276 Ramaphosa approves 3.8% and 4.1% salary hikes for public officials Zuko Komisa Image | GCIS President Cyril Ramaphosa has formalised salary increases for public office-bearers, effective 1 April 2025, following a…
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Two dead following shooting at Booysens Magistrate’s Court
368 Two dead following shooting at Booysens Magistrate’s Court Zuko Komisa Image | Adobe iStock Two people are confirmed dead and three others injured following a shooting at Booysens Magistrate’s Court today….
Randfontein families left homeless following illegal miners’ threats
314 Forgotten by the system: Randfontein families left homeless following illegal miners’ threats Mapaballo Borotho Image @Groundup Around 300 families, mainly women and children, were forced to flee their homes after death…
Did NFP get a sweet deal from ANC to stick around in KZN?
301 The ANC in KZN is desperate to stay in power, but it has not confirmed the allegations of horse-trading with the NFP. The president of the National Freedom Party (NFP), Ivan…
JMPD launches citywide crackdown on scholar transport following fatal Sebokeng crash
526 JMPD launches citywide crackdown on scholar transport following fatal Sebokeng crash Zuko Komisa Image | @JoburgMPD/X The JMPD has launched a “zero-tolerance” inspection operation to verify vehicle roadworthiness and driver licensing…
Death toll remains at 12 as three learners remain in ICU, driver in police custody
242 UPDATE: Death toll remains at 12 as three learners remain in ICU, driver in police custody Mapaballo Borotho Image @supplied @community media The death toll from the Vanderbijlpark scholar transport accident…
‘Motsepe or Mbeki cannot reverse ANC decline’
313 Analysts say corruption and failed governance have hollowed out the ANC beyond rescue by any single leader. Neither billionaire Patrice Motsepe nor former president Thabo Mbeki can save the ANC from…
142 drunk drivers arrested in one week as Gauteng road fatalities increase
241 142 drunk drivers arrested in one week as Gauteng road fatalities increase Mapaballo Borotho Image: @iStock Images Johannesburg police arrested 142 motorists for drunk driving in just one week amid rising…
Ramaphosa mourns victims of Cape Flats violence and scholar transport tragedy
331 Ramaphosa mourns victims of Cape Flats violence and scholar transport tragedy Mapaballo Borotho President Cyril Ramaphosa has mourned the deaths of 13 schoolchildren in a scholar transport crash and at least…
This was not fate. It was failure, and 14 children died
304 This was not fate. It was failure, and 14 children died The Vanderbijlpark school transport tragedy exposes the cost of inaction and weak enforcement By Katy Katopodis Image @Kaya News “Enough…