Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Lewis Hamilton has won a record nine times at Silverstone but arrives this year on a 13-race run without a podium, equalling the longest drought of the seven-times world champion’s Formula One career. The Briton would dearly love to win again this weekend and end the unhappy sequence in his first race…
Springboks training ahaed of match against The Azzurri on Saturday in Gqeberha. The South African Rugby Union (SARU), SuperSport and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on Thursday announced a broadcast agreement between the two media houses, for the public broadcaster to air the upcoming second Castle Lager Inbound Series Test match between the Springboks…
Frost on grass. The South African Weather Service has forecast extremely cold temperatures in the Free State from this weekend to Wednesday next week. It says temperatures will peak at 12 degrees Celsius. Provincial authorities have advised residents and farmers who keep small animals to take precautions. Forecaster Muneiwa Singo explains, “These cold temperatures are…
Deputy President David Mabuza facilitating a dialogue with Members of the National House of Traditional and Khoisan leaders, 11 March 2022. The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says, despite the death of former deputy president David Mabuza, those accused of corruption alongside him should be held to account. Conservationist Fred Daniel is seeking over R1…
A refugee illegally crosses the border from Zimbabwe into South Africa. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will start dialogue with other Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries on the issue of illegal immigration. This comes as the country grapples with challenges of illegal immigrants from neighbouring countries such as Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. Recently, anti-migrant groups…
[File image] Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two suspects have been gunned down and two others wounded in a failed cash-in-transit heist near Msinga in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the incident follows a shootout between the suspects and officers. Provincial police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the officers were mobilised after a tip-off. “A Mercedes-Benz…
[File photo] Victims of the Enyobeni tavern tragedy. The Enyobeni tavern manager is expected to continue to testify in the Mdantsane Magistrate’s Court, Eastern Cape, in the inquest into the deaths of 21 teenagers. Siyakhangela Ndevu will testify for a third consecutive day in the court in East London. The inquest is seeking to establish if anyone can be held liable for…
Table Mountain Aerial Cableway. The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company (TMACC) says its upper and lower stations will be temporarily shut down between the 28th of July and the 3rd of August for annual maintenance. Executive Director of TMACC, Selma Hercules, says that the cableway has to undergo routine inspections and essential upgrades to ensure…
Advocate Charles Mnisi has requested an inspection of the location in Vosloorus where accused number one, Muzi Sibiya alleges he was assaulted. There is also a likelihood that the team will inspect the home of Senzo Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo. Live proceedings below:
[FILE IMAGE]: ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and then Deputy President David Mabuza arrive to address supporters of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at an election victory rally in Johannesburg, South Africa, May 12, 2019. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness following the passing his former Deputy President, David Mabuza. This as tributes continue…
