Politics
Sick lawyer forces postponement of Mashatile’s protectors’ case
The court case against eight members of Paul Mashatile's VIP protection team has been postponed to July 29 due to defence advocate Mswazi Makhubele...
Peter Mashata’s death reawakens DJ Sumbody family trauma
The tragic death of Pretoria-born comedian and DJ Peter Mashata Mabuse has hit the family of the late DJ Sumbody (Oupa Sefoka) hard, as...
Radio host Penny Ntuli suffers two freak car accidents in one...
Former Gagasi FM presenter Penny Ntuli is having a baptism of fire in Johannesburg after she was involved in two freak car accidents this...
Ramaphosa signs bill barring hate crimes, hate speech into law
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
The bill aims to outlaw hate crimes...
Power restored to more Joburg areas after underground fire
City Power has restored power to more areas hit by power outages due to the underground fire incident on the M1 highway last week.
City...
Mashatile engages Rand Water leadership to address water issues
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has stressed the significance of strategic engagement and collaboration in light of the water shortages affecting many municipalities, including those...
Ekurhuleni informal traders live in fear amid threats on their lives
The City of Ekurhuleni MMC for Community Safety, Sizakele Masuku, has called on the metro police to deal with threats of violence directed at...
NSFAS, Nzimande win appeal against Wits law students
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has succeeded in appealing a High Court order, which set aside its decision to not fund students...
Victim in Mashatile protectors’ assault case breaks down in court
The first witness in the case involving the VIP guards associated with Deputy President Paul Mashatile broke down in tears in court when the...
Gauteng ActionSA’s Ngobeni, Gafane detail hijacking ordeal
ActionSA Gauteng Premier Candidate Funzi Ngobeni and chairperson of the party’s youth forum have detailed the chilling experience after they were hijacked and kidnapped...
Underground highway fire damage to cost Joburg city R23m
The City of Joburg’s power utility, City Power, says it is going to cost R23-million to replace burned underground cables on the M1 highway...
Numsa interdicts steel giant from axing workers
In what the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has stated as an unfair and unjust action by SA Steel Mills to...
Diligent ANC MP, ex-health minister Zweli Mkhize bags a master’s
Former health minister and current ANC MP Zweli Mkhize has graduated with a master’s degree in administration from the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Westville campus.
Mkhize,...
Evaluation of man who murdered sex workers still outstanding
The 21-year-old Sunday serial killer Sifiso Mkhwanazi will know his fate next week.
Mkhwanazi appeared before the Johannesburg High Court sitting in the Palm Ridge...
Contralesa and popular beer brand celebrate Ancestors’ Day
As May is Africa Month, the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) and popular beer brand Castle Milk Stout are pressing ahead...
Load rotation set to kick in as City Power races to...
Although City Power has been able to restore power to Braamfontein, the power utility says that because of the extent of the damage to...
Media can now report on Mashatile’s bodyguards’ assault case
The court's decision in the case involving the eight bodyguards who were part of deputy president Paul Mashatile's VIP protection has been modified.
The court...
Ex-MK Party official hauls party to the IEC over fraud allegations
The former MK Party (MKP) senior official who accused former president Jacob Zuma’s party of forging thousands of signatures to meet registration requirements for...
Budget airline FlySafair launches R10 ticket birthday bonanza
Thousands of South Africans are awaiting the much-anticipated sale of flight tickets by local airline FlySafair at a heavily discounted price.
R10 a ticket
This after...
Riverlea community in fear after four people are shot in the...
Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor in Riverlea, Theo Doyle, has expressed his disappointment with government officials who were a no-show for the community’s peaceful strike.
This...
ActionSA’s Ngobeni and Gafane recovered after hijacking
ActionSA Gauteng leader and party premier candidate Funzi Ngobeni and youth forum chairperson Hluphi Gafane have been found.
This comes after the pair were reportedly...
‘Building collapse tragedy brings sharp focus on workplace safety’
Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi said the multi-storey building collapse in George, Western Cape, has brought into sharp focus the importance of prioritising safety in...
Minister Zizi Kodwa condemns burning of SA flag in advert
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa has condemned in the strongest terms the political advertisement by the Democratic Alliance (DA), which shows...
‘It’s critical to know your medical aid benefits’
People frequently complain about the high costs and terms and conditions of their medical aid without knowing what they have signed up for.
According to...
Kathrada foundation guns for Jacob Zuma in IEC appeal case
The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) has been admitted as amicus curiae in the ongoing court matter between former president Jacob Zuma and the independent...
Court duel looming between Eskom, City Power over unpaid billions
In what seems to be a tit-for-tat confrontation between state-owned entities, the City of Johannesburg has responded to Eskom’s decision to drag it to...
IEC turns down Khumalo’s request to remove Zuma from ballot
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) says it will not entertain a letter it received from expelled MK Party (MKP) founder Jabulani Khumalo.
In the letter...
Chiefs defender Fleurs’ murder case postponed as detective falls ill
The case against the six suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs has been postponed to next Tuesday...
