Bongani Mdakane

Hustlers Avenue

‘I had no experience but I had a dream’

19th July 2022

Inspired by his late truck driver father, Essau Mmotlana, who passed on in 2003, Sammy de Mateo Mmotlana took it upon himself...

Breaking News

Deputy Minister of Transport has lost six family members in a car accident

18th July 2022

Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has lost her son, daughter-in-law and four grand children in a tragic accident that happened on...

News

Removing deadly asbestos roofs in Free State to cost a massive R1.9bn

18th July 2022

It will cost the fiscus a whopping R1.9-billion to remove asbestos roofs in the Free State, the provincial government has revealed. This...

News

Overcrowding in some prisons hits 248%

18th July 2022

South Africa is struggling to curb overcrowding in the country’s prisons, with some facilities overcrowded by as much as 248%. The Minister...

Politics

Ramaphosa’s security beefed up after breaches put his life in danger

18th July 2022

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security has been beefed up following serious concerns about numerous security breaches that have occurred during some of his...

News

Brief Twitter outage leaves millions of users angry, frustrated

14th July 2022

Popular social media network Twitter went down for a few minutes on Thursday and left millions of users around the world frustrated...

Business

Iron will propels Sebone up the ladder

12th July 2022

Born in Khathu, the hub of iron-ore mining in the Northern Cape, Sanna Sebone has dared to enter the male-dominated construction industry....

News

Horror hospitals named and shamed

11th July 2022

Medical negligence claims are threatening to collapse South Africa’s public health system with billions of rand in claims having been lodged against...

Politics

SIU circles Midvaal over 2020 vehicle tracking tender

11th July 2022

The DA-run Midvaal local municipality in Meyerton, Gauteng, often hailed by the party as one of the country’s top-performing municipalities, is under...

News

Three cases of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Free State

6th July 2022

Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has hit two farming towns in Free State. On Wednesday the province’s MEC for agriculture and rural development, Thembeni...