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Road accessibility and clean drinking water are a challenge - Gift of the Givers 

Following the still mounting death toll, which has now surpassed 300 people, and the announcement late last night that the recent flooding in KZN has officially been classified as a Provincial Disaster, disaster relief NGO Gift of the Givers Chairman and Founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman offered a statement on what…

14 Apr 2022 2AM 3 min

“This disaster obviously is part of climate change” Ramaphosa on KZN floods

President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the flood-ravaged areas of KZN on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the recent heavy rains in the province. Ramaphosa was accompanied by several government officials at provincial and national level.

13 Apr 2022 2PM 5 min

eThekwini won’t be load-shed but unplanned system outages remain high: De Ruyter

Eskom CEO Andre De Ruyter says the power utility has come to an arrangement with the eThekwini district leadership and has suspended load-shedding in the area. KwaZulu-Natal is dealing with devastating flooding that destroyed homes and crucial infrastructure and killed dozens. De Ruyter emphasised in a media briefing on Wednesday…

13 Apr 2022 6AM 7 min

No more extreme weather, but keep an eye out for continued localised flooding — Weather SA

As heavy rains have wreaked havoc in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, scenes of collapsed roads, sinkholes, flooded homes and washed-away infrastructure stream onto social media platforms.  Forecaster with WeatherSA, Wayne Venter, explained that it is normal to see a Cut-Off Low (COL) pressure system during this time of the year. A…

12 Apr 2022 8AM 6 min

Eskom’s De Ruyter: “Maintenance is not something you do and stop”  

Group CEO Andre de Ruyter and members of the Eskom management team provided an update on system challenges. A number of issues were addressed, including generation capacity, maintenance plans and effects of heavy rains in KwaZulu-Natal on the province’s power capacity and in the rest of the country.

12 Apr 2022 7AM 5 min

More than 700,000 beneficiaries of the R350 grant have not collected their payments from the first and second cycles

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) that have not been collected from the first and second cycles at the SA Post Office (SAPO).

12 Apr 2022 5AM 1 min

Zuma corruption trial on hold yet again  

The corruption and fraud trial of former president Jacob Zuma was again postponed in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. According to judge Piet Koen, this was to allow the finalisation of his appeal process before the Supreme Court of Appeal. Zuma has continued attempts to have state prosecutor advocate Billy Downer…

11 Apr 2022 11AM 5 min

Senzo Meyiwa trial: Defence to consult accused as fresh witness statements come to light

The trial of five men accused of footballer Senzo Meyiwa’s murder has been postponed for legal representatives to consult their clients after the disclosure in court on Monday that the state has evidence from people who require witness protection. The former Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates goalkeeper was shot dead…

11 Apr 2022 8AM 4 min

Gauteng schools hit by 'space cake' trend — 15 pupils hospitalised

A new trend that has resulted in school pupils being hospitalised has prompted authorities to issue warnings against “space cakes”. These are edible treats containing cannabis or other dangerous substances — generally baked by pupils who sell them to other children — that have been gaining popularity. Gauteng education MEC…

11 Apr 2022 12AM 2 min

Ministers visit Diepsloot community

A delegation of government officials including Police Minister Bheki Cele and Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi visited the informal settlement of Diepsloot on Friday to address residents after a wave of protests this week. Cele assured residents that the police were dealing with the cases related to crime especially murders…

8 Apr 2022 1PM 3 min

'It’s a manageable situation' — police commissioner on Diepsloot as man killed in 'mob attack'

Police minister Bheki Cele and national police commissioner Fannie Masemola visited Diepsloot where community members are threatening to shut down the area. One person was burnt to death in an alleged mob attack on Wednesday night.

7 Apr 2022 12PM 2 min

Witness testifies in Malema, Ndlozi 2018 assault case  

A witness from the SANDF took to the stand in the assault trial of EFF leader Julius Malema and MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi in the Randburg magistrate's court on Thursday. The pair are charged with assaulting a police officer at the funeral of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in April 2018 and pleaded not…

7 Apr 2022 10AM 4 min

'Your riches come out of stealing from black people' - Malema at EFF 'Land Day' picket

On Wednesday, April 6, EFF leader Julius Malema, alongside other party leaders, led the EFF picket dubbed “Land Day” at businessman Johann Rupert's farms in Stellenbosch. According to Malema, they had come to address white monopoly capital.

6 Apr 2022 10AM 5 min

EFF picket outside Johann Rupert's farm in Mpumalanga and Western Cape

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary on EFF picketing outside Johann Rupert's farm in Mpumalanga and Western Cape

6 Apr 2022 4AM 1 min

ConCourt hopeful Unterhalter admits error: 'I should have recused myself'

One of the candidates for the two Constitutional Court vacancies, judge David Unterhalter, on Tuesday admitted that he made a mistake when he decided on a matter that came before the Supreme Court of Appeal last year and the Constitutional Court this year.

6 Apr 2022 3AM 14 min

Judge Rogers makes his views known about representivity in apex court

The last candidate to be interviewed for a vacancy in the Constitutional Court, judge Owen Rogers, said on Tuesday he thinks the court of 11 justices is too small and too important to allow anything along the lines of a quota to determine who is part of it. Rogers, who…

6 Apr 2022 2AM 11 min

Fana Mokoena says 'SA is on the verge of joining other failed states'

Don't have time to read? Listen to a summary of Fana Mokoena’s calls for a united Africa to save the country from collapse

6 Apr 2022 2AM 1 min

ConCourt Interviews | Judge Kathree-Setiloane urges JSC to appoint 'strong competent women'

Strong competent should be appointed in positions of authority in SA's courts, rather than "paying lip service" to the issue of gender transformation.This is according to Judge Fayeeza Kathree-Setiloane, who didn't hold back when she was questioned what message would sent out to South Africans should she be appointed judge…

5 Apr 2022 10AM 2 min

State of disaster could be re-enforced if needs arises, says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

Co-operative governance and traditional affairs (Cogta) minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has defended government’s decision to terminate the national state of disaster amid fears a fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. This as some parts of the world battle new variants and the fifth wave. Asked if this had been a wise…

5 Apr 2022 9AM 6 min

ConCourt Interviews | ‘I am an African,’ says advocate Alan Dodson

Advocate Alan Dodson, 61, would not be drawn into justifying how his appointment as a Constitutional Court judge would relate to transformation. Questions around the fact that he is a white male applying to fill one of two vacancies in  the highest court in the land, featured prominently during his interview…

5 Apr 2022 9AM 3 min