Residents in Groenkloof, Pretoria, have voiced concerns about a proposed mixed-use development that could replace the Vriendekring sports club grounds on Totius Street with a large residential and commercial complex. The Groenkloof Residents’ Association (GRA) says the community is not opposed to development but is worried about the scale of the proposal, which could include…
Boksburg – Dozens of schoolchildren were injured in a road accident in Boksburg on Tuesday morning after a collision involving a learner transport vehicle and another motorist. Emergency services reported that the crash occurred on the R554 in the Rondebult area, where a bakkie collided with a minibus taxi transporting pupils. According to officials, the…
The Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association (CATA) has called for surveillance cameras to be installed at the Nyanga Taxi Rank following a series of violent incidents at the facility. The appeal comes after nine minibuses were set alight at the rank last week, marking the second such attack in just over a year. The area has…
The Congress of the People (COPE) has announced that the first memorial service for its late leader, Mosiuoa Lekota, will take place on Wednesday at the Regina Mundi Catholic Church. The historic church, located in Soweto, played a significant role during the struggle against apartheid and has long been associated with major political and community…
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has rejected a request by Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the deadline for responding to written questions submitted by Parliament’s ad hoc committee. The committee had earlier sent the president a series of questions relating to allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and possible political interference within the country’s justice system. Ramaphosa…
Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, the suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, returned to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday to continue his testimony. Under cross-examination, Sibiya denied allegations that he instructed a state witness, referred to as Witness F, to provide a warrant of arrest to Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala of Matlala Security Services….
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on national security says it will forward a consolidated list of more than 100 written questions to Cyril Ramaphosa by close of business on Wednesday. The committee, established to probe concerns relating to national security matters, has given political parties represented in the structure an opportunity to review the compiled questions…
Leon Schreiber says the Department of Home Affairs is initiating processes to revoke more than 2,000 visas believed to have been fraudulently issued, as part of an intensified anti-corruption drive within the department. Speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria on Monday, Schreiber outlined progress made following a probe by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)….
Residents of Eldorado Park have expressed cautious optimism following Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s State of the Province Address (SOPA), delivered at Nasrec in Johannesburg on Monday. During his address, Lesufi unveiled a multi-million-rand infrastructure upgrade plan aimed at resolving the province’s ongoing water crisis. The intervention includes the construction of new reservoirs, expansion of bulk…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has convened a meeting of the Water Task Team to outline urgent interventions aimed at stabilising Gauteng’s water supply. The move follows disruptions in late January caused by electro-mechanical failures at pump stations operated by Rand Water, as well as a major pipeline burst that temporarily reduced bulk supply to parts…
