The South African Social Security Services (SASSA) is now offering online applications for various types of grants. Here is a guide on how you can apply. APPLY FOR SASSA GRANTS ONLINE The Social Security Agency provides various types of social support for 18 million people across South Africa. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how you can apply for […]

Did you miss the full moon on Tuesday, 1 August? Well you can see the next one on 30 August 2023. A full moon occurs approximately once a month, but it is not always perfectly full. This is due to the rotation, which means that we always see the same side of the moon, but […]

Older persons who are beneficiaries of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) social grants can collect their money on Wednesday, 2 August 2023. The South African Post Office (SAPO) still pays out all other grants except for the R350 Social Relief of Distress (SRD). SASSA GRANTS PAYMENT DATES FOR AUGUST SASSA beneficiaries can receive their SASSA […]

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has heard that a picture of a silver and gold 9mm pistol downloaded from a phone confiscated from accused 3 in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case was saved as my killing machine. This was revealed by fifth State witness and cellphone analyst Sergeant Moses Mabasa as he testified on Tuesday, 1 […]

Damaging waves between 4.5 – 7m are expected along the coast in the Eastern Cape according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). The warning was issued on Monday, 31 July and is valid until 16:00 on Tuesday, 1 August. DAMAGING WAVES IN THE EASTERN CAPE The weather service said a tight pressure gradient between a cold […]

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has heard that a sim swap was done on slain Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa a day after he died. Data analyst and investigation officer, Colonel Lambertus Steyn revealed this on Friday, 28 July as he continued with his testimony. SIM SWAP DONE ON SENZO MEYIWA’S PHONE AFTER HIS MURDER As […]

Orlando Pirates player Thembinkosi ‘SMS’ Lorch will be sentenced on Friday, 28 July after he was found guilty of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. The case relates to a complaint laid with the Midrand police by his ex-girlfriend in September 2020, that resulted in his […]

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for snow in two provinces; the Western Cape and Northern Cape. The warning is valid from Saturday, 29 July until Sunday, 30 July. SNOW EXPECTED IN TWO PROVINCES The weather service said an intense cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the Western […]

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has confirmed that rapper and presenter Molemo Katlego Maarohanye, aka Jub-Jub’s ex-girlfriend, is the one who laid charges against him. This comes as the rapper appeared at the Johannesburg Magistrates’ Court after handing himself over to the South African Police Service (SAPS), following a warrant that was issued for his arrest on […]

Singer Kelly Khumalo received calls from one of the five men accused of killing former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa before he was killed. This was revealed by a South African Police Service (SAPS) colonel Lambertus Steyn at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday, 27 July 2023. KELLY KHUMALO LINKED TO ACCUSED 5 IN MEYIWA […]

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has released results from its baseline study which indicate when and where most fatalities involving trucks and buses. The RTMC said its study was based on 4 001 trucks and buses that were involved in fatal crashes between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2022. HERE’S WHERE TRUCK AND BUSES FATALITIES […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has banned some of its public representatives (MPs and MPLs) for failing to organise transport for their constituencies to attend the party’s 10th anniversary rally. The rally will be held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday, 29 July. EFF BANS REPRESENTATIVES FROM ITS RALLY The party said in January […]

Eskom says it will now directly implement load shedding to City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) customers in all the substations that were previously handed over to the municipality to manage. According to the power utility  the City of Ekurhuleni failed to comply by not adhering to the NRS 048-9:2019 code of practice which requires electricity distributor licence holders […]

Crawford International Pretoria College has dismissed a substitute teacher who was seen to be promoting racism in a classroom by writing derogatory words on a classroom board. The incident reportedly happened on Monday, 24 July and a video recorded by learners has since gone viral. CRAWFORD INTERNATIONAL TEACHER DISMISSED Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona said […]

State witness and singer Kelly Khumalo’s neighbour in Vosloorus, Khaya Ngcatshe told the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria he heard commotion and screaming on the night former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot and wounded. Ngcatshe took the stand in the ongoing murder trial on Tuesday, 25 July. KELLY KHUMALO’S NEIGHBOUR TESTIFIES IN THE MEYIWA MURDER […]

Four passengers were killed following a mass shooting at a taxi rank in Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal. The incident happened on Tuesday, 25 July. ALSO READ: Civilian plane crash in war-torn Sudan leaves nine dead FOUR KILLED IN PORT SHEPSTONE TAXI RANK According to emergency service, Mi7, its teams found several security services and police units present, […]

Potable water supplier Rand Water has cancelled the 30-hour shutdown that would have affected various parts of Tshwane due to unforeseen circumstances. The shutdown was scheduled to take place at 05:00 on 30 July to 11:00 on 31 July 2023. RAND WATER CANCELLS TSHWANE SHUTDOWN The City of Tshwane previously said the water utility’s technicians […]

Eskom is currently implementing Stage 3 and 4 load shedding alternatively. The power utility said Stage 4 would be implemented from 05:00 – 16:00, thereafter, Stage 3 would be implemented until 05:00 the next day. ALSO READ: Another cash-in-transit truck bombed last night in the same vicinity TSHWANE LOAD SHEDDING SCHEDULE In line with Eskom’s […]

Singer and State witness Zandie Khumalo has denied that former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa was shot and wounded while trying to separate a fight between her and then boyfriend Longwe Twala. Khumalo is under cross-examination at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. ZANDIE KHUMALO DENIES FIGHT BETWEEN HER AND LONGWE TWALA Meyiwa was shot dead […]

The Gauteng Department of Education has reminded parents and guardians that the online admission applications for the 2024 academic year will close on Friday, 21 July at midnight. The applications opened on 15 June and were supposed to close on 14 July but were then extended. GAUTENG ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON FRIDAY As previously reported by The […]

Emergency services are responding to a gas explosion in Chloorkop in Kempton Park, Gauteng. This is believed to be a hydrogen explosion and is the third within two days in Gauteng. ALSO READ: Another cash-in-transit truck bombed last night in the same vicinity ANOTHER GAS EXPLOSION IN GAUTENG According to emergency services the explosion happened […]

Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC in Limpopo, Rodgers Monama says his department needs to play a role in reducing alcohol abuse as liquor trading hours will be permanently cut from 1 August. Monama revealed this on Tuesday, 18 July during his address at the Modimolle Victim Support Centre. ALSO READ: Another cash-in-transit […]

The KZN Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) says it has activated all its disaster management teams as bitterly cold and wet weather is expected in the province. Snow is also expected to make landfall. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said a cut-off low is expected to develop over the southern interior of South […]

Eskom says various stages of load shedding will be implemented this weekend. The power utility ramped up rolling blackouts to Stage 4 on Wednesday afternoon citing severe strain on the power generation system. ALSO READ: Social media access in Ethiopia resumes after 5-month blackout LOAD SHEDDING FOR THE WEEKEND Eskom said it would implement Stage 2 and […]

The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial was postponed to Thursday, 20 July after State witness Zandie Khumalo fell ill. Khumalo was on the stand at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria giving her account of what transpired the night Meyiwa was shot and killed at her home in Vosloorus on 26 October 2014. ZANDIE KHUMALO FALLS […]