18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka. 2 minutes South Africa’s youngest test debutant Kwena Maphaka took the key wicket of Babar Azam as Pakistan reached 155 for an effective seven wickets at lunch on day three of the second and final test at Newlands on Sunday, trailing their hosts by 460 runs. Fast bowler Maphaka, 18,…
NSRI search and rescue boat 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says a number of search operations are continuing amid several drowning incidents across the country over the festive season. Those still missing include an 18-year-old at Brighton Beach in KwaZulu-Natal, two people in Doringbaai and Langebaan on the Cape West Coast and…
Members of the SACP at Joe Slovo commemoration 1 minute SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila has told ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa that they are steadfast on their decision to contest the 2026 local elections independently. This is despite Ramaphosa’s earlier attempts to make the South African Communist Party (SACP) understand that going separately will weaken the…
People seen in at the Airport. 1 minute The Ekurhuleni local municipality has confirmed that a tree fell on an Eskom overhead power line, which led to a temporary power outage that affected OR Tambo International Airport. According to the Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA), the power disruption happened on Thursday evening just after…
CWP workers. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has warned that the termination of the Community Work Programme (CWP) contracts will lead to an escalation in poverty. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa recently announced that contracts of people aged 55 and above would be terminated due to issues…
2 minutes Deputy President of the African National Congress (ANC) Paul Mashatile says the party is working hard to improve service delivery and deliver houses in poor areas such as Khayelitsha, in Cape Town. Mashatile is visiting Khayelitsha in the run-up to the party’s January 8th Statement for its 113th birthday programme. The birthday celebration…
3 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called on police to urgently investigate the killing of its Kabokweni branch treasurer, Dan Makutu. Makutu was gunned down near a spaza shop in Kabokweni, outside White River in Mpumalanga, on Christmas Day. Makuti was laid to rest at the Rocky’s Drift cemetery between Mbombela and Whiteriver….
Cars driving on a wet freeway 1 minute The N3 Toll Concession is urging motorists to be extra cautious while travelling on the N3 route amidst today’s inclement weather conditions. A crash earlier this morning involving a truck and bus on the N3 near Colenso in KwaZulu-Natal left about 45 people injured. Four of the…
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC – Mbali Shinga seen at a government event. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC, Mbali Shinga, has been involved in a vehicle crash on the N3. This is as the province experiences rain. The department says Shinga accompanied by bodyguards in other vehicles, was traveling to work this morning in Pietermaritzburg…
[File photo] Mathias Acuna 1 minute Uruguayan player Mathias Acuna was found dead in Ambato, Ecuador, on Saturday, his club Mushuc Runa said on social media, with a preliminary medical report presuming it to be a case of suicide. Acuna, who joined the Ecuadorian Serie A side ahead of the 2025 season, was under investigation…
