Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says increasing the number of women in senior positions at South Africa’s science institutions remains a challenge. She was speaking at the South African Women in Science Awards (SAWiSA), hosted on Thursday night at the Imvelo Safari…
South Africa actress Nandi Nyembe. Chairperson of the SA Guild of Actors, Jack Devnarain, says the late veteran actor Nandi Nyembe will always be remembered for her dedication to telling African stories on stage. Nyembe died on Saturday at the age of 75, after a long period of declining health that left her wheelchair-bound. The…
A 54-year-old police officer has been shot dead and three suspects have been arrested in connection with an attempted robbery in Belfast, Mpumalanga. It is alleged that the police detective and the suspects tried to rob people who had stopped on the roadside. The robbery was quickly halted by police who were patrolling the area….
The wreckage of the light aircraft that crash landed on a farm at Thembalethu near George, August 23, 2025. The wreckage of the light aircraft that crash-landed on a farm at Thembalethu near George in the Western Cape on Saturday is expected to be removed from the site on Sunday. It was under police guard…
Prof Bismark Tyobeka North-West University Vice Chancellor Professor Bismark Tyobeka says the University will now provide 100% funding support for qualifying post-graduate students to address the declining uptake of post-graduate studies. This follows a concern that all 26 Public Universities in South Africa are registering a low number of locals at Master’s Degree and PhD…
Scene of the N2 accident on KZN Five family members who died in a horrific accident on the N2 between Amatikulu and Dokweni last Saturday are being laid to rest in Ndwedwe, north of Durban, on Sunday. Lowren Mthiya (41), Sithabiso Mthiya (35) and Phakamani Mthiya (44), along with Khululiwe Maphumulo (35) and Siphiwe Ntuli…
Accident signage. Three people have been confirmed dead following a serious crash involving a taxi and a truck near Bergville Interchange along the N3 in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. The number of casualties is expected to rise. The northbound carriageway towards Gauteng is closed to all traffic near Bergville. Road users are warned to expect congestion…
Illustration of police crime scene tape and handcuffs Police in Cape Town have arrested several suspects in separate operations across the city. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says officers in Durbanville confiscated four firearms and arrested three men for the unlawful possession of firearms, ammunition, and drugs. He says in Delft, a suspect was arrested…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner in action. Defending champion Jannik Sinner, who has been recovering from illness, received a more favourable route to the US Open final than Carlos Alcaraz while Aryna Sabalenka will be tested in her bid to retain her title after the draw was made on Thursday. Top seed Sinner’s health has come into…
Graphic depicting a fatal shooting The Bishop Lavis Community Policing Forum is calling for urgent intervention from the police following the fatal shooting of a three-month-old baby in Bonteheuwel on the Cape Flats on Friday morning. Police spokesperson Joseph Swaartbooi says two armed men suspected to be gang members entered a house and proceeded to…
