Classroom 1 minute Some schools across the country continue to be breeding ground for rapists. Police crime statistics for the period October to December last year reveal that of the more than 11 000 reported rape cases, 74 happened at schools. This has brought to the fore questions regarding the safety of learners in schools….
[FILE IMAGE] General view at the start of a track event. 1 minute The first day of the South African Senior Track and Field Championships has kicked off with a bang. Despite the inclement weather in Potchefstroom, the comeback athlete Gift Leotlela pipped Bayanda Walaza in a premier men’s 100m photo finish race. In the…
Director of Luthuli Museum Brian Xaba 2 minutes The Director of the Luthuli Museum, Brian Xaba, has told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that they have provided investigators with sufficient material about the life and death of former African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert Luthuli. Xaba was testifying before the reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death. Luthuli…
FIA approves GM engines for F1 2 minutes General Motors engines will be available for use in Formula 1 races beginning in 2029, FIA, the circuit’s governing body, announced yesterday. GM will power cars for the Cadillac F1 team, a new entity that will start racing in 2026. The Cadillac team will use Ferrari engines…
[FILE IMAGE]: US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025. 4 minutes Businesses across multiple industries are increasing prices, cutting financial guidance and warning of growing uncertainty as US President Donald Trump’s trade war pushes up costs, up-ends supply chains…
[File Photo]A child running from a dark room 2 minutes Parents of learners at Pitlochry Primary School in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, have demanded answers following reports of sexual misconduct involving a teacher at the school. Concerned parents have called for the immediate suspension of the teacher, who has been removed from teaching pending the outcome of…
Barry Bateman is the spokesperson for Afriforum Private Prosecution Unit 2 minutes Civil society organisation AfriForum says that it accepts the apology from Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, after receiving a letter from him apologising for erroneously naming the Principal of Bergview College in Matatiele as a suspect in the rape of a 7-year-old girl at the school….
Mangaung Correctional Centre. 2 minutes The four Mangaung Correctional Centre warders accused of the assault and murder of inmate Mpho Mkhumbeni have been released on bail. This after the accused Mojalefa Maarman, Cedric Motshabi, Lebogang Martins and Boitumelo Mooi all submitted that, among others, they are not a flight risk and will not tamper with…
Tembisa Hospital fire on April 19. 2025. 2 minutes The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) says it will be sending inspectors to probe the cause of the fire incidents at Tembisa hospital in Gauteng’s Eastrand. The fires, which happened days apart, have brought into question the hospital’s safety protocols and emergency preparedness. OHSC’s Chief…
File image: Asbestos roof. 1 minute The High Court in Bloemfontein has postponed the asbestos case to the fifth of next month for the start of a trial-within-a-trial. Judge Phillip Loubser this morning granted former Free State Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota’s, request for the trial-within-trial. The aim is to test the…
