Medium-term budget not a quick fix to unemployment, poverty
The medium-term budget policy statement presented by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will not change anything in terms of addressing unemployment and poverty.... Read more.
‘Hammanskraal water not suitable for human consumption’
Residents in Hammanskraal are not receiving clean water that is suitable for human consumption due to a partially functional and/or dysfunctional state and condition... Read more.
Joburg Water lays the blame on the door of Rand Water
The main challenge that hinders Joburg Water from providing uninterrupted water supply to residents is due to “inconsistent” supply it gets from Rand... Read more.
Kholeka Gcaleka officially takes over as SA’s public protector
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed advocate Kholeka Gcaleka as the new public protector effective from November 1. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya... Read more.
Couple charged with killing, mutilating Soweto boys languish in jail
A criminal case against a couple charged with the murders of two Soweto boys has been moved to November for the director of public prosecutions to decide on the... Read more.
Marshalltown fire inquiry building not compliant with by-laws
The judicial commission of inquiry into circumstances surrounding the deaths of 77 people at the Usindiso Building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg has been postponed... Read more.
Law firm Rangata Attorneys to probe bullied learner’s suicide
The department of education in Gauteng has appointed independent law firm Rangata Attorneys to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a grade 6 pupil.... Read more.
Seven-year-old Daveyton boy disfigured in vicious pit bull attack
Little Oyintando Gxothelwa’s trip to a friend’s house turned into his worst nightmare when a vicious pit bull attacked him, ripping his lips apart. The seven-year-old... Read more.
Inquiry relives deadly Marshalltown fire that killed 77 people
The residents of Usindiso Building tried to escape from the deadly August fire by jumping out of windows and falling on mattresses thrown outside to cushion themselves... Read more.
Marshalltown fire inquiry hears of people jumping to their death
Two people died after the jumping out of the Usindiso Building in Marshalltown, Johannesburg in order to avoid a raging fire that had started few minutes earlier.... Read more.
