Ministers will be excluded from tender procurement processes
Ministers will no longer have any role in government’s tender process. This was one of the recommendations by President Cyril…
Author: Nuruniesa Isaacs
Zuma vows to continue speaking out against injustices
Former President Jacob Zuma says he does not fear prison. He was addressing the media in Johannesburg for the first…
Indonesia’s grand mosque’s dome collapses
The dome of Indonesia’s largest mosque collapsed following a devastating fire in Jakarta on Thursday. Video footage shows the Jakarta…
Mixed reactions over Wynberg taxi rank upgrades
Wynberg residents and taxi associations have responded with mixed reactions following the City of Cape Town’s proposed changes to the…
W.C has a backlog of 40k driving license cards
The Western Cape has a backlog of nearly 40 000 driving license cards. This is due to the machine meant…
Alleged ‘petrol’ kingpin nabbed in Witbank
A 35-year-old alleged kingpin has been nabbed for his involvement behind the damaging of Transnet’s key infrastructure to steal fuel…
Woman’s body found dead in Philippi
The body of a woman believed to be in her twenties has been found next to Olieboom Road in Schaapkraal,…
Transnet workers accept CCMA’s 6% wage offer
Transnet workers affiliated with the United National Transport Union (UNTU) are willing to accept the CCMA’s proposed six percent wage…
Social Development under fire for mismanaging of R300m
President Cyril Ramaphosa must intervene on the poor administrative trends at the Social Development Department. Political analyst, Angelo Fick was…
Moscow ramps up security after Crimea bridge blast
Moscow has tightened its security on the only bridge connecting it to Crimea following an explosion that killed three people…
Trio sentenced for Hard Livings gang leader murder
The three men charged with the murder of Hard Livings gang leader Ebrahim Ismail has pleaded guilty. This, after the…
Head of Eskom’s energy transition department resigns
The Head of Eskom’s energy transition department, Mandy Rambharos has resigned. Her resignation comes just a day after Public Enterprises…
Scottsdene community endures power outages for several days
Hopelessness has set in in Scottsdene as the community has endured power cuts for several days. Eskom is attempting to…
‘Municipalities funding models need to be reviewed’
Municipalities funding models need to be reviewed. Cooperative Governance Minister Nkosazana Dalmini-Zuma expressed concern over the country’s wall-to-wall municipal system,…
Load shedding could impact W.C sewerage systems
The Western Cape government has urged local municipalities to ensure that it has contingencies measures in place as load shedding…
The public is urged to comment on Eskom’s proposed tariff hike
The energy regulator, Nersa, says that it will work to balance the interests of the public and Eskom. It follows…
Eskom’s leadership is failing South Africans
Government is eroding the little confidence citizens have left regarding Eskom’s leadership. This is the assertion by labour federation Cosatu.…
One person dies in Imizamo Yethu shack fire
One person has died after a fire gutted through the Imizamo Yethu informal settlement in Hout Bay last night, into…
Stage 6 likely to continue throughout the week
Stage 6 load shedding will remain in place until Eskom’s power grids are able to replenish the lost generation units.…
Rashied Staggie’s son murdered in Manenberg
A prominent gangster has been killed in a suspected hit in Manenberg. Police say the 32-year-old man from Woodstock was…