Firefighters battling fire at La Motte in Franschhoek
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire…
Argentina’s Luciano Benavides wins Dakar motorcycle title
KTM rider Luciano Benavides celebrating with his team Argentina’s Luciano Benavides won the Dakar Rally motorcycle category by two seconds, the narrowest margin ever, after American Ricky Brabec lost his way late in Saturday’s final stage in Saudi Arabia. The KTM rider, whose older brother Kevin won the Dakar in 2021 and 2023, came home…
Wallabies Harry Wilson out for six weeks after surgery
The Wallabies’ Harry Wilson Australia captain Harry Wilson will miss the start of the Super Rugby Pacific season after undergoing minor surgery on his right knee, the Queensland Reds said, on Saturday. The number eight sustained the injury in August during the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship win against the South Africa, in Johannesburg. Wilson underwent arthroscopic…
Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft
Elon Musk attends the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., US, November 19, 2025. Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, saying he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his early support, according to a court filing on Friday. OpenAI gained between $65.5 billion and $109.4 billion from…
CAF president rejects accusation of FIFA influence
FILE PHOTO: Patrice Motsepe, president of CAF speaks during the draw. The Confederation of African Football could have done a better job of explaining its decision to move the Africa Cup of Nations from every two to four years but was standing by it, the organisation’s president Patrice Motsepe said on Saturday. The decision was…
Firefighters battling fire at La Motte in Franschhoek
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
Phillipi East community left distraught after murder of eight people
FILE| Bullets shown on the above image. The community of Phillipi East (on the Cape Flats) have been left distraught following the killing of eight people at Marikana Informal Settlement in the early hours of Saturday morning. Six people were shot and killed in the area, another died while on the way to a medical…
‘Rising matric passes still strain higher education admissions’
[File Image]: Students at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) outside the campus. Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, says with more matriculants passing, admissions to institutions of higher learning remain a problem. Speaking at a three-day Post School Education and Training Strategic Planning session in Cape Town, she outlined what the department…
Kruger National Park launches a relief fund
Persistent rainfall impacts the Kruger National Park. Kruger National Park has launched a relief fund to rebuild the damaged infrastructure in the park. Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister Willie Aucamp made the announcement after flying over the park to assess the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rainfall. He says the fund will…
Residents in extreme northern KZN urged to brace for disruptive rain
FILE| Rain falling on an umbrella. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says residents in the extreme northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) should brace themselves for more disruptive rainfall, which can exacerbate the flooding currently being experienced in some of the areas. The weather service has issued a warning for disruptive rainfall which will continue…
Higher Education warns Class of 2025 against bogus colleges
Students listening to a lecture. The Higher Education Department has again warned the matric Class of 2025 to beware of bogus colleges. It says some are using fake promises and unaccredited courses to exploit desperate students during results season. The department earlier issued a nationwide warning against proceeding to register without verifying institutions. The department’s…
