The City of Tshwane has once again defaulted in payment of its Eskom debt which has now escalated to just under R1,9 billion as at 9 June 2023. This was revealed by Eskom on Wednesday, 14 June. CITY OF TSHWANE ESKOM DEBT ESCALATES According to the power utility, the March 2023 invoice, which was payable on […]

The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has urged South Africans to contact them before accepting overseas job offers after a young woman from Limpopo fell victim to a teaching job scam in Thailand. DIRCO spokesperson Clayson Monyela sounded the alarm as he responded to a tweet from a community leader asking for donations […]

The City of Cape Town is reportedly spending R5.2 billion on rolling out MyCiti bus services to Phase 2A, formerly known as the Lansdowne-Wetton Corridor. The expansion will accommodate a further 1.5 million commuters across the Metropolitan Municipality. CITY OF CAPE TOWN EXPANDING MYCITI BUS SERVICES According to MyCiti, Phase 2A arises from the City’s Integrated […]

The Gauteng Department of Education has reminded parents and guardians that the online admission applications for the 2024 academic year will open on Thursday, 15 June. Applications will open on 15 June 2023 at 08:00 and close on 14 July 2023 at 00:00. GAUTENG ONLINE ADMISSION APPLICATIONS TO OPEN The Gauteng Department of Education said after […]

Organisation Undoing Tax abuse (OUTA) CEO, Wayne Duvenage has slammed government’s inability to implement its own decisions regarding the scrapping of e-tolls in Gauteng. 31 December 2022, was pencilled as the day to deactivate the e-tolls billing system. However, due to the need to finalise key components of the MOU between the National Government and the Gauteng […]

It looks like marriage proposals in posh restaurants or getaways are a thing of the past. A Comrades Marathon runner proposed to his love Louise at the finish line. The 96th Ultimate Human Race which was a down run from Pietermaritzburg to Durban took place on Sunday. WATCH: COMRADES RUNNER PROPOSES In a video that has been […]

The trial of the five men accused of killing Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa has been postponed to 17 July 2023. The matter was scheduled to sit from Monday, 12 June to Thursday, 15 June and will no longer proceed as Presiding Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela was not available due to ill health ANOTHER DELAY IN […]

The federation of agricultural organisations in South Africa, Agri SA says the draft regulations by the Department of Water and Sanitation will have a devastating effect on the country’s commercial agricultural sector if adopted in their current form. The draft regulations which were published for public comment by Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on 19 May, under […]

The Comrades Marathon Association has advised supporters to take note that the usual spectator spots and associated parking areas at Lynnfield Park, Umlaas Road and Camperdown will be out of bounds on race day due to the roadworks on the N3. The 96th Comrades Marathon race takes place on Sunday, 11 June and is a ‘down run’ […]

A prominent businesswoman from Limpopo and her family member were set alight in yet another gruesome farm murder. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will write to President Cyril Ramaphosa to request the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into farm murders. This comes as five people were murdered last weekend in different farms. In one […]

E-hailing services Bolt and Uber will only enter Soweto malls if they are dropping off and picking up the elderly and disabled. E-hailing services Bolt and Uber have been banned inside Soweto malls for the next three months. This was revealed by Member of Mayoral Committee for Public Safety in the City of Johannesburg, Mgcini Tshwaku […]

A number of roads will be closed between Durban and Pietermaritzburg on Sunday when the Comrades Marathon takes place. Motorists have been urged to find alternative routes as a number of roads between Durban and Pietermaritzburg will be closed on Sunday when the marathon takes place. This year’s race is a ‘down run’ between Pietermaritzburg and Durban. ROADS […]

Former Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela fell victim to a WhatsApp scam and lost thousands of rands. Madonsela took to Twitter to share with her followers how her friend’s WhatsApp was hacked and the alleged hacker asked for money for months on end. THULI MADONSELA SCAMMED ON WHATSAPP The person whose WhatsApp was hacked was […]

A new mayor every month? ActionSA has filed a no confidence motion to remove City of Joburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. ActionSA has filed a motion of no confidence proposing to remove City of Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. The decision follows protracted engagements with political parties in the City of Gold. KABELO GWAMANDA FACING NO CONFIDENCE […]

Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter will reimburse Graffiti Books after copies worth over R5000 were stolen from the bookshop in Montana, north of Pretoria. At least 15 copies of the book titled Truth To Power: My Three Years Inside Eskom were reportedly stolen on 1 June. 15 COPIES OF TELL-ALL BOOK STOLEN The tell-all book was […]