1 minute Parliament’s Justice Portfolio Committee starts with the process to appoint the next deputy Public Protector today. The committee has shortlisted eight candidates for the position that has been vacant for almost a year. This is the second attempt to find a suitable candidate. In April this year, this process had to be abandoned…
Spain’s Rafael Nadal waves at fans during a tribute to his career Palacio de Deportes at the Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena in Malaga, Spain on 20 November 2024. 3 minutes Rafael Nadal said farewell to tennis and his fans saluted their retiring hero in a bittersweet and emotional ceremony at a sold-out Malaga arena…
File Image: Lily Mine was closed after part of it collapsed in 2016 leaving Solomon Nyirenda, Yvonne, Mnisi and Pretty Yende trapped underground. 1 minute Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe says operations will resume at the Lily Mine in Mpumalanga. The mine made headlines in 2016 when the crown pillar between the roof of underground…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The Cape Town High Court case of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome Booysen, André Naude and others is set to resume today. The matter had to be postponed yesterday after an accused needed medical care for epilepsy. The case will resume without alleged kingpin, Mark Lifman, who…
A crime scene cordoned-off. 1 minute The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is probing a death in police custody. This after a 43-year-old man shot and killed himself in a police charge office at Ventersburg police station on Monday. The man was arrested at a tavern in Winburg over the weekend after his wife reported…
Mine shaft at the Stilfontein in the North West where illegal mining takes place. 2 minutes An attorney at the Right2Protest Project at Wits University’s Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Felix Quibe, says the State can argue that assisting illegal miners would be tantamount to aiding and abetting criminality. He was speaking ahead of today’s hearing…
A trolley packed with goods in a supermarket. 1 minute As Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) prepares to release the October Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) numbers on Wednesday, analysts anticipate that inflation could drop as low as 3% from the 3.8% recorded in September 2024. They note that South Africa’s consumer price inflation has reached…
Image depicting a kidnapping 1 minute Three foreign nationals are expected to appear at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court tomorrow on charges of abduction. Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie says the suspects are linked to the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl a week ago. She was reported missing at the Samora Machel police station. Pojie says police…
Team Europe’s Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal during a press conference in London, Britain on September 22, 2022. 3 minutes Roger Federer paid tribute to his retiring rival Rafa Nadal today, telling the Spaniard he challenged him like no other player and that he had made the tennis world proud throughout a glittering career lasting…
Person watering their garden 2 minutes Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has assured the public that the country will not run out of water. He says there are plans to build more dams. Ageing infrastructure and leaking pipes have been highlighted as contributing to the water challenges in the country. Mahlobo was addressing…
