The rescue of Stilfontein illegal miners is continuing. 2 minutes The North West Health Department has refuted allegations that its mortuary facilities in the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality are full. This comes after community members in Stilfontein expressed concern that some of the bodies of illegal miners retrieved from a disused mine in the…
TikTop app 2 minutes Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend the Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the US assets of TikTok or face a US ban. The Supreme Court held arguments Friday on Tiktok and ByteDance’s challenge to the law. A lawyer for the companies,…
Chairs seen submerged in water at Grobler’s Bridge Border Post in Limpopo. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority, BMA, says power supply has been disrupted at the Grobler’s Bridge Border Post outside Lephalale, Limpopo due to flooding. Lephalale Mayor Aaron Mokgehle earlier told SABC News that persistent rainfall had led to the disruption of several…
Judge Tintswalo Makhubele 2 minutes Members of the Committee of the Judicial Conduct Tribunal unanimously hold the view that allegations against suspended Judge Tintswalo Makhubele could constitute gross misconduct. This is revealed in the tribunal’s report penned to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on a complaint filed that civil society organisation, #UniteBehind, has filed. The…
1 minute Twenty-six illegal mineworkers were retrieved from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, during the first day of the official rescue operations. According to Mametlwe Sebei representing Lawyers for Human Rights, two bodies were also brought up from underground. Meanwhile, the Ministries of Police and Mineral Resources and Energy are expected to…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape remains tight lipped amid rumours of a possible cabinet reshuffle. Former Sol Plaatje Mayor Mangaliso Matika who is a member of Provincial Legislature is expected to be sworn in as MEC…
FILE PHOTO: Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka in action 2 minutes Aryna Sabalenka began her Australian Open title defence with a display of power hitting to crush Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-2 on Sunday. It was by no means peak Sabalenka, with the world number one broken twice by her American opponent in a wayward first set in…
Three killed and one critical in head-on collision on the N3 near Ladysmith. 1 minute One person has died, and eleven others have been injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles at High Gate in East London, Eastern Cape. Provincial Transport Department spokesperson Makhaya Komisa says the injured passengers have been taken hospital and…
2 minutes As the new school year gets underway, some parents are unhappy about the items on the school stationery lists that they need to buy. Among the items that have raised questions and angered some parents and guardians are cleaning products such as pine gel, detergents and dishwashing liquid. On top of this, it’s…
The five suspects in AKA and Tibz murder 2 minutes Two of the five men accused of the murder of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane have been denied bail by the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Forbes and Motsoane were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban in 2023. Last…
