Backlash over proposed salary increases for public office bearers which include the President, his deputy and ministers

The Forum For South Africa has come out against the proposed salary increases for public office bearers which include the President, his deputy and ministers. The forum maintains that this is a slap in the face of South Africans who continue to battle unemployment, the high cost of living and exorb…

N1 road outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, has been closed off

The N1 road outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, has been closed following a crash which involved four vehicles.  A truck, a bus, a sedan and bakkie collided with each other.  According to eye witnesses, the bus driver allegedly ignored a stop-and-go sign and lost control and crashed into other vehi…

SACP labels the actions of Bitou Municipality's deputy Mayor, Nokuzola Kolwapi as reckless

Bitou Municipality's deputy Mayor, Nokuzola Kolwapi says the gun she used to shoot into the air at the welcome home ceremony for initiates at KwaNokuthula in Plettenberg Bay was a toy gun. Kolwapi faced criticism after a video started circulating on a social media video, allegedly showing her firin…

Death toll of initiates in the Eastern Cape rises to 20

As the summer initiation season draws to an end many homecoming ceremonies were held across the Eastern Cape over the past weekend. These are known as imigidi which are meant to celebrate the successful transition from boyhood to manhood. Unfortunately, the initiation season wasn't without any trag…

SIU reaches settlement agreement with media personality Minenhle Dlamini over Lottery funds

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it has successfully concluded a settlement agreement with Minenhle Dlamini, whom is one of the beneficiaries of funds irregularly received from the Mshandukani Foundation NPO as part of an ongoing investigation into the misappropriation of National Lotterie…

Three people are missing in latest KZN Floods

Three people are  reportedly missing after the vehicle they were traveling  in was washed away during heavy rain last night in Amanzimtoti  south of Durban. This as several areas in KwaZulu-Natal have experienced flooding with Margate being the hardest hit. Our reporter Dries Liebenberg reports, fo…

Police confirm that two suspects have been taken in for questioning over the killing of popular DJ Warras, real name Warrick Stocks

Acting Police Minister, Professor Firoz Cachalia, and North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi, are visiting the Bapo ba Mogale Traditional Authority following a surge in illegal mining activity in the Bapong village near Brits. Cachalia is accompanied by National Commissioner of Police, General Fannie M…

EThekwini has 23 beaches, with 19 currently open and safe.

The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality has temporarily closed four bathing beaches following the detection of pollution. The City says in a statement that it has established a dedicated team comprising senior municipal management to investigate the source of the pollution. The affected beaches are…

Family, friends hail DJ Warras as joyful activist icon.

Family, friends and colleagues are attending media personality Warrick 'DJ Warras' Stock's memorial service which took place in Sandton, Johannesburg. He was shot dead on Tuesday outside a building where he had been providing security services in the Johannesburg CBD...lets take a listen to this co…

Four more initiates have died during this summer initiation period in the Eastern Cape

The death toll of initiates in the Eastern Cape has risen to seventeen during this summer initiation season. The OR Tambo District is accounting for the most deaths with six initiates, followed by the Amathole District with four deaths. While Chris Hani District and Buffalo City Metro account for t…