2 minutes Ten-time champion, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, showed he’s still at the top of his game after beating third seed, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. The 37-year-old 24-time Grand Slam champion took care of the Spanish rising star in four sets, the score 4-6,…
Cast members seen at a movie set. 2 minutes A new feature film, Poachers Moon, is currently being shot in the Northern Cape. The story is based on the collective unwritten history of South Africa and a fragile relationship between young boys from different races. This is as the country transitions from apartheid to a…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is continuing with the cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Counsel for Mbenenge, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has focused on what they describe as Mengo’s “omissions”,…
An uber customer opens the e-hailing app. 2 minutes E-hailing taxi operators are protesting at Wespark in Pretoria over issues including the impounding of their vehicles and operating permits. The operators will drive in a convoy to the City of Tshwane’s headquarters and the Union Buildings. “Our main concern today is the impoundment of our…
Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addressing the media 4 minutes Pressure is mounting for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against the Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni accused of having benefitted from R2,5 million tender while she was the municipal manager of the Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality in Limpopo. Despite refusing to name the person…
Moroadi Cholota in the dock at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court (October 2024). 1 minute The Free State High Court has dismissed with costs former Premier Ace Magashule’s personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s application to have her arrest declared unlawful and unconstitutional. She sought to have her fraud and corruption charges withdrawn. The 37-year-old is facing charges…
EC Judge President Selby Mbenenge 3 minutes Counsel on behalf of Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge has teased that the Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against the top Judge will hear expert evidence that disputes the testimony that Mbenenge allegedly sent sexually explicit images to Judges’ Secretary Andiswa Mengo. Mengo, who accuses the top…
Crime scene cordoned off. 1 minute Western Cape police are offering a reward of R100 000 for information related to the murder of a neighbourhood watch member in Makhaza, near Khayelitsha. Farrington Mkutshulwa, 49, was fatally shot earlier this month while on patrol in the area. According to police spokesperson Wesley Swartbooi, four suspects have…
South African National Defence Force members seen attending Major-General Keith Mokoape’s memorial service in Thaba Tshwane. 2 minutes The late Major-General Keith Mokoape has been described as a liberation warrior who sacrificed his life and academic career to pursue the anti-apartheid struggle. The decorated veteran died last weekend. He was the former intelligence chief of…
File Image: Warder in a US prison. 2 minutes The Department of Correctional Services has revealed that most prisoners serving sentences for illegal mining activities are foreign nationals from Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. This disclosure comes amid growing concerns about the rising number of foreign inmates in South African prisons, which is putting…
