1 minute A Bloemfontein man has started to serve his life jail term for raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter and infecting her with HIV. The local magistrate’s court sentenced the man yesterday. In 2020, the young girl reported that the stepfather raped her while she was staying with him, her mother and younger sister in a shack in Bloemspruit. She had said the…
File image: Groblers Bridge Border Post sign. 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the Groblers Bridge border, outside Lephalale in Limpopo, has been reopened. Operations at the port of entry were temporarily suspended due to flooding that caused damage to infrastructure. BMA says the port that links South Africa and Botswana is now…
Scene where a suspected Inanda gang leader and accomplice were killed by police in Cottonlands in Verulam on January 30, 2025. 1 minute A suspected Inanda gang leader and his accomplice have been shot dead during a shootout with police in Verulam, north of Durban. They were allegedly terrorising residents of Inanda, KwaMashu and surrounding…
Arsenal midfielder Ethan Nwaneri during a Carabao Cup match against Bolton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium in London, England on September 24, 2024. 2 minutes Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta heaped praise on midfielder Ethan Nwaneri after the 17-year-old produced another fine performance to help his side secure a spot in the Champions League round of 16…
File Image: The four accused including Joslin’s mother Kelly Smith appear in the Vredenburg Magistrate’s court. 1 minute The pre-trial hearing in the case of the disappearance of six-year-old Joslin Smit is expected to get underway in the High Court in Cape Town today. The girl’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquin Appollis and Steveno…
uMkhonto weSizwe’s Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla at a party event on December 8, 2024. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party member Bonginkosi Khanyile says Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, the daughter of party leader and former president Jacob Zuma, was not part of the July 2021 unrest. Khanyile is among the many prominent MK Party members including Zuma, who are…
Farmer receives Hemp seeds and certificate. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Province is moving forward with plans to establish itself as a hub for the cannabis industry. Today, 26 local farmers will receive hemp seeds from the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency and sign an agreement at the Coega Special Economic Zone in Gqeberha. These…
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla registering at Parliament on June 25, 2024 ahead of her swearing in as an MP. 1 minute Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal today in connection with the July 2021 civil unrest. It is not clear whether she will be facing…
Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago 3 minutes Some political parties in Parliament and Cosatu have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. However, some say despite the reduction, interest rates are still higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic. They say there’s room for more cuts to stimulate economic growth…
Power lines. 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced that it has approved electricity tariff adjustments for Eskom for the next three years. For the 2025/26 financial year, the regulator approved a tariff increase of 12.7%. Eskom was seeking a 36% hike. For the 2026/27 financial year, Nersa approved a…
