The only Tshivenda soapie on TV, Muvhango, which was on SABC 2, has come to an end after 28 years. Muvhango was created by Duma Ndlovu and was first aired on SABC 2 on April 7, 1997. In 2006, Muvhango was nominated for the South African Film and Television Award for Best Soapie Opera. In…
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has cautioned municipalities to only use registered water tank providers. She spoke to the media on the sidelines of the African Union AIP Water Investment Summit in Cape Town. The summit aims to attract investment to address water scarcity on the…
Man in Mpumalanga sentenced to 15 years of rape. The Boschfontein Regional Court in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 15 years in prison for two counts of rape. Pikinini Solvent Phesane was already serving a 15-year sentence for a separate rape case. The Boschfontein regional court sentenced Pheshane for the two offences…
File Photo: Former President Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa at an event. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has turned to the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in an urgent bid to revive its challenge against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence. This, after the…
[File image] The Department of Human Settlements in Ekurhuleni says a loss of revenue at its low-cost housing complexes has resulted in the mass evictions of residents from its units. Earlier this week, the City of Ekurhuleni obtained a court order to evict non-paying residents who were illegally occupying property at the Pharoe Park flats…
Four inmates and a police officer have died after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned outside Mookgopong in Limpopo today. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the van was transporting inmates from Mokopane to Mookgopong for a court appearance. Mashaba says the injured have been taken to hospital. He says, “We can confirm as the…
Angry Soweto residents are threatening to shut down Maponya Mall for seven days until its management comes up with a solution to protect shoppers, e-hailing drivers, and everyone who visits the mall. The residents have blocked off Chris Hani Road, not allowing anyone in or out of the Mall. A number of people have been…
Cattle eating hay on a farm. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed two cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Viljoenskroon, located in the Moqhaka municipality of the Free State. One of the two confirmed cases is on a commercial farm, whilst the second case is on a communal grazing area alongside the border…
Angry Soweto residents have blocked off the Chris Hani Road following the killing of an e-hailing driver at Maponya Mall. They have also blocked the entrance to the mall, saying they cannot operate following last night’s ordeal. Taxi operators tried to reopen the busy road, but the situation turned volatile. #Ehailing SITUATION outside Maponya Mall…
South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Dewald Brevis celebrates after taking a wicket from Australia. Explosive South African batter, Dewald Brevis, has come of age in the second T20 International against Australia in Darwin, Australia. The Proteas, who lost the opening T20 International game at the same venue this past Sunday, were put into bat. The…
