Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba heads back to check on the Morebeng-to-Sekgosese road mess for the third time after eight years of contractors flaking and cash vanishing into thin air. The 32-kilometer stretch was supposed to connect eight villages with proper tar and flood bridges by 2022, but the first crew took 400 million rand and ghosted the site back in 2019 without finishing anything.
A fresh contractor called Mathothoka Trading grabbed the gig with an extra 107.5 million rand attached and promised to wrap everything by year-end while hiring locals for 5 percent of the work. Investigators are sniffing around a sketchy 20-million retention payment that got dropped on the original contractor before completion, and enforcement...
Two dudes running blue-light robbery schemes got smoked during a shootout with cops on the R59 near Parys after refusing to pull over when a joint police squad tried stopping their white Golf fitted with fake emergency equipment. Officers from Gauteng's Tactical Response Team and other units tracked the suspects based on intel, and the chase ended when the criminals crashed into a fence while trading shots with law enforcement.
Both suspects died wearing full SAPS uniforms with badges, which helped them pose as real officers to trick motorists into stopping before robbing or hijacking them. Police found two illegal guns with ammo, extra police gear, sirens, and bogus plates inside the wrecked vehicle.
These fake-cop robberies keep...
President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to the Ncome Museum in KwaZulu-Natal's Nquthu area to give a speech about keeping the country glued together instead of letting old wounds fester. The whole thing happens at the Battle of Blood River heritage spot, where Voortrekker forces clashed with Zulu warriors back in 1838, and the government picked this location to remind everyone that unity matters more than staying mad about history.
The theme pushes reconciliation for younger South Africans who need to learn from past beefs without repeating them. Ramaphosa will probably talk about fixing land issues and closing gaps in healthcare and education since those problems still haunt communities across racial and economic lines.
Reconciliation Day...
The Collen Mashawana Foundation threw its third elderly Christmas bash at Thohoyandou Stadium, and over 3,000 seniors from 60 Limpopo villages showed up for food, grooming services, meds, blankets, wheelchairs, and holiday hampers. Traditional leader Thovhele Gole Mphaphuli and Thulamela Mayor Sarah Rambuda ran point on the whole thing while volunteers helped seniors get haircuts and manicures to feel special during the festive season.
Shoprite and Boxer supplied groceries for the care packages, while other partners like Todani and NAD Invest covered logistics and funding to pull off the massive event. Founder Collen Mashawana doubled down on his vision to keep growing the program beyond Limpopo since elders deserve respect for passing...
President Ramaphosa gets the Madlanga Commission interim findings handed straight to him without any public release, and the decision has people sketching about transparency since the probe digs into criminal gangs allegedly running wild inside South African police departments, intelligence units, and courts. Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga leads the whole thing after KwaZulu-Natal's top cop dropped receipts claiming mafia types infiltrated law enforcement with help from politicians and senior officers.
The report probably covers how drug cartels bribed their way into Crime Intelligence and prosecution offices, plus politicians allegedly messing with investigations to protect their buddies. Witness protection looks pathetic after someone...
South Africa's Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is heading to Mabvete Village in Limpopo's Vhembe District on Friday to flip the switch on a solar microgrid that powers over 700 homes without tapping the national grid. The setup runs on industrial panels and battery storage while throwing in free Wi-Fi at schools and community centers, plus high-mast lighting for safer streets at night.
The pilot dropped last year with 20 million rand backing the build, and households don't pay anything upfront while dodging load-shedding drama through stored sunshine. Smart boards at Madimbo Primary School let kids access digital learning tools, and locals got trained to maintain the gear so the system doesn't fall apart when something...
Four dudes busted into a Tembisa home around midnight and shot a 61-year-old school principal dead while robbing the place in Maokeng Extension. The suspects beat up his wife and son before grabbing valuables and bouncing, leaving the family wrecked, and the community shook about safety during the holidays.
The victim ran a private school where he mentored tons of kids from rough backgrounds, and neighbors said he always looked out for people. Gauteng cops opened murder and robbery cases while searching for leads, asking anyone with info to speak up since the four attackers seemed organized and might have known the family's routine.
Police are dealing with a crime spike in the township despite ramping up patrols, and investigators...
Gambia Revenue Authority kicked off a workshop at the Senegambia Beach Hotel, where senior staff and gender focal points are getting trained on diversity and inclusion stuff for five straight days. Deputy Director Binta Sallah Kandeh said the whole point is embedding equity into policies and operations instead of treating it like some checkbox exercise, while Acting Commissioner Essa Jallow mentioned that respecting differences actually boosts efficiency when dealing with taxpayers from different backgrounds.
The sessions cover everything from gender-responsive budgeting to stopping workplace harassment, and participants are supposed to figure out how to turn national policies into actual internal rules. Director of Internal Audit John...
Some new coalition called the People's Alliance for Change rolled out at Alliance Française, saying nobody can fix Gambia solo while laying out their game plan for next year's presidential race. Deputy chair Papa Jagne mentioned nearly 15 political parties already vibed with their pitch to back one strong candidate instead of splitting votes, and environmental activist Kemo Fatty read a statement about wanting better youth involvement and economic reforms.
Chairman Omar Musa Barrow told reporters the group formed because citizens got fed up with the current leadership screwing things up. The alliance claims it wants transparent processes and accountability rather than personal ego trips, and they set up temporary coordinators to handle...
