3 minutes Seven of the eight people who were gunned down at a tavern in Pienaar, east of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, have been buried in different areas. Six people died on the scene while two others succumbed to gunshot wounds in hospital. The incident happened on Saturday last week. Two suspects have since been arrested following…
3 minutes Legal experts have advised companies to adapt to the Companies Amendment Act, which was signed into law late last year. Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr hosted a webinar earlier this week to explain the new amendments. The Act focuses on the ease of doing business by clarifying, simplifying and strengthening certain sections of the law. Operational…
A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats. 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has dispatched teams to search for what is believed to be lions in the Gluckstad area in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The search follows reports of livestock being killed by wild animals. Ezemvelo says it has received three confirmed sightings…
AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini and Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela. 2 minutes Legal analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala says the High Court in Pietermaritzburg still needs to hear the matter between King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu. The queen was set to file an application for an urgent interdict to stop the wedding of the King to…
Members of the South African police, patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025. 4 minutes The 2022 Policy on Artisanal and Small Scale Mining is insufficient to deal with…
Soccer ball in the net 2 minutes Former Mamelodi Sundowns captain and Bafana Bafana midfielder, Hlompho Kekana, believes South African teams have what it takes to match the dominant north African sides in the CAF inter-club competitions. Both Orlando Pirates and Stellenbosch F.C have booked themselves a place in this season’s quarter-finals of the CAF…
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba has denounced an article making the rounds on social media linking him to a financial scam allegedly to benefit the poor. A statement issued by the Archbishop’s office says he wishes to assure the public that the contents are wholly false…
[File] King Misuzulu kaZwelithini leaving for Moses Mabhida Stadium for his official coronation. 1 minute AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has cited reasons beyond his control for his decision to call off the traditional wedding ceremony to Nomzamo Myeni who was to become his third wife. The King has ordered that all benefits including the security…
1 minute The South African Express Parcel Association has warned that criminals have found new opportunities to target unsuspecting online consumers. It says an increase in online shopping has created more potential victims. The association’s CEO Garry Marshall has urged consumers to remain vigilant. “So if you think about what they’re after, what we’re talking…
Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West in this image captured on 14 January 2025. 2 minutes Non-governmental organisation, Bench-Marks Foundation, has attributed the escalation of illegal mining in the country to what it terms government’s failure to formalise artisanal mining. This follows the deaths of 78 illegal miners at…
