Author: Larson Thebe
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has warned 210 000 beneficiaries that they’ll experience a delay in receiving their June grant payments. This as the agency said the beneficiaries might be receiving an income that they didn’t disclose prior to their application. The agency said the payments were discovered in collaboration with registered Credit Bureaus. “They’re obligated to inform SASSA of any changes to their financial circumstances after their application has been approved. Failure to comply with these requirements constitutes a violation of the Act and may result in corrective action. As part of this initiative, social grant payments for…
Tributes continue to pour in for the late actor Presley Chweneyagae, whose passing was announced by his agency, MLA, on Tuesday. The agency didn’t however announce the cause of the death of the 40-year-old actor. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of one of South Africa’s most gifted and beloved actors, Presley Chweneyagae, at the age of 40. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife, children, extended family, colleagues, and all who knew and loved him. “While we grieve the immense loss of a remarkable talent, we celebrate the light he brought to the…
Three people have died, and 12 others have been injured after a bus plunged off a more than 50m bridge in Maidstone Road in Tongaat, KwaZulu-Natal. According to the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI), the victims are three women from Ward 62, Burbreez, Tongaat. The road has been closed, traffic has been directed to other roads, and authorities have urged motorists to exercise caution in the area. “Our Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) has informed us that the bus driver experienced break failure. “He tried to avoid the traffic, veered off the road and plunged off more than 50m of bridge. “An…
South Africa’s sprint sensation Akani Simbine has done it again, by winning the 100m race at the Rabat Diamond League in Morocco. The 31-year-old clocked 9.95 seconds, just outside his season’s best of 9.90 seconds, to claim three out of three in the Diamond League this season. Kenyan sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala finished second in a time of 10.05, while USA’s Fred Kerley was in third in a time of 10.07. “Very comfortable race happy with it, happy with how I executed, and happy to finish off the race injury free.I feel great, I feel confident, I am happy that I…
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus said he’s pleased about the team’s recent second alignment camp held in Cape Town, ahead of the international season. The two-day camp featured a series of boardroom sessions and an optional gym session, while a bunch of overseas-based players joined the boardroom sessions virtually. The players also participated in a series of Outfox virtual training sessions to familiarise themselves with the new structures. Erasmus and the Springbok assistant coaches made a series of presentations to both locally based and overseas-based players during the sessions. The world champions will start the season in a month’s time against…
Intervention efforts to rescue the struggling Daybreak Foods, a major poultry producer in the country, continues unabated. This following a South Gauteng High Court judgment to make permanent an urgent interim order granted to the National Council of SPCA (NSPCA) on 10 May. The order upheld the NSPCA’s authority to “act decisively against animal cruelty and affirmed its legal right to intervene when animals suffer.” Daybreak was placed under business rescue on Tuesday to avoid liquidation and protect around 3 000 jobs, a move supported by the Public Investment Corporation (PIC). The company was acquired by the PIC in 2015 for…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has dismissed reports by US President Donald Trump that there’s “white genocide” and land grab in South Africa. Trump made the remarks during his meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday in Washington D.C., USA, where he used video footage and articles in a bid to prove that there’s “white genocide” in the country. The minister said the term “genocide” has been forcefully introduced to the scene, in a distinctly foreign and strange manner, adding that a lot of material has been put into circulation, which include pictures of crosses along a particular road, to name…
Police in Ipelegeng, Schweizer-Reneke, in the North West, have made a breakthrough following the arrests of three people in connection with the outbreak of violence in the area and gang related clashes. The arrest came after several police units were deployed to the area yesterday, and the discovery of the body of a 19-year-old male who was found with stab wounds along the Amalia- Schweizer-Reneke road. Police said the violence disrupted schooling, public transport, business, health, emergency services and posed a serious threat to peace and stability in the area. “A 30-year-old suspect linked with four cases, including two of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has again dispelled allegations of white genocide in South Africa and rampant land expropriation made by his US counterpart, Donald Trump. This emerged during a somewhat tense and heated meeting between the two leaders at the White House in Washington D.C., USA on Wednesday evening. The meeting started cordially with pleasantries, as Ramaphosa thanked Trump for his donation of health material during the COVID-19 pandemic and peace efforts in SADC. But events took a turn when Trump again made unsubstantiated allegations of white genocide in South Africa. “We do have a lot of people concerned with regards…
The North West government said more than 1 000 jobs would be created following Harmony Gold investment of R1.5 billion at its Stilfontein operations in the City of Matlosana Local Municipality. The investment is in the company’s renewable energy, which has already been rolled out. According to the provincial government, the investment is a culmination of talks Premier Lazarus Mokgosi had with the company’s Executive Management on the side-lines of the Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town. At the core of the meeting, was to discuss several issues relating to diversification, localization and SMME Development. Mokgosi said the investment confirms government’s…