Arsenal’s Declan Rice celebrates scoring their first goal. 2 minutes Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice struck in the second half to cancel out Bruno Fernandes’s free kick but Mikel Arteta’s men could only muster a 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday in a big blow to their Premier League title chances. Second-placed Arsenal, who have…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend a joint press conference with other African leaders, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 16, 2023. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa’s hosting of his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy next month. Zelenskyy will be…
All four lanes have been completely blocked off to traffic. 2 minutes Twelve people have died and several others left injured, following a bus crash on the R21 northbound near the OR Tambo International Airport, on Gauteng’s East Rand. The accident occurred on the R21 northbound, just after the R24 at the OR Tambo International…
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo 1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission’s CEO Sy Mamabolo says e-voting can only be successful if all South Africans have access to the internet. Mamabolo was speaking at the opening of the e-voting conference in Cape Town. The three-day conference brings together South Africans from all sectors of society including political…
A road has been barricaded with rocks and burning tyres during a service delivery protest. 2 minutes North West Police have raised concerns around the escalating incidents of service delivery protests in the province. According to the Police, the province has registered the highest number of protests nationally. 88 protests were reported in a period…
[File photo] The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police officer. 2 minutes The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police says they have rescued two people from alleged armed kidnappers. Metro police Spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says one woman and three men were accosted by three armed suspects when they were about to enter a shop in…
The Gauteng Health Department says it’s attending to the recommendations made by the Health Ombud about the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. 3 minutes The Health Ombud has recommended that the infrastructure at Helen Joseph hospital in Johannesburg be revamped. The Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released the findings of an…
2 minutes The South African Policing Union (SAPU) says it will wait for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) full investigation into the matter of the six Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) officers accused of corruption. The officers from the Drug Unit, arrested on charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances and defeating the ends of justice,…
1 minute Police have rescued an Ethiopian businessman kidnapped outside a restaurant in Norwood on Sunday. One of the kidnappers was shot dead and five others arrested. Police say the victim was inside a house in Kensington, Johannesburg where a shoot-out ensued with the kidnappers. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says police seized four illegal firearms,…
