Lifeguards in the summer season. 3 minutes Thirty seconds. That’s the time limit lifeguards set themselves within which to reach a drowning person. About 4,000 volunteer lifeguards have been working alongside 3,000 municipal lifeguards countrywide this festive period. Durban volunteer lifeguards, Bandile Ncanana and Mikhaela Brown say during the holidays there are thousands of people…
[File photo] Police tape cordons off a crime scene. 1 minute The police are investigating the murder of a five-year-old girl whose body was discovered in an open veld in Duduza, Ekurhuleni. It is alleged that the little girl was raped before she was stabbed to death. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwe says the circumstances surrounding…
Mahikeng Airport terminal in North West (2016). 2 minutes Public logistics infrastructure in the North West is in a critical state, says Consulting Engineers South Africa (CESA). According to CESA, functional transportation systems including much-needed upgrades to roads, railways and airports are needed to position the agriculture and mining-dependent province as an import and export…
An old person at a care facility. 1 minute The Limpopo Social Development Department has warned families against taking their loved ones to unregistered care facilities. MEC Florence Radzilani visited two centres to monitor the quality of care. Radzilani’s spokesperson Joshua Kwapa says they found inhumane living conditions at the centres in Nebo and Phokwane…
Nigerian money 1 minute Nigeria will establish a national credit guarantee company in May to lend to businesses and individuals, President Bola Tinubu said in an speech on Wednesday. Tinubu, who took office in May 2023, campaigned on economic reforms including expanding credit access to boost economic growth. “To achieve this, the federal government will…
Shaft 11 of a disused mine at Stilfontein. 2 minutes North West police say more illegal miners are continuing to emerge from underground at different disused shafts in Stilfontein. Government says it needs R7.8 million to bring all the illegal miners to the surface. Several illegal miners have been arrested so far. Spokesperson Adele Myburgh says officers have arrested 12 of them since Monday….
South Africa’s Kyle Verreynne in action 3 minutes South Africa have already sealed their place in this year’s World Test Championship (WTC) final ahead of the second and final test against Pakistan at Newlands on Friday but will want to keep their momentum going in the longest format. South Africa beat Pakistan by two wickets in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation. 2 minutes In his New Year’s message, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the far-reaching economic reforms that government started in the sixth administration are showing results. He however, says while progress has been done this year, there is much more to be done in 2025 to overcome the challenges that…
South African rands. 1 minute The rand has begun the new year on a slightly higher note, after a turbulent close to 2024. Trade in the local currency was erratic in November and December last year. This after Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States of America, due to a more hawkish view…
Person stands next to a MTN sign 1 minute MTN Uganda, the east African country’s largest telecoms company, said on Tuesday it had secured a 370 billion shilling ($100 million) syndicated loan to help fund network expansion. The firm, which boasts a mobile subscription of about 21 million people, is a local unit of South…
