The Nelson Mandela University campus. 2 minutes Young professionals, graduates and academics have taken to Pretoria intersections to raise tuition funds for the underprivileged. The group, under the banner of Thusa Ngwana Geno Foundation, plans to raise at least R2 million before the 2025 academic year kicks off. The foundation also helps students with NSFAS…
Shaft 10 exit used by illegal mineworkers to emerge from underground. 2 minutes Illegal miners at Shaft 11 at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West will no longer be provided with food and water at weekends. That’s according to the provincial police spokesperson, Adele Myburgh. The number of illegal miners that are still underground remains unknown….
Free State traffic officers just outside of Bloemfontein 1 minute Motorists in the Free State say they would like to see more traffic officers on the roads this festive season. They added that the visibility of officers promotes road safety leading to the province registering fewer fatalities. The Free State Departments of Community Safety, Roads…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula briefing the media. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the release of Chri Hani’s killer Janusz Walus without a full confession of his actions is an injustice. Earlier, the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced that Walus will be deported to Poland. VIDEO |…
Gqeberha-based long distance runner Melikhaya Frans. 1 minute Gqeberha-based long distance runner Melikhaya Frans has won the ninth edition of the 1 City Marathon in Eastern Cape. The Nelson Mandela Bay’s flagship marathon saw over 2 000 athletics participate in the full, half, and 10-kilometre races respectively. Favourable weather conditions helped many runners to qualify for…
MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session on September 12, 2024. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi strongly opposes Parliament’s approval of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s salary increase. African National Congress (ANC) Chief Whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled a motion in response to the…
File photo: Flames reach upwards along the edge of a wildfire. 1 minute The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says it’s ready for any possible wildfires in the area. Alien invasive species and fynbos are some of the catalysts of wildfires in the province. This and issues of climate change come under…
People holding placards at an anti-corruption march. 2 minutes The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) says an investigation has revealed that over R9 million was paid to a service provider for one state funeral. This, as the budget was in actual fact only a million per state funeral. The SIU presented this to Parliament’s Public Works…
Men march against GBV during 16 Days of Activism 1 minute Men and boys have been urged to lead from the front and confront the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) in society. Hundreds of men and boys converged at the Bloemfontein City Hall for a one-day summit that is part of the 16 Days of…
Bitcoin 5 minutes Bitcoin catapulted above $100 000 for the first time on Thursday, a milestone hailed even by sceptics as a coming-of-age for digital assets as investors bet on a friendly US administration to cement the place of cryptocurrencies in financial markets. Once it broke $100,000 in Thursday’s Asian morning, boosted by US President-elect…
