General view of a chessboard. 2 minutes Seven-year-old identical twins, Deauwin and Beauwin Rens from George, Western Cape, have represented South Africa at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Greece. The twins have been playing chess since they were two years old and are already able to beat their chess instructor, dad, Bradwin….
Emergency Unit of Tembisa Hospital has been extinguished 1 minute Ekurhuleni mayor Alderman Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says the fire that broke out on Saturday afternoon at the Emergency Unit of Tembisa Hospital has been extinguished. Firefighters and Gauteng Emergency Medical Services are still at the scene monitoring the situation. Xhakaza says the cause of the fire…
1 minute A 36-year-old woman has been arrested for the alleged kidnapping and killing of her 72-year-old father at Mphanama Magagamatlala outside Apel in Limpopo. Gisbon Makubung was allegedly hijacked and kidnapped from his home four weeks ago. He was found with severe injuries inside his car two days later. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute A tavern owner has been shot dead and four other people wounded at Marble Hall in Limpopo. Provincial Police Commissioner Thembi Hadebe has strongly condemned the shooting and has ordered investigators to use the available resources to hunt for the suspect who fired shots during…
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. 2 minutes As the trial into the disappearance of Joshlin Smith from Saldanha Bay on the West Coast continues, a group of residents gather outside the court for a prayer each morning. Joshlin is among the many children that experts say…
McLaren’s Lando Norris and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri during practice 2 minutes Formula One leader Lando Norris led the expected McLaren one-two in second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice on Friday while Yuki Tsunoda crashed his Red Bull. Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri, separated by three points at the top of the championship, resumed normal service…
1 minute Firefighters and the Gauteng emergency management services have responded to a fire at Tembisa Hospital’s accident and emergency unit. No casualties have been reported so far. “The report that we have now is that all patients who were at the accident emergency unit have been safely evacuated to a safer area within the…
5 minutes Ten years after #FeesMustFall and #RhodesMustFall shook South Africa, The Fall is back on stage, sparking renewed conversations about the movement’s legacy. As we begin the interview with the play’s producers, there’s a sense of both pride and quiet reckoning. Pride in the impact The Fall has made since its 2016 debut, and reckoning…
Broken windscreen of a car seen after a vehicle accident. 1 minute Three people – including a toddler – have been killed and three others seriously injured after a vehicle collided with a heavy truck on the R35 between Bethal and Middelburg in Mpumalanga on Saturday. The three victims perished on the scene. Preliminary investigations…
Piggy bank savings 2 minutes While many Christian denominations are commemorating Easter holidays, aggrieved Roman Catholic Church Diocese members in Rustenburg, North West, are gathering at Phokeng St Joseph Church demanding that one of their bishops and some of the priests be removed. The police escorted the bishop to safety on Wednesday after angry church…
