An elevator shaft. A Durban father is mulling legal action after his seven-year-old son died when he and his twin sister fell into an elevator shaft on the fourth floor of the block of flats they are living in, in the Durban CBD. The boy died in hospital, while his sister remains in a critical…
uMkhonto weSizwe party leader Jacob Zuma. The Jacob Zuma Foundation has cautioned the public against getting involved in unauthorised fundraising campaigns circulating online. It says some people are claiming to raise money for the former President Jacob Zuma’s legal fees. The Foundation says it has noted the recirculation of an old fundraising poster and stresses…
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese. United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese has described the situation in Gaza as apocalyptic. Addressing the 23rd Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Sandton, Johannesburg, she highlighted the systemic nature of oppression faced by Palestinians. “To invoke Mandela’s name…
SIU’s operation at a Sandhurst home connected to Tembisa Hospital Capture investigation. The Activists and Citizens Forum is questioning the lack of arrests in the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal, despite the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) identifying suspects and confiscating assets. Over R2 billion has been allegedly stolen from the hospital, through corruption with syndicates working…
Dry tap Residents of Tonga Village in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, have raised concerns about infrastructure vandalism, that often leaves them without water. This comes after electricity cables were recently damaged at a local water pump station. They claim that this is the fifth time this has occurred, since last year. The concerned residents believe that water…
The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe crossing the Kaaimans River into Wilderness. Transnet is set to host an official signing ceremony on Monday at George in the Western Cape, paving the way for the reintroduction of the iconic Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe. The steam train is finally making a comeback after being out of use since the 2006 floods severely…
Police rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle with scores of ammunition after stopping a suspicious vehicle with five occupants on the R80 highway in Rosslyn, Tshwane on Friday, October 10, 2025. Four men arrested for kidnapping are set to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Monday for a formal bail…
File Image | Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is expected to appear in the Gqeberha High Court on Monday to argue for leave to appeal the outcome of the Timothy Omotoso case. This follows Judge Irma Schoeman’s decision earlier this year to…
Veld fire The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services says it remains on high alert following a Red Fire Danger Index warning, issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS). The weather service has issued a warning of extremely dangerous veld fire conditions across most parts of Gauteng, including Pretoria. It says these conditions are expected…
Liverpool manager Arne Slot Liverpool manager Arne Slot said opponents have identified a winning strategy against his Premier League champions and he needs to find a solution fast after a 3-2 defeat at Brentford on Saturday made it four league losses in a row. Their title defence had begun well but defeats at Crystal Palace, Chelsea…
