Main entrance of the Tembisa Hospital after a fire broke out. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng is demanding a swift investigation into the recent fire at Tembisa Hospital and consequences for any failures that may have contributed to the incident over the weekend. The DA expressed concerns that are amplified by a history of…
1 minute Energy Expert Vally Padayachee says Eskom needs to bring the country into its confidence following reports of a R3.6 billion diesel spend in just 30 days. Action SA has raised concerns over the utility’s spending, describing it as an “unaffordable illusion” masking the country’s ongoing electricity crisis. Eskom’s 2024 data shows that diesel-powered…
[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expanded from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 2 minutes Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town, Dr Vinothan Naidoo says the collapse of Government of National Unity would come at a cost to the country. The ANC is under pressure in the GNU…
Ganief Hendricks: Founder and Leader of Al Jama-Ah 1 minute The leader of Al Jama-ah Party Ganief Hendricks says he hopes that a political leaders’ decision to visit self-proclaimed prophet and fugitive pastor Shepherd Bushiri will encourage him to return to South Africa to have his day in court. He was reacting to mounting criticism against…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 1 minute The trial of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith‘s disappearance is expected to continue today in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay. The child’s mother, Kelly Smith, and two co-accused face charges of kidnapping and trafficking. Last week, Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that statements of the accused, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn, were admissible as evidence. Appollis…
South Africa’s Garrick Higgo 1 minute South Africa’s Garrick Higgo is back in the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour. The 25-year-old left-hander from Stellenbosch won the Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic, courtesy of a final round of even par 72 and American Joel Dahmen’s late meltdown. Higgo finished on 274, 14-under-par, one-stroke…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. LIVESTREAM:
1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is expected to hear whether accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial will still have legal representation. This after defence counsel Charles Mnisi told the court last week that he might not be ready to proceed, after being granted yet another postponement. Sibiya was…
Handcuffs used to effect an arrest. 1 minute A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs at the Lebowakgomo taxi rank outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Police say the drugs found on him have an estimated street value of R4 000. According to provincial police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba, members of the Provincial Flying Squad…
File image: An informal settlement in South Africa. 2 minutes Civil society organisation, Abahlali baseMjondolo, says there are no basic services and the unemployment rate is high in informal settlements. This comes as its members are gearing up to mark Unfreedom Day on April 27, contrary to the rest of the country that will celebrate…
