Bicycles at a school. 2 minutes Cycling to and from school will not only contribute to learners’ fitness and health, but it will help them to arrive early. This is according to Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela. She was handing out bicycles to scores of learners at the Lesedi Secondary and Boshkop…
Scores of Putco buses were torched in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed great concern about the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District in Mpumalanga last night. A group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, and two employees were injured. National Department of…
[File photo] 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says although they don’t support the recent Expropriation Act, they will oppose any court bid by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) against it. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law last week. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the FF Plus and Afri-Forum have…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the suppressing of the SACP’s views by its Tripartite alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC), is an injustice to the legacy of struggle stalwart and former SACP General Secretary Joe Slovo. Mapaila was…
A road has been barricaded with rocks and burning tyres during a service delivery protest. 1 minute The Mbashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has urged motorists to drive with caution on the N2 through Dutywa. A service delivery protest blocked traffic for most of the morning. Residents of informal settlements are alleged to…
President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe during the draw. 2 minutes Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on December 21. Ivory Coast, who won the last edition on home soil…
University of Mpumalanga 1 minute The University of Mpumalanga in Mbombela has reached its capacity for student intake for the 2025 academic year. The Deputy Registrar Nokukhanya Shongwe says the university already has over 15 000 students on its waiting list, which will be looked at after registrations are done. More than 200 000 students…
[FILE] Members of the SANDF take part in a training exercise in the bush. 2 minutes Four more South African soldiers have been killed in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total number of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members killed in the region to 13 in less than a week….
Woman charged with possession of child pornography and money laundering appears in court, Johannesburg, January 27, 2025. 1 minute The case of a 25-year-old woman charged with possession of child pornography and money laundering will resume at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg this morning. The woman, a web designer, appeared in court yesterday to…
15 Putco buses were torched at Moloto Bus Depot in Mpumalanga. 1 minute The Public Utility Transport Corporation (PUTCO) has confirmed that 47 of its buses were set alight and two workers injured in attacks at multiple depots in Mpumalanga. According to PUTCO, incidents have been reported at four depots in the province. Initial investigations…
