City Power has completed 98% of the first phase of repairs at the Mayfair Substation as work continues to restore electricity to areas affected by a fire at the facility. The substation caught fire on Sunday morning, resulting in power outages in Auckland Park and neighbouring areas. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said that while progress was encouraging, the damage to the substation was extensive, and significant work remained before all affected customers could be reconnected. He said the badly…
Education authorities in Gauteng have defended the province’s online school registration system amid growing frustration from parents struggling to secure school placements for their children. Some affected parents have called on the department to abandon the online system in favour of walk-in applications, arguing that the current process disadvantages learners and leaves many without placements. Addressing frustrated parents at Ebony Park, outside Midrand, Johannesburg District Acting Director Klaas Macheke said the online admissions system was introduced to broaden access to…
Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane, the former acting National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee today, describing his 2017 removal from the top post as unlawful, irrational, and a chaotic “mess” orchestrated by then-Police Minister Fikile Mbalula. Testifying in the probe into allegations of corruption, criminal infiltration, and political interference in the criminal justice system—originally raised by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi—Phahlane insisted that only the President, who appointed him, held…
Some Soweto parents of Grade R and Grade 1 learners could not hide their joy as they escorted their children to school on the first day of the academic year. Smiles, excitement and even tears of happiness filled school gates as parents shared this important milestone with their little ones. Newsnote spoke to parents in Orlando East, Soweto who described the day as emotional and memorable. Sinayonathi Mahlombe said she felt proud and hopeful as she took her bundle of…