The George Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The bail application of two men accused of gunning down alleged Cape Town underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, is expected to continue in the George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape today. Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot at the Garden Route Mall on November 3 last year….
Taylor Fritz of the US. 1 minute World number four, Taylor Fritz, seems determined to end America’s title drought in the men’s singles in Melbourne. He dropped just five games in his first-round match at the Australian Open, cruising to a 6-2, 6-love, 6-3 victory over countryman Jenson Brooksby. Fritz had a breakthrough year in…
2 minutes A Limpopo traffic officer has been found dead at a mountain near a village outside Thohoyandou. Police say Patrick Netshidzivhani had been reported missing earlier this week. He was initially reported missing on Sunday, 12 January, after being last seen while exercising at Khunguni mountain near Ha-Makhuvha village and did not return home….
Memorial service for the late Winnie Khumalo was held at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. 1 minute The late singer and songwriter Winnie Khumalo has been hailed as a prolific performer whose body of work will live-on for generations to come. A memorial service was held at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg to celebrate Khumalo’s…
Graduating students 1 minute The positive matric pass rate introduces challenges in the employment market. This is as a surge in the number of graduates entering the job market looking for entry-level jobs means competition for limited roles, further escalating the country’s high unemployment rate which is currently sitting at 32.1%. As a result, verifying…
Water dripping from a tap 2 minutes Residents from Komani in the Eastern Cape say they have been struggling to access clean water since November last year. Community leader Solomzi Nkwentsha claims that the water shortage is intentionally caused and the municipality is providing contaminated water. Nkwentsha say this has led to residents falling sick….
Special equipment being used at Stilfontein. 2 minutes Police have confirmed that the number of illegal miners who have been brought to the surface at Shaft 11 in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp in the North West has increased to 166. Police say the number of people who have been certified dead has also increased to 78….
A gavel in a court. 2 minutes The second suspect arrested in connection with the mass shooting in Pienaar Township in Mpumalanga has appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court in Mbombela. Speaking during a press briefing at the provincial police headquarters, Acting Provincial Commissioner Zeph Mkhwanazi says the suspect appeared for allegedly being in possession…
Wits University’s Great Hall at a campus in Braamfontein. 1 minute The University of the Witwatersrand’s Student Representative Council (SRC) President Nombulelo Chiya says the university currently has student debt of R1.6 billion. Chiya was speaking at the launch of the SRC trust fund called the Kobo Ya Thuto Legacy Fund at the university in…
Taylor Fritz of the US shakes hands with Jenson Brooksby of the US after winning his first round match 3 minutes Fourth seed Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end the 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men with a resounding 6-2 6-0 6-3 victory over compatriot Jenson Brooksby at the…
