ID applications: Home Affairs extends operating hours
Johannesburg – Home Affairs is extending its operating hours until 6pm on weekdays at selected offices. However, this is only for the application and collection […]
South Africa
TERS fraud: UIF on mission to get back claim money
Cape Town – The Unemployment Insurance Fund says it’s on a mission to get back money defrauded through false TERS claims. So far it’s managed […]
Tavern tragedy: NYDA calls for ban on alcohol advertising
Johannesburg – A massive alcohol lobby is responsible for the deaths of 21 teens at Enyobeni Tavern. That’s the view of the National Youth Development […]
Mangaung Bus Rapid Transport System to be probed
Mangaung – A whopping R103 million has been spent on the Mangaung Bus Rapid Transport System. But five years later, the system hasn’t taken off […]
Digital Migration: ConCourt rules against Communications Minister
Johannesburg – The ConCourt has ruled against Communications Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni in the analogue switch-off case. The October 31 deadline for set-top boxes has been […]
Eskom provoked workers into strike says Numsa
Johannesburg – The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says Eskom provoked workers into going on an unprotected strike. The union says while it’s […]
Authorities rule out stampede as cause of tavern tragedy
East London – The deaths of 21 teens at a tavern in East London are not the result of a stampede. That’s the word from […]
Tavern tragedy: EC liquor board revokes licence
East London – The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has shut down Enyobeni tavern in East London. The board’s chief inspector Zola Tyikwe said once investigations […]
Khaya Magadla: Poor infrastructure partly to blame for missing Soweto boy says expert
Johannesburg – Professor David Everatt from the Wits School of Governance says poor infrastructure maintenance is partly to blame for Khayalethu Magadla going missing. He […]
Tavern tragedy: 4 more in a critical condition, five bodies remain unidentified
Johannesburg – Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane says the government of the province is assisting families to identify loved one following the tragedy at Enyobeni […]