As South Africa continues to feel the effects of load shedding caused by the country’s state-owned electricity supplier, Eskom, the government has declared a State of Disaster in order to provide practical measures to assist those businesses affected. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, on Monday, gazetted the disaster management […]
Jors Malan, a 4×4 adventurer and YouTuber, recently gave an update on the situation of the Orange River flood on 27 Feb 2023. During his update, Malan discussed the peak flow at Prieska, which was lower than the forecast predicted, and the need for the Department of Water and Sanitation to repair the measuring stations. […]
The Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) has recently paid out a total of R22.6 million to 4 942 former teaching and general assistants employed under Harry Gwala and iLembe District Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal. While this is certainly welcome news for those affected, it is important to note that this payment does not amount to a living […]
With little to no warning, Farney Smith and hundreds of other families living along the Vaal River in Gauteng, South Africa were forced to evacuate their homes and flee to higher ground in the face of a devastating flood. It all started as an ordinary Saturday, but within two hours, their world was turned upside […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for accountability and transparency from the Minister of Finance regarding the recent R2.6 billion bailout for the South African Post Office (SAPO). This bailout comes after The Kimberley Prospector reported that one of the best SAPO branches in Hadison Park, in Kimberley, is closing down, and despite the government’s […]
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has revealed that the collective value of the mansions occupied by ANC Ministers and Deputy Ministers in Cape Town and Pretoria is an astonishing R967 million. This information has been made public for the first time following a parliamentary question submitted by the DA to the Minister of Public Works in […]
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is responsible for regulating and overseeing the safety of the country’s airspace. However, a recent investigation by Carte Blanche has uncovered evidence that all is not well at the CAA, raising serious questions about air safety in South Africa. The investigation began when a South African Airways Airbus […]
Daily Maverick has obtained intelligence reports linking two senior members of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet to four criminal cartels operating inside Eskom. The organogram was the size of the boardroom table and, looking at it, it was clear that the country was facing an entirely different situation. The four cartels, called the Presidential Cartel, the […]
Today, Monday 27 February 2023, a dedicated Ehlanzeni District Intelligence Task Team in Nelspruit, South Africa, made a significant breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking. Acting on information gathered and followed up on, the team found 19 Bangladesh nationals in a three-bedroomed house in Kamagugu outside Nelspruit. The team further found that the cell […]
