Call for caution amid increased road fatalities

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has reiterated its call to motorists to exercise caution and show respect to each other on the roads.

This call comes after a spate of fatal crashes that claimed 15 lives since last Thursday.

The RTMC expressed concern over the increase in road fatalities, attributing the collisions to...

A senior teacher felt “humiliated” when, due to women “over-representation”, she was not promoted to departmental head of a Limpopo school even though she was the school governing body’s first choice for the post.

Deputy President Mashatile arrives in China on a working visit

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived in China for a strategic working visit.According to the Deputy President’s Office, the purpose of the visit which began on Monday is to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance economic cooperation between South Africa and China.

At the invitation of the Chairman of the China...

New foot-and-mouth disease detected in the Free State

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in Moqhaka Local Municipality, within the Kroonstad State Veterinary in Free State.

The outbreak was identified following epidemiological investigations and confirmed positive laboratory results.

The department said the...

No risk of load shedding as Koeberg Unit 1 return delayed

Eskom has announced that Koeberg Unit 1 will return to service by the end of August, instead of the end of this month, due to additional steam generator maintenance.

The unit was initially pencilled in for a return by July.

“This revised timeline underscores Eskom’s commitment to conducting thorough inspections and...

After spotting him on News24, the sisters of homeless Bok superfan Alan Strydom, affectionately known as Luigi, travelled from Gqeberha to Cape Town, where they spent the weekend searching for him. He was found on Monday.

Nzimande undertakes extensive science, technology and innovation visit to Tunisia and Algeria

The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Professor Blade Nzimande, will lead a high-level South African delegation on a comprehensive visit focused on science, technology and innovation (STI) in Tunisia and Algeria.

According to the Department of Science, Technology, and...

The DA in eThekwini has approached the Public Protector and the SA Human Rights Commission to investigate a slew of alleged instances of governance neglect by the eThekwini metro.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has ordered WhatsApp and Instagram parent company Meta to permanently shut down channels publishing sexual content involving South African schoolchildren and identify the person behind them.

Presidency budget vote to be tabled on Wednesday

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Wednesday, table the 2025/26 Presidency Budget Vote before the National Assembly in Parliament.“The Presidency Budget Vote for 2025/2026 encompasses the 7th administration’s three strategic priorities, including promoting inclusive growth, job creation, poverty reduction, and building a capable,...

The Anti-Gang Unit has arrested two people in connection with a shooting at a Bishop Lavis house last week in which four people, including an 80-year-old woman, were killed.

Professor Firoz Cachalia could draw on his experience as speaker of the Gauteng provincial legislature when he takes over as acting minister of police for six months from August, according to former premier Mbhazima Shilowa.

The University of Cape Town allegedly has the “highest recorded number of antisemitic incidents at universities in the country”.

A parliamentary inquiry into allegations that the country’s police service has been infiltrated by criminal networks will likely subpoena all those implicated in the explosive alleged criminality detailed by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.

How does the suspension of South Africa’s police minister, Senzo Mchunu, change the country’s political dynamic?

Nearly half a dozen bogus medical practitioners were arrested between April and June, with an allegedly unregistered locum doctor operating out of Yeoville, Johannesburg, the latest to be caught.