Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube (DA) announced that the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) matric results will be released during the second week of January. The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is finalising preparations to ensure a smooth conclusion to this year’s matric examination process. Matric results are set for 13 January 2025, with provincial […]

Police foiled a kidnapping attempt and arrested nine suspects in Ivory Park on Tuesday, 26 November 2024 and seized three (3) firearms and a vehicle used during the commission of the crime. Another suspect was fatally wounded during a shootout with the police. According to a preliminary report a team comprising of members from the […]

Speculation is growing about the cause of the fire at the Urban Village Residential Complex, which has left hundreds homeless and reduced belongings to ashes. The fire broke out on Tuesday night, 24 September 2024, and engulfed more than 130 apartments. Johannesburg EMS confirmed that the body of a female, found in the room where […]

Skip to content As at today, 13 April 2020, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Africa is 2,272. This is an increase of 99 from the previously reported cases. Unfortunately, 2 more people have passed away due to the coronavirus bringing the National death toll to 27. The deaths have been recorded […]

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has experienced long queues from Post Offices. The Ebony Park Post Office has run out of cash a number of times leaving beneficiaries empty handed. Some of the beneficiaries visit the Post Office in Ebony Park Shopping Centre as early as 5 o’clock in the morning to access […]

Health Workers are conducting COVID-19 screening and testing at Ebony Park “Stop 40”, Zuma’s Carwash today the 8th of July 2020. Members of the community displaying Coronavirus symptoms are urged to go and test for the novel virus. Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, coughing, breathing difficulties, muscle pain and tiredness. At the time of publishing, […]

Skip to content President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 today, Wednesday, 11 November 2020, on South Africa’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The address follows a special sitting of Cabinet that considered recommendations of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting. Both meetings took place yesterday, Tuesday 10 November 2020. The President’s […]

The Health Ombudsman, Professor Melagarapu Makgoba, has finally released his findings into the circumstances surrounding Shonisani Lethole’s death at Tembisa Hospital. KAE News reported last year that Lethole died before receiving his COVID-19 results at Tembisa Hospital on the 30th of June 2020. He was admitted at the hospital with breathing difficulties. Due to alleged […]

The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) would like to invite all Gauteng residing graduates and unemployed youth between the ages of 18-35 to be part of the COVID-19 Brigades Programme. The Programme is part of the Department’s overall plan to involve the youth in limiting community transmission and outbreaks within the Education Sector as schools […]

Today, the 21st of April 2020 and Day 25 of the National Lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on additional economic and social relief measures that form part of Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government is implementing a range of relief measures to support the most vulnerable South Africans during this time, and […]

The South African Government’s nationwide campaign to register and ensure compliance of spaza shops made its way to Kaalfontein on 21 November 2024. Spearheaded by City of Johannesburg Acting Mayor Eunice Mgcina, the initiative began at Yarona Shopping Centre and continued to the Kaalfontein Market in Ward 92. Supported by municipal entities such as JMPD, […]

In a recent announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday, 15 November 2024, spaza shop owners across the country are now required to register their businesses within the next 21 days in their respective municipalities. This is part of a larger initiative to regulate informal businesses and ensure compliance with local laws. In response to […]

Skip to content Eskom Hld SOC Ltd is setting up a pop-up office in Ivory Park on Tuesday, 19 November 2024, as part of its Key Revision Number 2 (KRN) rollout across Gauteng. Customers are urged to recode their prepaid meters by the 24 November 2024 deadline to avoid disruptions in receiving new tokens. Eskom […]

In an address to the nation on Friday, 15 November 2024, the President spoke about the increase in food-borne illnesses that have recently claimed the lives of at least 22 children.  Over 890 cases of food-borne sickness have been reported across South Africa, primarily in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. A major incident in Soweto led to […]