Growing Crisis of Food Safety in Schools: Urgent Action Needed

Across South Africa, incidents of schoolchildren falling ill — and in some tragic cases, losing their lives — due to food poisoning from spaza shops and street vendors have become an alarming and frequent occurrence. This growing public health crisis requires immediate intervention and a coordinated response. The time for stronger regulations and stricter enforcement of food safety standards is now. A recent incident underscores the urgency of this issue: seven pupils at ... Read more »
by Oliver Ngwenya | Published 2 years ago

By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, November 9th, 2024

City Power Recovers R1.5 Million in High-Debt Crackdown Across Johannesburg

City Power, Johannesburg’s municipal power utility, successfully recovered a staggering R1.5 million from a single client during a recent cut-off operation in the Inner-City Service Delivery Centre (SDC). The... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Thursday, November 7th, 2024

South Africa Shuts Key Border as Violent Post-Election Protests Rock Mozambique

South Africa has temporarily closed the Lebombo border crossing with Mozambique following violent unrests linked to disputed election results in Mozambique. The Border Management Authority (BMA) commissioner, M... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Wednesday, November 6th, 2024

Johannesburg’s Looming Water Crisis: Level 1 Restrictions and Growing Concerns of ‘Day Zero’

Gauteng’s residents, long reliant on assurances from Rand Water that a “Day Zero” scenario was unlikely, now face an unsettling reality as Level 1 water restrictions come into force. This initial ... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, November 4th, 2024

Cape Town Underworld: The Rise and Fall of Mark Lifman

Cape Town’s criminal underworld lost one of its most notorious figures this Sunday when businessman Mark Lifman was shot dead outside the Garden Route Mall in George. Lifman, aged 57, was walking alone throug... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Head of Ekurhuleni Police Suspended for Allegations of Running Unofficial Police Unit.

Isaac Mapiyeye, the suspended head of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), faces serious allegations of running an unofficial “police” unit of unpaid volunteers, known as the Commun... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Monday, October 28th, 2024

Alleged Misuse of Police Vehicles Sparks Debate Over Resource Allocation

A recent incident involving a police vehicle from Bramley Police Station allegedly operating far outside its designated area has sparked considerable debate over the use of law enforcement resources in South Af... Read more »
By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, October 25th, 2024

Three Arrested for Mass Shooting in Cape Town

Cape Town — In a tragic mass shooting that claimed seven lives in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town, police have arrested three suspects as the province reels from a string of violent incidents believed to be gang-rela... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Monday, September 9th, 2024

Popular KZN Stick Fighter Bhejane Msomi Dies in Murder-Suicide Shooting

Bhejane Msomi, a popular stick fighter from KwaZulu-Natal, has allegedly died in a murder-suicide incident that took place in his hometown of Highflats on Monday, 09 September 2024. According to various sources... Read more »
By Staff Writer On Thursday, August 15th, 2024

Floyd Shivambu Leaves the EFF to Join MK Party

Floyd Shivambu has resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a party he co-founded with Julius Malema in 2013, to join Jacob Zuma-led uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party. This was announced at an EFF press con... Read more »