will now only apply going forward. Mashatile said the step-aside decision won’t affect those who have already been elected in ANC conferences. Its application is not […]