Herman Mashaba's successor as mayor of Joburg, Mpho Moerane, recently claimed that Mashaba derailed many of the plans meant to improve the city.

The commuters were traveling on the R56 when their bus crashed on Monday night. It is believed that the driver lost control and overturned the bus.

Affected areas include the Booysens area, Ormonde, Nasrec, Southdale and Evans Park, amongst other areas.

At the weekend, at least four taxis were set alight and others vandalised.

Over the weekend, at least four taxis were set alight and other vehicles were damaged due to the fights over routes.

Health Minister Joe Phaahla said that they were also looking into a booster shot for those with a weakened immune system.

More than 20 million doeses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in South Africa, meaning over a quarter of the adult population is fully inoculated.

At the weekend, taxi violence flared up again over routes between the Nancefield Dube West Association and the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association.

Umalusi's CEO Mafu Rakometsi said that the Basic Education Department and Umalusi still had to finalise policy and legislation to make sure that this space was regulated.

A memorandum of understanding was signed by the city and Eskom on Wednesday night, which they have been working on for over a year now.

Eskom and the city signed the memorandum on Wednesday night after a year of trying to agree on the terms.

Eskom said that an investigation was under way to determine why the utility was overburdened by boiler tube leaks, which contributed to power outages.

It’s alleged that last week, the 12-year-old - who has a mental illness, was sexually abused at Steenbokpan outside Lephalale.

The Health Department said that there was a significant number of people who had not received these SMS after being fully vaccinated.

In a letter addressed to staff at SAA, interim CEO Thomas Kgokolo said that if the company were to go back to those employment conditions, it would only take the company backwards and make it unsustainable.

Workers affiliated to Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) have staged a picket outside the employer's headquarters to express their grievances.

Staff members affiliated to Numsa and the South African Cabin Crew Association (Sacca) are picketing outside SAA's offices in Kempton Park.

Frustrated EMPD trainees have told Eyewitness News that their training was being deliberately stalled as a cost-saving measure.