Social media personality Musa Khawula. 1 minute Social media personality Musa Khawula is set to return to the Randburg Magistrate’s Court next week Wednesday for a bail application. Khawula, who appeared briefly in court yesterday, is facing charges of defamation of character, hate speech, and contravention of the Cyber Crimes Act. The charges stem from…
[File Image]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The lawyer representing alleged Cape Town underworld figure, Nafiz Modack, has argued there is no evidence connecting the pinging of Lieutenant Colonel Charl Kinnear’s cell phone to his murder. Modack, who faces over 100 charges including Kinnear’s 2018 murder, will appear…
File photo | A truck accident scene. 1 minute Two drivers have been critically injured in a crash on the R56 Ixopo Road, near Umkhomazi on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Provincial Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Sindi Msimang has warned motorists to be cautious with emergency services still on the scene. “There’s a report of an…
File image: Shoppers in a grocery shop in South Africa. 1 minute Independent economist Elize Kruger says inflation is expected to tick up slightly following a fuel price hike and a rise in other household expenses recorded in December 2024. Her comments come as Statistics South Africa prepares to release the December inflation numbers this…
2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has ironed out South Africa’s priorities and objectives of the G20 Presidency, saying the G20 is an institution that shapes the architecture of the World. Addressing the 55th World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Ramaphosa explains that hosting the G20 is a significant moment for…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. 1 minute The mining sector in South Africa is showing signs of strain, with production declining by 0.9% year-on-year in November. This comes after a 1.1% year-on-year increase recorded in the previous month. The largest negative contributors were gold, iron…
Rain seen from a windscreen. 2 minutes The South African Weather Service has issued two weather alerts for KwaZulu-Natal. A yellow level 2 warning has been issued for disruptive rain, which may cause damage to infrastructure, expected along the coastal and adjacent interior areas from tomorrow morning. Additionally, a level 2 warning has been issued for…
Police seen at Shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute Police have refuted claims that they are not willing to admit to hospital the recently resurfaced illegal mineworkers in Stilfontein, North West. The Stilfontein Solidarity Committee earlier released a statement saying some illegal miners who were recently retrieved need immediate healthcare and should not be…
[File Image]: President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the Business Interaction Group on South Africa at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading the South African delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. According to the Presidency statement, Ramaphosa will deliver a special address at WEF where…
3 minutes The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is working to address issues facing student accommodation in KwaZulu-Natal, where landlords have not been paid. Angry landlords blocked the entrance to one of the TVET Colleges in Durban over the outstanding payments. Registration has been disrupted at the Mbumbulu TVET College in KwaMakhutha, south of…
