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More than 400 public representatives will miss the festivities of the Economic Freedom Fighters' (EFF) 10th Anniversary celebration on Saturday. Yesterday, the party announced that it has banned 428 representatives for failing to organise transport to ferry members to attend the rally. Members of the EFF from all nine provinces will paint the town red as they intend to fill the FNB stadium, which takes over 94 000 people. The […]

Political analyst, Professor Sam Koma, says it remains to be seen whether the multi-billion rand Takatso Aviation/SAA deal will turn around the fortunes of the embattled airline. The Competition Tribunal gave the green light for Takatso Aviation to acquire a 51% stake in SAA from government. The remaining 49% will be retained by the Department of Public Enterprises. Koma says the deal should be able to accelerate the country's tourism […]

A suspected case of reckless and negligent driving is being investigated after two buses collided on Kingsway Road in Auckland Park today. At least 77 people were injured in the horrific accident near the University of Johannesburg's Auckland Park campus. Fortunately, no fatalities have been recorded. [⚠ SOME MIGHT FIND THE VISUALS BELOW DISTURBING ] https://twitter.com/tndaba/status/1683731910722220036?s=20 The university says 19 of the institution's students are among the 77 injured. "Three […]

Putco passengers have been robbed of their belongings in three separate incidents in Soshanguve this morning.  It is reported that the occupants were held at gunpoint and robbed of their cell phones.  Putco says while one of the company's drivers sustained a gunshot wound to the hand, all passengers were left unharmed.  The Bus company's spokesperson, Lindokuhle Xulu, says they've reported all three incidents to the police.  "We call on […]

The City of Joburg says its engineers have pinned down three possible causes of the deadly blast that claimed one life on Wednesday. At least 48 other people were injured in the explosion which saw vehicles, mostly taxis, flip over in split seconds. The devastating incident has resulted in Lilian Ngoyi Street formerly known as Bree Street closing. Joburg's City Manager, Floyd Brink, announced the three possible causes at a […]

Authorities are still scrambling for answers into the cause of Wednesday's Bree Street explosion, which claimed the life of one person and left 48 others injured. It is reported that community members in the Joburg CBD were greeted by a loud noise as the famous Bree Street ripped open and taxis started flipping over. Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi, says the gas company, eGoli Gas, and Sasol have been roped in […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the South African Sign Language Bill, making it the country's 12th official language. In May this year, the National Assembly approved that a section of the Constitution be amended to include Sign Language as one of the country's official languages. Ramaphosa says the new legislation seeks to advance the cultural acceptance of persons who are deaf. "South African Sign Language is an indigenous […]

Dr Nandipha Magudumana has been dealt another blow after the High Court in Bloemfontein dismissed her application for leave to appeal, with costs. The disgraced doctor approached the courts in a bid to challenge her April arrest in Tanzania. She claims she was brought back to South Africa unlawfully and her deportation was tantamount to kidnapping. Magudumana was arrested alongside her lover Thabo Bester in Arusha. Last month, the High […]

Electricity Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says stage 6 load shedding cannot be a norm. The Minister used his Monday media briefing to apologise to citizens for stage 6 load shedding, which had South Africans fuming last week. The embattled power utility, Eskom, plunged the country into more than 10 hours of load shedding daily due increased demand and the depletion of emergency reserves. Ramokgopa apologised to the public for the […]