Traffic build up 1 minute Traffic volumes have increased on national roads in Gauteng as the festive season draws to a close and thousands of holidaymakers return home from various destinations. Law enforcement agencies including Gauteng Traffic Wardens are conducting roadblocks focusing on drunk driving and speeding. The N3 Toll Concession has already seen high…
Huguenot toll plaza. 1 minute Over 120 people have been killed in crashes on roads in the Western Cape in the last month. Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku says they have recorded over 100 fatal crashes this festive season. Sileku says most of the fatalities have involved passengers in vehicles. He says the Western Cape Metro…
Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland celebrates after the match. 2 minutes Manchester City thrashed West Ham United 4-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to claim their first back-to-back wins since October thanks to two goals from Erling Haaland in one of their best performances in weeks. The champions are sixth in the table on…
General view of the prologue 3 minutes American Seth Quintero led the two-week Dakar Rally on Saturday as race favourites in the car category slowed to secure better conditions for Sunday’s 48-hour Chrono stage in the Saudi Arabian desert. French Mini driver Guerlain Chicherit was fastest in the 413-km first stage around the southwestern town of Bisha but Toyota’s Quintero, who finished 50 seconds behind, was…
President Cyril Ramaphosa with the King of the AmaZulu Nation, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. 2 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Mzwanele Nyontsho says he will engage the AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, to discuss his attempts to dismiss some members of the Ingonyama Trust Board. Nyontsho says the King acted beyond his powers by suspending…
Migrants attempting to enter South Africa illegally through the Beitbridge border post arrested. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) says its use of drones along the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe has started to show signs of success. BMA Assistant Commissioner Nkhuliseni Luvhengo says they have been using drones since the…
Two suspects arrested by the Hawks in connection with the murder of Constable Callen Andrews. 2 minutes Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. Constable Callan Andrews was allegedly disarmed of his weapon and robbed while on duty on New Year’s Eve….
City of Tshwane fire engines at the Phelindaba Brewery. 2 minutes A firefighter has been seriously injured while responding to a massive fire that broke out at the Phelindaba Brewery in Pretoria West. City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Firefighters battled to contain the blaze, which started yesterday. The fire spread to a decanting area and…
BMA Commissionrr Dr Michael Masiapato at the Beitbridge port of entry. 3 minutes The national public entity, Border Management Authority (BMA), says it needs more resources to fight crime at the Beitbridge Border Post between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Senior BMA officials concluded their four-day border assessment programme at the country’s largest land port of…
Music sheet 1 minute South Africa’s unique sounds of clap and tap are increasingly gaining popularity. This as the Amapiano genre takes the world by storm. However, funding and support for the unique clap and tap genre, which is rooted in African indigenous hymns, remains a challenge. Many of the groups that are producing music…
