BMA Commissionrr Dr Michael Masiapato at the Beitbridge port of entry. 3 minutes The national public entity, Border Management Authority (BMA), says it needs more resources to fight crime at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Senior BMA officials concluded their four-day border assessment programme at the country’s largest land port of…
Music sheet 1 minute South Africa’s unique sounds of clap and tap are increasingly gaining popularity. This as the Amapiano genre takes the world by storm. However, funding and support for the unique clap and tap genre, which is rooted in African indigenous hymns, remains a challenge. Many of the groups that are producing music…
A visually impaired person reading braille. 1 minute South Africa’s blind community has highlighted its concern over the provisions of the Copyright Amendment Bill. It says specific provisions criminalise the conversion of reading materials to accessible formats without the copyright holder’s permission. The formats include braille or large print. South Africa joined the international community Saturday…
1 minute The South African Weather Service has issued a warning for disruptive rains in several municipalities across the Free State today. Electricity supply could be affected as heavy rainfall is expected to cause localised flooding in areas including informal settlements as well as on roads. Low-lying bridges are also expected to be submerged. Authorities…
3 minutes Traffic volumes have increased on the N-3 in KwaZulu-Natal as motorists started to head home from Durban and other coastal areas. At its peak, over 1 500 vehicles per hour were recorded passing through the Mariannhill toll plaza at Pinetown from between 8 o’clock and 12 midday on Saturday. The N3 Toll Concession…
1 minute A 37-year-old businessman from Inanda north of Durban is expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court tomorrow in connection with the kidnapping and murder of his 21-year-old employee. The incident happened on Christmas Day. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the victim was last seen in Umhlanga leaving a restaurant with the…
[File Image] AmaZulu King, MisuZulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes Cultural expert Dr Gugu Mazibuko from the University of Johannesburg has stated that Zulu customs do not accommodate divorce. She made these remarks in response to AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini’s recent court filing seeking to divorce one of his wives. However, Mazibuko also points out that divorce…
[File photo] Proteas’ Ryan Rickelton in action 3 minutes Proteas opener Ryan Rickelton made his highest score in any form of domestic or international cricket with 259 on day two of the second Test against Pakistan in Cape Town. Rickelton reached his double century before lunch and, along with Kyle Verreynne and Marco Jansen, extended…
Phalala River gorge in Lapalala 1 minute Two boys have drowned in Phalala River at Ga-Seleka outside Lephalale, Limpopo. A group of boys were swimming when the other two drowned. A local councillor Mohau Mjakula says the community members managed to retrieve one body before the police divers arrived at the scene. The second drowning victim…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police crime scene tape. 1 minute Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for three armed men after a female officer was robbed of her service pistol in a village outside Lebowakgomo. She was also locked inside the boot of her car but her colleagues rescued her the following day. The colleagues had gone…
