Leader of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement Floyd Shivambu is seen addressing delegates during a consultation process on 25 August 2025. Floyd Shivambu has officially unveiled Afrika Mayibuye Movement as a political party with two deputy presidents. Shivambu, who will lead the party as its president, announced Robert Nwedo and Lubabalo Mcinga as the party’s two…
File: Rainy weather The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level two weather alert for Saturday afternoon. SAWS has warned of a 60% chance of rain across Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to take extra precautions due to potential localised flooding. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says,…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Three people have been killed in an accident after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck on the N4 toll road between Matsulu and Mbombela in Mpumalanga. The deceased were certified dead on the scene. One person has been seriously injured. The driver of the truck escaped unharmed. Provincial…
Slain Kgaugelo Marota and murder accused, Lazarus Antonio. An additional charge of contravention of a protection order has been added to charges against the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and attempting to murder his current partner. Mozambican national Lazarus Lito Anthonio appeared in the Temba Magistrates’ Court in Pretoria. He has also provisionally abandoned…
[File photo] A woman holds a sign as demonstrators gather on September 4, 2019 Police say their fight against the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide is yielding results. In August, which is observed annually as Women’s Month, 2284 suspects were arrested for sexually related offences, including rape, sexual assault, abduction, and attempted rape. Police…
The Australian rugby team. Australia performed another Houdini act, coming from behind to clinch a second win in this year’s Rugby Championship. The Wallabies beat Argentina 28-24 in Townsville, Queensland, after trailing 21-seven at half-time. Replacement prop, Angus Bell, scored the winning try more than five minutes after the siren had gone. The home side…
Court gavel. The Sasolburg Regional Court has sentenced a 46-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his daughter. The court heard that in May 2019, the girl, who was 14 years old at the time, was lying on the couch at home when her father arrived and asked about her well-being. She replied that she…
File image: Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act ( PAIA) application to obtain the full record of the decisions of Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille to dissolve the Tourism Board. [WATCH] Oupa Pilane, former member of the dissolved SA Tourism…
A man herds cattle on communal land in Cato Ridge, South Africa, July 28, 2019. Three alleged stock thieves have been shot dead by police at Maladini in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape. Provincial Police spokesperson Welile Matyolo says a shootout ensued after an officer attached to the OR Tambo Stocktheft Prevention Task Team, who…
Government’s Special Official Funeral Category 2 for long-time NCOP chairperson and ambassador Mninwa Johannes “MJ” Mahlangu is underway at the Steve Tshwete Banquet Hall in Middleburg in Mpumalanga. Mahlangu died at the age of 72 while serving as South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Nairobi, Kenya. Deputy President Paul Mashatile will…
