Mbalula moves to overturn E. Cape ANC conference court ruling

File: African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula African National Congress Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, has filed an application with the Eastern Cape High Court to rescind the court’s decision, which halted the party’s provincial conference in March. A group of disgruntled ANC members approached the court to stop the provincial conference, citing alleged…

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Street Store celebrates 11 years of goodwill

Street Store initiative in Bloemfontein More than three thousand homeless and vulnerable individuals have received clothing and essential items as part of the Street Store initiative. This year’s initiative was held in Hamilton, Heidedal and Lourierpark in Bloemfontein. Coordinator of Street Store, Marésa van der Walt, says the organisation collects items throughout the year with…

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KZN vaccinates over one million cattle

KZN Agriculture begins mass FMD vaccination rollout Over one million cattle have been vaccinated to curb the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial mass vaccination drive began in February this year as part of the national program. KwaZulu-Natal MEC for agriculture and rural development Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa says this is a major milestone in…

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LIVE: 16th Annual Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture

16th Annual Thabo Mbeki Africa Day Lecture in Cape Town. The lecture will be delivered at the Century City Conference Centre by Dr Kayode Fayemi, a former Governor of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Framed under the theme, “Rebuilding African Unity in an Age of Fragmentation: Sovereignty, Solidarity, and the Renewal of Institutions”, the programme positions Africa…

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Ronaldo’s brace fires Al Nassr to Saudi league title

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring a goal Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Al Nassr clinch the Saudi Pro League title with a 4-1 victory over Damac on the final day of the season, with Sadio Mane and Kingsley Coman also on the scoresheet for Jorge Jesus’s side. The win meant Al Nassr finished on 86…

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Two tourists found dead in the Kruger National Park

FILE Photo: Crime scene Management of the South African National Parks (SANParks) says the bodies of two tourists have been discovered in the Pafuri section (Nxanatseni North Region) of the Kruger National Park. It says a search was launched on Thursday evening after camp staff noticed that the tourists did not return. The two bodies…

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