By Constance van Niekerk, 16 April 2025 | Orange Farms Three young men, aged 19 and 20, have lost their lives in separate but seemingly linked violent incidents that rocked the community of Orange Farms, south of Johannesburg, this week. According to a media statement issued by Sergeant Shaun Motsapi on behalf of Station Commander […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has rallied South Africans to be persistent and practice discipline to win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. In his weekly message to the nation, Ramaphosa has highlighted the seriousness of the third wave which is sweeping the country, hitting Gauteng particularly hard. He says the task of controlling the virus is not […]
The alcohol industry says it is worried after President Cyril Ramaphosa reinstated the ban on the sale, distribution, and transportation of alcohol. It says it understands the need to save lives, but the ban should be reviewed regularly. Ramaphosa says reckless behaviour by drunk people increases the spread of COVID-19 and that accidents […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night placed the country in an adjusted level 3 lockdown in a bid to flatten the curve of covid19 infections. South Africa has already passed the 1million infections mark. “We are at an extremely dangerous point in our fight against the pandemic.” Says the President in his address last night. Teary-eyed, […]