File Image: Aryna Sabalenka. 1 minute World number one Aryna Sabalenka clinched the Miami Open title, defeating American fourth seed Jessica Pegula 7-5, 6-2 in the WTA 1000 final at Hard Rock Stadium. This marks Sabalenka’s first Miami title and her second trophy of the season, following her January victory in Brisbane. Determined to bounce…
[File Image] Picture depicting a drowning 2 minutes Northern Cape police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of two boys, who drowned on Wednesday in Delportshoop. 14-year-old Falake Bebeza and 13-year-old Tlotlo Baranye attempted to swim in the Hartsrivier. Northern Cape and Northwest Search and Rescue Units retrieved the bodies of the boys on…
Former President Thabo Mbeki addressing students at UNISA in Pretoria 2 minutes Former President Thabo Mbeki says he was not surprised when former ambassador to the United States of America, Ebrahim Rasool, was expelled by Donald Trump’s administration. He says Rasool was not supposed to talk negatively about the host country. He further stresses that the…
[File Photo] Berkin Usta of Turkey reacting after his run on February 13, 2022. REUTERS 2 minutes Turkish Olympic skier Berkin Usta died on Thursday in a fire at a ski resort hotel in the country’s northwest, the Turkey Ski Federation said. Berkin, 24, who competed at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in slalom and…
[File photo:] An open shaft left by illegal miners 1 minute Mpumalanga police have arrested seven illegal immigrants during Operation Vala Umgodi in Simile township in Sabie. The suspects, aged between 18 and 67, were found in possession of illegal mining equipment, which included Phendukas, gas cylinders, motors, oxygen cylinders and generators. Mpumalanga Police Acting…
PRASA employees seen at the Chris Hani rail station. 1 minute The Western Cape government has welcomed Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)’s trial operations on the Cape Town to Chris Hani in Khayelitsha rail corridor, in restoring public transport. The line was suspended in 2019 due to vandalism and theft. The line was…
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter. 2 minutes SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has told Parliament that an estimated R800 billion in tax remains uncollected. SARS, together with the National Treasury, was responding to submissions received by the Standing Committee on Finance as well as the Select Committee on Finance during public hearings on this year’s budget. The…
Person collects a parcel at a shop 2 minutes Members of the Parliament Portfolio Committee on small business have expressed mixed reactions over the challenges faced by small businesses. This comes as the committee was wrapping up its week-long oversight of the small businesses funded by the department in Limpopo. The committee visited various businesses…
ANC Flag 1 minute The ANC in Mangaung, Free State, says it welcomes the arrest of the suspects caught on camera committing acts of criminality against people of Bloemfontein. Nine people have been arrested following video footage that went viral on social media depicting violent attacks on people in the Bloemfontein CBD. A woman is…
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel 2 minutes AfriForum says that it has instructed its lawyers to take its legal fight against the ‘Kill the Boer’ chant overseas – in the hope that it can find international platforms through which it can continue its legal action. This follows the Constitution Court’s rejection of the lobby group’s leave to…
