[File photo] Members of the ANC PEC in the North West 2 minutes The poor state of local government in the North West is on the agenda at a summit organised by the African National Congress (ANC) Provincial Executive Committee in Potchefstroom. The summit is taking place ahead of the provincial lekgotla, which is expected…
FILE | A piece of land 1 minute Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered Free State Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae and Mangaung Metro Mayor Gregory Nthlatsi to issue a public apology to land beneficiaries in Thaba Nchu. This follows errors in the registration of some properties in the area and the undue delay by the…
VIP protection vehicle blue lights. 2 minutes The case against eight former members of Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s VIP Protection unit is expected to continue in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg today. The officers were arrested after allegedly being caught on video assaulting civilians on the side of the N1 highway in Johannesburg in…
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi scores a goal. 2 minutes Leagues Cup will have a new format in 2025 with fewer teams and MLS clubs facing each other before the quarterfinals, while Liga MX clubs do the same. While every team from both leagues played in last year’s tournament, the 2025 event will be reduced to…
Cape Town at night 2 minutes The City of Cape Town has activated a protection plan against loadshedding following the news of its return. Eskom announced the implementation of Stage 3 loadshedding this weekend after about 10 months of non-interrupted power supply countrywide. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says they will continue building energy security through independent…
National Police Commissioner Gen. Fannie Masemola 1 minute Police have made almost 4 000 arrests for rape and attempted rape since October last year. This is according to National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. 3 983 arrests were made for the crimes from October last year to the 31st of last month. Masemola says police remain…
A truck travels to a depth of 516 metres below the surface to collect ore at the Chibuluma copper mine in the Zambian copperbelt region. 2 minutes Africa’s biggest copper producers, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, are working on deals to gain exposure to metal trading as a demand surge linked to artificial…
Court gavel and book 1 minute A 51-year-old church pastor has briefly appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court, on the Cape Flats, on charges relating to rape and assault. The police’s Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit responded to claims that the pastor allegedly assaulted and raped victims at his Khayelitsha church between…
Police are seen outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 16 October 2023. 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to resume at the High Court in Pretoria this morning. The case was postponed to allow Advocate Charles Mnisi to prepare for the defence of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya. Mnisi…
SA musician Wouter Kellerman poses with his Grammy Award. 1 minute South Africans have taken centre stage at this year’s 67th Grammy Awards. South African flautist, composer, producer and now three-time Grammy winning artist, Wouter Kellerman, has been honoured with a Grammy Award in the Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album category for his…
