Author: Boitumelo Kgobotlo

Illegal mining
News

Zama zamas never knew cops would try to force them out – lawyer

The Society for the Protection of Our Constitution has condemned the state for assuming that the illegal miners understood the dangers they were facing when they... Read more.
Chidimma Adetshina
Celebrity News

Ex-Miss SA contestant Chidimma relocates to Nigeria permanently

Former Miss SA 2024 contestant Chidimma Adetshina has announced that she will be relocating to Nigeria for good due to her own personal reasons. Her relocation comes... Read more.
SAPS
News

‘Illegal mineworkers subjected to human torture,’ argues lawyer

The Pretoria High Court has postponed the case calling for the rescue of illegal miners trapped inside a mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, to Thursday. This... Read more.
High electricity costs
News

‘High electricity costs will hit livelihoods hard,’ residents tell Nersa

Western Cape residents have expressed frustration over Eskom’s proposed 36% increase in electricity tariffs, warning that it will hurt vulnerable communities and... Read more.
ActionSA national chairperson Michael Beaumont
Politics

ActionSA wants axed councillor probed for ‘R18m’ court settlement

ActionSA’s national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, has called for an investigation into the potential maladministration within the Newcastle local municipality... Read more.
road
News

Local contractor cries foul over tender 

A company that lost out on a tender to construct a road and stormwater system in a Free State municipality plans to take legal action and is demanding an explanation... Read more.
Lily Mine collapse
Politics

Mashaba offers to retrieve bodies of Lily Mine workers at own cost

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has announced that the party and his family were willing to gather funds to retrieve the bodies of three mineworkers who tragically... Read more.