No plan for new number plates: Department
The Department of Transport has distance itself from what appears to be a Government Gazette proclaiming the introduction of new SA number plates. ||| Pretoria - The Department of Transport has...
View ArticleDecline in support worries Gauteng ANC PEC
The Gauteng executive committee has expressed concern that the ANC received below 50 percent of votes in the province during the municipal elections. ||| Johannesburg - The Gauteng executive committee...
View ArticleEThekwini announces more water cuts
Thousands of households in Durban will have their water restricted from Thursday, as the ongoing drought continues to threaten the water supply. ||| Durban - Thousands of households in Durban will have...
View ArticleParly committee welcomes reopening of Vuwani schools
Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education has welcomed the resumption of schooling in violence-plagued Vuwani in Limpopo. ||| Polokwane – Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education...
View ArticleHeads may roll in Mpumalanga cabinet reshuffle
MECs in danger of losing their jobs after the ANC in Mpumalanga advised Premier David Mabuza to reshuffle his cabinet. ||| Mbombela – The African National Congress in Mpumalanga has advised Premier...
View ArticleTaxi driver to be sentenced for drunk driving bribe
A Cape Town taxi driver who tried to bribe traffic officers after being arrested for drunken driving, is to be sentenced this week. ||| Cape Town – A taxi driver who tried to bribe traffic officers...
View ArticleNumber plate changes a hoax, says department
South Africa’s number plates are not changing - and that’s official, says the department of transport. ||| Johannesburg - South Africa’s number plates are not changing - and that’s official. The...
View ArticleFallout over drone crash at Koeberg
Nuclear experts have reacted with outrage to Eskom's "lax security" after a drone crashed at the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. ||| Cape Town - While the Hawks have confirmed taking over the...
View ArticleDoctor’s horror evidence at Baby X trial
Images of the scarred and bruised body of “Baby X” were shown on a large screen as a doctor detailed her injuries. ||| Durban - Images of the lifeless, emaciated body of 3-year-old “Baby X” - with...
View ArticleAll-women teams to 'man' accident hotspots
All-female law enforcement teams to ‘man’ Pretoria's high accident routes as part of celebrating Women’s Month. ||| Pretoria - Women law-enforcement officers are set to take over the streets of the...
View ArticleI could be killed any moment - new councillor
Petros Nxumalo, new councillor in a hotly contested KZN ward, says he will live with the dangers of local politics. ||| Durban - Petros Nxumalo, the newly elected councillor in the hotly contested Ward...
View ArticleWoman gets half of husband's luxury house
A former director in a government department has scored half of her exes property at an upmarket Centurion estate. ||| Pretoria - A former director in a government department has scored a partial...
View ArticleFree varsity fees are feasible, inquiry hears
The commission of inquiry into fees for higher education held its first hearing at the Tshwane council chamber on Wednesday. ||| Pretoria - The commission of inquiry into fees for higher education held...
View Article'We can't give free houses to everyone'
Free housing is financially unsustainable, says Bonginkosi Madikizela, the Western Cape's Human Settlements MEC. ||| Cape Town - Although the government has reached its RDP target of providing 1...
View ArticleBunfight for Cape Town's gap housing
Upmarket property in Cape Town is in high demand - and so is property in relatively safe, previously disadvantaged areas. ||| Cape Town - Upmarket property in Cape Town, from Constantia to Camps Bay,...
View ArticleDA bids to help bus commuters amid strike
Tshwane Bus Service employees have been caught in the cross-fire between management, striking unions and the private company A Re Yeng bus service. ||| Johannesburg - Employees at the Tshwane Bus...
View ArticleWisani murder trial judge recuses himself
In a dramatic move seldom seen in court, Judge Andre Louw has stepped down from presiding over Patrick Wisani’s murder trial. ||| Johannesburg - In a dramatic move seldom seen in court, Judge Andre...
View ArticleOne dead, one critical after bakkie, car collide
A woman was killed and a man critically injured when a bakkie and a car collided on the R56 in Pietermaritzburg. ||| Durban – A woman was killed and a man critically injured when a bakkie and a car...
View ArticleNo proper gear, no fires put out
More than 100 JEMS firefighters employed in February have not put out fires as they don’t have the required gear. ||| Johannesburg - More than 100 firefighters employed by the Johannesburg Emergency...
View ArticleEx-deputy mayor choked boy - claim
A former Laingsburg deputy mayor has been accused of assaulting a 13-year-old boy for allegedly breaking into his son’s house. ||| Cape Town - Former Laingsburg deputy mayor Bertie van As has found...
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