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AS we are counting down the days towards the Easter long weekend, most of the people in this country are preparing for a long trip, they are alone going to the Easter services, while others use this time to join their families and enjoy the days off.This season, Cadbury Dairy Milk – the most popular chocolate brand in South Africa – is inviting the people of the country to plan good times with the annual #HideAndTreat process.This game is performed every Easter when Cadbury chocolates are hidden in unexpected places, and watching the joy of children and other family members…

(Photo: iStock)The latest blue drop and green drop report, which measures, among other things, the state of South Africa’s drinking water quality, water purification and water use, was launched on Tuesday. Although according to Pemmy Majodina, Minister of Water and Sanitation, there has been a slight improvement, the country’s water situation is still “deeply worrying”.The reports show, among other things, that the condition of the country’s waste water treatment plants, despite various interventions, is continuously deteriorating.Gauteng and the Western Cape are doing the best, while Mpumalanga and the North West have shown significant improvement, Majodina said during the launch of…

WE RECEIVED support for the proposal of the Minister of Basic Education, Ms. Siviwe Gwarube, to investigate the lives of officers and employees of the Department. Ms Gwarube invited the corruption investigation unit, theSpecial Investigating Unit (SIU), to conduct this investigation in his Department.He said this after he was accused of putting a duck’s foot and intervened in the recruitment process for the ministry’s national spokesperson, following the departure of the former spokesperson, Mr. Elijah Mhlanga. It is said that Ms. Gwarube has someone she wanted to replace her, which she rejected.The Chairman of the committee of the Department of…

(Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) The relief in the fuel price increase granted by the government was welcomed from various quarters on Tuesday. Enoch Godongwana, the finance minister, announced shortly before that the fuel levy would be temporarily reduced by R3 per litre. According to a joint statement from the National Treasury and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources, the conflict in the Middle East has substantially increased the risks to global energy markets, putting significant upward pressure on domestic fuel prices. The treasury and the department have investigated various measures to offer short-term relief to consumers, while maintaining a…

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THE owners of taxis belonging to the largest organization in the country, the South African National Taxi Council (SANTACO), are lamenting the increase in petrol prices.The indications of the Central Energy Fund (CEF), show that petrol 95 octane, may increase by R5,82 per liter, while 93 octane will increase by R5,32. They say that diesel may increase by R10.27 per liter. It turns out that these figures do not include the tax paid on petrol, the fuel levy which is said to increase by 21c per litre.The chairman of Santaco KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. Boy Zondi, said that car owners are crying…

(Archive photo: pixabay)Easter weekend is one of the busiest weekends on South African roads, with many vehicles expected to flood the main routes such as the N1, N2 and N4.With heavy rain forecast for large parts of the country, and rising fuel costs affecting travel plans, motorists are being warned to take extra care on the roads this Easter weekend.The South African Motor Repair Association (SAMBRA), in proud collaboration with the Retail Motor Industry Organization (RMI), is warning motorists to stay calm and take three important steps to handle stressful situations on the road responsibly and safely.In the event of…

The High Court in Durban, yesterday, DISMISSED with costs, the request of prominent businessman, Mr. Calvin Mathibeli, to appeal the case. According to KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson, Colonel Robert Netshiunda, Mathibeli had filed an appeal against the decision issued by the court on February 26 this year.On that day, the court ordered him to delete all his comments on social media, which defamed the name of the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.”The court had given him 24 hours to do that. It said that he should remove himself from websites as well as online media,” said Netshiunda. He was…

Rhulani Herbert Maringa (44) was sentenced by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court after being found guilty of livestock theft. He was also declared incompetent to own a firearm. (Photo: Provided)A policeman attached to the police unit for livestock theft and endangered species in Cullinan has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for livestock theft to the value of R80 000.Rhulani Herbert Maringa (44) was sentenced by the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court after being found guilty of livestock theft. He was also declared incompetent to own a firearm.According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in 2019 two accused stole cattle from the Zonderwater…

Political parties and labor unions are happy with the reduction of petrol tax by R3, due to allegations that the government may be hiding a stick in the dirt.Political parties and unions have applauded the reduction in tax but they say it does not give them peace because the government did not explain who will pay the money that will be lost to the government due to the reduction in petrol tax.The reduction in petrol tax has relieved the burden on car owners as it has not increased as expected.The announcement of the reduction in petrol tax was made by…