FILE | South Africa’s Quinton de Kock celebrates after reaching his century South Africa’s national cricket team has bounced back in emphatic fashion to keep the One Day Series against Pakistan very much alive. The Proteas trounced the hosts comprehensively by eight wickets in the second ODI at the Iqbal Stadium in Faisalabad to level…
Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources with graduates at the Digital Hub. The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe has labelled the Digital Hub as the future of the mining town of Welkom. Minister Gwede Mantashe says the Hub is a step towards changing the lives of Welkom people beyond mining. …
Boks’ Siya Kolisi celebrates after a match. Siya Kolisi, the greatest Springbok captain of all time, will run out for his 100th Test Cap when he leads South Africa against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Kolisi becomes the ninth Bok test centurion, and coach Rassie Erasmus says it is Kolisi’s…
A view shows an empty classroom. The Gauteng Education Department has cautioned the public against spreading false information about the ongoing matric examinations. This comes after misleading reports circulated on social media, claiming that the Mathematical Literacy question paper would be rewritten. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona says that any fake news that…
File photo: The City of Tshwane deployed a water tanker to assist residents experiencing water shortages in their area. Water utility, Lepelle Northern Water, in Limpopo has attributed the persistent water shortages in Polokwane and surrounding areas to major repairs at two of its biggest water plants. The water entity says the repairs at the…
Members of the SACP and NUM march through the streets of Belville in Cape Town. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has strongly complained about electricity tariffs, in South Africa, during a march in Cape Town on Saturday morning. NUM members have joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in Bellville, in Cape Town, to…
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) Head of Investigation, Matthews Sesoko. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) has confirmed its Head of Investigation and Operations, Matthews Sesoko, was kidnapped and assaulted on Friday night. According to a statement released by the Directorate on Saturday morning, Sesoko was kidnapped while driving home and was assaulted before he…
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Buti Manamela. Higher Education Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela, says he’s approaching courts to challenge the process of appointing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board. Doctor Karen Stander, who was appointed to chair the newly constituted board after the previous one was dissolved and placed under…
CapeNature and CWDM Fire Services are on site to address the fire, in the mountain peaks of Kogmanskloof The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWDM)Fire Services say they are still battling to contain a blaze on the mountain peaks of Kogmanskloof, near Ashton. Spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto, says that aerial support is ineffective at this stage. “Teams…
File image: An informal settlement in South Africa. The human rights organisation, Amnesty International South Africa, has raised the alarm over the country’s lack of access to essential services in informal settlements. It has launched its latest report titled “Flooded and forgotten: Informal Settlements and the Right to Housing in South Africa”. [WATCH] Some frustrated…
