Phalala River gorge in Lapalala 1 minute Two boys have drowned in Phalala River at Ga-Seleka outside Lephalale, Limpopo. A group of boys were swimming when the other two drowned. A local councillor Mohau Mjakula says the community members managed to retrieve one body before the police divers arrived at the scene. The second drowning victim…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police crime scene tape. 1 minute Limpopo police have launched a manhunt for three armed men after a female officer was robbed of her service pistol in a village outside Lebowakgomo. She was also locked inside the boot of her car but her colleagues rescued her the following day. The colleagues had gone…
Cape Minstrel band on Tweede Nuwe Jaar 2 minutes Tweede Nuwe Jaar or the Cape Town Parade also known as the Kaapse Klopse Karnival is in full swing, drawing around 100 000 spectators. Eighteen troupes from various communities across Cape Town are performing in this 300-year-old tradition that dates back to the time of the…
2 minutes Civic movement Save South Africa says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa should reconsider the retrenchment of workers aged 55 and above. Recently, the department announced that it would terminate Community Work Programme (CWP) contracts for people aged 55 and older due to some issues including budget cuts. The CWP is…
FILE PHOTO: Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action 3 minutes Aryna Sabalenka powered into the Brisbane International final with a 6-3 6-2 victory over teenager Mirra Andreeva on Saturday, taking a step closer to a first trophy of the year before her Australian Open title defence begins later this month. World number one Sabalenka saved five…
[FILE PHOTO] India Captain Jasprit Bumrah. 2 minutes India brushed off the absence of captain Jasprit Bumrah to dismiss Australia for 181 and reach 141 for six for an overall lead of 145 on an extraordinary second day of the finely-balanced fifth test on Saturday. On a day of high drama at a sunbathed Sydney…
Temba Bavuma in action 2 minutes South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and elected to bat first in today’s second and final Test against Pakistan at a blustery Newlands as the home side seeks to claim the series 20. “It’s hot and we expect the wicket to break up, we want to finish…
2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has heeded the call of the Keppler family, saying that he will intensify the fight against Gender-Based Violence. Lesufi was speaking at 22-year-old crime prevention warden Chesnay Keppler‘s funeral service at the Don Mateman Hall in Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg, on Saturday. Keppler was brutally murdered by her…
Motorist travelling on the R21. 2 minutes The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) says that traffic volumes are manageable so far. This as holidaymakers are expected to travel back to major towns and cities, following the festive season break. The RTMC says that while volumes have not yet peaked, there have been fatal crashes during…
The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. 1 minute Hawks Head Godfrey Lebeya has reaffirmed the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations’ commitment to combating the scourge of money laundering and terror financing in alignment with the Financial Action Task Force standards. This after the arrest of a 35-year-old…
