Red Bull’s Max Verstappen speaks to fans 2 minutes Max Verstappen showed his irritation with questions about penalty points and race bans after qualifying on the front row for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix alongside old foe George Russell. Mercedes’ Russell took pole position for the second year in a row with Red Bull’s Verstappen, who…
File Image: Traffic officials expect large numbers of vehicles to enter Gauteng later this afternoon. 1 minute Ahead of the Youth Day Celebrations the Gauteng Traffic Police have made an impassioned plea to motorists behave responsibly. Spokesperson Sello Marremane says increased traffic volumes are expected as the youth begin to commemorate the occasion making their…
Kruger National Park rangers. 1 minute A suspected poacher has been killed in a shoot-out with rangers at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Police say in a statement that the deceased is a Mozambique national. They say rangers spotted three men near the Ngotso Dam in the Satara camp and ordered them to stop….
Floods in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Rescue teams are fully engaged in recoveries as the search for victims of the catastrophic floods continues in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The official death toll stands at 86. More than 1 000 other people have been displaced. Teams from the police, EMS health services and aid…
File image: An informal settlement in South Africa. 2 minutes Co-operative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says he’s optimistic that his engagement with members of the civic organisation Abahlali BaseMjondolo will yield positive results. Earlier this year, members of the organisation had marched to the Durban City Hall to demand decent housing. Hlabisa explains the significance…
South Africa’s Temba Bavuma in action 1 minute The South African cricket team is on the brink of being crowned ICC World Test champions. Chasing 282 for victory in the final against Australia at Lord’s in London, the Proteas were on 213 for the loss of two wickets at the close on day three. They…
Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke meets with the delegation from Namibia’s Statistics Agency at Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) Head Office in Pretoria on May 12, 2025. 1 minute Statistician-General Risenga Maluleke has called on Capitec CEO Gerrie Fourie to publicly present his method of determining South Africa’s unemployment rate. This comes after Fourie questioned Statistics South…
The DA says the SAPS needs mechanics 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA), in Gauteng says critical shortages of mechanics at the South African Police Services’ (SAPS) garages in the province are severely impacting crime prevention efforts. The DA’s Gauteng Shadow MEC for Community Safety, Crezane Bosch says there are currently 110 vacancies for mechanics….
13 June is International Albinism Awareness Day 2 minutes Inadequate healthcare assistance has been highlighted as one of the major challenges faced by people with albinism. This emerged during the Bona Ubuntu Humanity programme, which celebrated international albinism awareness in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. On Friday, it was International Albinism Awareness Day. Learners from…
A soccer ball. 1 minute Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup defending champions, Angola are through to the finals of this year’s tournament. The Black Antelopes beat Madagascar 4-1 in Bloemfontein to advance to the final, earlier this afternoon. Angola are the highest goal scorers in the competition so far with 10 goals…
