People rush to assist two people who had collapsed while waiting in the sun for hours in a long line outside SASSA in Mamelodi last week. Photo: Warren Mabona

Two people collapse after waiting hours outside SASSA in Mamelodi

Social grant beneficiaries in Mamelodi are demanding better treatment at the local SASSA office after two people collapsed while waiting outside in a long...
Three Tshwane Municipal Officials Arrested for Stealing R7 Million Transformer

Three Tshwane Municipal Officials Arrested for Stealing R7 Million Transformer

Police have arrested three City of Tshwane municipal officials in Laudium, Pretoria, for allegedly stealing a transformer worth R7 million. The arrests are part...
Johannesburg Water Announces Maintenance Disruptions, Deploys Tankers to Affected Areas

Johannesburg Water Announces Maintenance Disruptions, Deploys Tankers to Affected Areas

Johannesburg Water has announced that critical infrastructure maintenance by Rand Water will disrupt water supply across several areas from today (yesterday) until Wednesday, July...
Former Transnet Executives Granted Bail in R50 Million Corruption Case

Former Transnet Executives Granted Bail in R50 Million Corruption Case

Four former Transnet executives were granted bail of R50,000 each by the Palm Ridge Magistrates' Court on Tuesday in connection with fraud and corruption...
Johannesburg Commuters Protest Metrobus Fare System Overhaul

Johannesburg Commuters Protest Metrobus Fare System Overhaul

Frustrated commuters in Johannesburg took to the streets yesterday to protest against Metrobus’s newly implemented tap-in, tap-out payment system, which they say has made...
The Pretoria High Court has dismissed an application by Blind SA to appoint a curator ad litem to investigate serious allegations at Filadelfia Secondary School. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Court rejects appointment of advocate to investigate special needs school

The Pretoria High Court has dismissed Blind SA’s application for a curator to be appointed to investigate allegations of rights violations at a...
Fossil technician Sipho Makhele moving around the darkness deep underground at the Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg. The caves are located within the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

In photos: The fossil hunters of the Sterkfontein Caves

We spent some time with fossil technicians at the Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg. The caves are located within the Cradle of Humankind UNESCO...
Toddler Mauled to Death by Pack of Dogs in Marathon Settlement – Owner Flees

Toddler Mauled to Death by Pack of Dogs in Marathon Settlement...

A three-year-old girl was mauled to death by a pack of five dogs in the Marathon Informal Settlement on Friday evening, sparking outrage and...
Johannesburg Metrobus Commuters Protest Over Unreliable Service and Poor Conditions

Johannesburg Metrobus Commuters Protest Over Unreliable Service and Poor Conditions

Frustrated Metrobus commuters in Johannesburg have taken to protesting against what they describe as unreliable service, deteriorating bus conditions, and a lack of communication...
Hammanskraal Residents Urged to Avoid Tap Water Despite Treatment Plant Upgrade

Hammanskraal Residents Urged to Avoid Tap Water Despite Treatment Plant Upgrade

While Phase Two of the Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant has been completed, residents in parts of Hammanskraal are still being advised not to drink...
Soweto Residents Vow to Stay in Occupied School Until Government Provides Alternative Housing

Soweto Residents Vow to Stay in Occupied School Until Government Provides...

For nearly seven years, hundreds of residents have turned the abandoned Bakgomana Primary School into an informal settlement, refusing to leave until the government...
Gauteng Government Makes Progress in Settling E-Toll Debt

Gauteng Government Makes Progress in Settling E-Toll Debt

The Gauteng Provincial Government has taken significant steps to address the long-standing e-toll debt, with Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile announcing a...