‘I had no experience but I had a dream’
Inspired by his late truck driver father, Essau Mmotlana, who passed on in 2003, Sammy de Mateo Mmotlana took it upon himself to continue his legacy. The 42-year-old... Read more.
Deputy Minister of Transport has lost six family members in a car accident
Deputy Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga has lost her son, daughter-in-law and four grand children in a tragic accident that happened on Sunday night. According... Read more.
Removing deadly asbestos roofs in Free State to cost a massive R1.9bn
It will cost the fiscus a whopping R1.9-billion to remove asbestos roofs in the Free State, the provincial government has revealed. This is as thousands of Free... Read more.
Overcrowding in some prisons hits 248%
South Africa is struggling to curb overcrowding in the country’s prisons, with some facilities overcrowded by as much as 248%. The Minister of Justice and Correctional... Read more.
Ramaphosa’s security beefed up after breaches put his life in danger
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security has been beefed up following serious concerns about numerous security breaches that have occurred during some of his official... Read more.
Brief Twitter outage leaves millions of users angry, frustrated
Popular social media network Twitter went down for a few minutes on Thursday and left millions of users around the world frustrated and angry. Many users vented... Read more.
Iron will propels Sebone up the ladder
Born in Khathu, the hub of iron-ore mining in the Northern Cape, Sanna Sebone has dared to enter the male-dominated construction industry. Armed with a quantity... Read more.
Horror hospitals named and shamed
Medical negligence claims are threatening to collapse South Africa’s public health system with billions of rand in claims having been lodged against all nine provincial... Read more.
SIU circles Midvaal over 2020 vehicle tracking tender
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 investigation... Read more.
Three cases of foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in Free State
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 Nxangisa,... Read more.
