An industrial hemp plantation. An industrial hemp plantation has been launched at Duvhuledza outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo. The hemp will be cultivated on a 30-hectare farm. The project is aimed at helping the small community eradicate unemployment. Industrial hemp is used in the production of textiles, biofuel, and fibre. Organic farmer, Mpho Makhado, says the…
Springboks team for the Castle Lager Rugby Championship decider against Argentina in London on October, 4 2025. Springbok captain Siya Kolisi underlined that before his side focuses on back-to-back Rugby Championship titles they first need to beat Argentina in round six of the tournament at Twickenham in London on Saturday. Kolisi felt the need to…
[FILE IMAGE]: Deputy Minister Dr. Namane Dickson Masemola delivering a forward-looking address at SALGA’s Provincial Members’ Assembly, September 2025. African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) member Dickson Masemola says the late Nathi Mthethwa played a pivotal role in building a democratic South Africa. The 58-year-old diplomat and long-serving cabinet minister fell to his death…
The late Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) says there are still no final plans for the burial of Nathi Mthethwa, South Africa’s Ambassador to France. This comes as a postmortem is underway in Paris. Mthethwa reportedly fell to his death at a hotel in France…
A SAPS ‘investigation’ graphic. Limpopo police say they are investigating a case of murder after a suspect killed a man he suspected of having an affair with his wife in Phalaborwa. Police Spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the man arrived home and found his wife with another man. Ledwaba says after shooting the man, he drove…
A back view of SAPS rescue vehicles. The physical search for a missing British tourist in the eMkhuze area in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been called off. Seventy-one-year-old Elain McSorley was reported missing last week, on Saturday, after a self-guided hike at the Ghost Mountain Inn and Safari at eMkhuze. McSorley was one of a group…
A view showing a TMPD branded vehicle and a minibus taxi parked on the side of the road. The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) has impounded 17 minibus taxis in Hatfield and East Lynne, Pretoria for violating the National Land Transport Act. Some of the taxis were found to be unroadworthy, while others were operating…
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso during practice Fernando Alonso topped the times for Aston Martin ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen in opening practice for the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday. Championship leader Oscar Piastri and his McLaren teammate Lando Norris managed only the fifth and sixth quickest times in…
ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula, speaking during an event. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that he won’t respond to North-West businessman and alleged Senzo Mchunu associate, Brown Mogotsi after Mogotsi reached out to him. Mbalula was speaking at a media briefing at the Birchwood Hotel in Ekurhuleni, where the ANC is holding its…
Police graphic on CIT robbery, There’s been a cash-in-transit robbery along Main Reef Road in Stormill, west of Johannesburg. The cash van has been bombed, and it is not yet clear at this stage if anyone was injured. Eyewitnesses on the scene say a group of suspects travelling in three cars used one of their…
