The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued a recall for certain Ford Transit and Transit / Tourneo Custom passenger vehicles, warning consumers of a potential safety risk linked to faulty batteries. The recall, announced by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa (Manufacturing) (Pty) Ltd, affects 582 vehicles from the 2022 to 2026 model range, which were sold across the country between 2021 and 2025. NCC spokesperson Phetho Ntaba says the affected vehicles
The fight against tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Cape has gained new momentum, with the province recording its highest-ever TB testing figures. This is a clear sign that efforts to end the disease are intensifying. The fight against tuberculosis (TB) in the Western Cape has gained new momentum Ahead of World TB Day earlier this month, the Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness confirmed that nearly 40,000 people were tested for TB in February
Some fuel retailers have hiked their diesel prices pre-emptively ahead of the official announcement, which is now expected on Friday, 27 March. On 24 March, in an internal communication by Total Energies, the company recommended, at retailers’ own discretion, that the price of diesel should be gradually increased to the anticipated price increase on 1 April. The company says this is to negate any abnormal demand in respect of service stations.
Beneath the surface of a quiet Thornton neighbourhood, a sophisticated illegal operation was quietly thriving until law enforcement moved in. A coordinated operation by the Hawks’ Economic Protected Resources (EPR) unit, working alongside the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE), led to the arrest of three suspects linked to an illicit abalone drying facility. Hawks spokesperson Siyabulela Vukubi says they received a tip-off about an abalone-drying facility in the area.
The civil society group, AfriForum, will approach US authorities in the hopes that they impose sanctions against ANC Secretary-General@MbalulaFikile Fikile Mbalula. AfriForum on Wednesday released a document called the “Mbalula dossier”, accusing him of “corrupt activities”, and went further on social media, accusing him of money laundering and fraud. The “dossier” also highlights Mbalula’s supposed anti-Western comments. “In the past, he has voiced his opposition to Western influence and
