1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Police have confirmed that one of the suspects linked to Tuesday morning’s cash-in-transit heist on the N2, near the NPC cement Factory in Durban, has been shot and killed in a shootout with police on Moore Road in Durban. A second suspect was injured in the shootout and has been arrested. Police…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons 1 minute The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee and the United Front’s Trevor Ngwane say load reduction reflects government’s and Eskom’s failure to expand electricity supply at a rate that meets the needs of the masses. Dr Ngwane made an oral submission at the load reduction inquiry…
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga 1 minute There have been calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has to resign after the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The minister has been grilled by Parliament on the report she gave about the deaths of the South…
Lions 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says one of the three lions that had been living in the bush in the Gluckstadt area near Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has been tracked and killed. The three lions were spotted killing livestock in the area last month. In a statement, the organisation says the remaining two lions…
Great North Transport bus operators affiliated to Satawu have joined the nationwide bus strike. 2 minutes The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating alleged corruption and maladministration in the Limpopo government-owned company, Great North Transport. Over R500-million in pension funds allegedly went missing at the company. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says some former contractors and…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 SONA. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament says it is looking forward to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) later this week which will focus on the key priorities such as strengthening water and energy supply, as set out by the party that leads the…
Douw Steyn with firmer President Nelson Mandela 1 minute Insurance entrepreneur and founder of Steyn City Douw Steyn has died. The family confirmed this in a statement this morning. Steyn is also the founder of Auto and General Insurance company. Along with his friend Guiseppe Plumari, the two developed the R9-billion Steyn City residential estate…
1 minute Four people have been killed following an altercation at a tavern in Sundumbili on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Among the deceased are two off duty police constables. Four more people were shot and injured and were rushed to hospital. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police have closed off the tavern after it…
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in action during his first round of the Australian Open match against Kazakhstan’s Alexander Shevchenko at Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on January 13, 2025. 2 minutes Carlos Alcaraz said he has no doubt that top-ranked Jannik Sinner is the best player in the world on current form as the two young players…
US President Donald Trump gestures at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, January 25, 2025. 3 minutes United States President Donald Trump’s threats to cut funding over assumptions of the impact of the newly passed Expropriation Act have garnered much political reaction locally. Trump said the US plans to cease financial…
