A Transnet Freight Rail train is seen next to tons of coal mined from the nearby Khanye Colliery mine, at the Bronkhorstspruit station, in Bronkhorstspruit, around 90 kilometres north-east of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 26, 2022. 2 minutes Coal will remain powerful and a part of the energy mix of the country. This is the…
An illegal miner holds a spade. 1 minute More details are emerging in an incident in which police found the bodies of six suspected illegal miners at a disused mine in Diepkloof, Johannesburg on Friday. Police say the bodies were found on top of each other in the vicinity of shaft 17. Each had a…
A staff member walks with children at a house sheltering children. 4 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has started screening children at schools after an outbreak of foot-hand-and-mouth north of Durban. Since the outbreak over a week ago, the number of cases has risen to 117 at more than 10 creches, daycare centres and primary…
Miss SA 2024 Top 16 finalist Chidimma Adetshina 1 minute The Department of Home Affairs has detained Anabela Rungo, the mother of model Chidimma Adetshina, in Cape Town. Adetshina, who had entered the Miss South Africa pageant but later withdrew, also won Miss Universe Nigeria last year. Investigators from the Department of Home Affairs, with…
MK Party flag 3 minutes The Umkhonto WeSizwe (MK) party in Mpumalanga says it recently welcomed more than 1 000 new members. They were hosted at the Mgobodzi community hall in the Nkomazi municipality. Addressing the new recruits, MKP Mpumalanga chairperson Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane urges them to serve the party wherever they are without fighting…
Entrance to Wits University campus in Johannesburg 2 minutes Hundreds of returning students at Wits University have gone on hunger strike until they are all registered. The strike, now in its second day, will continue until these returning postgraduate students have their demands met. It’s been a week since all South African Universities started the…
Orlando Pirates players celebrate after scoring a goal during a match. 1 minute Defending Nedbank Cup champions Orlando Pirates will face second-tier Baroka FC at the Orlando Stadium in a round-of-16 match on Saturday afternoon. The Motsepe Foundation Championship side recently appointed Joel Masutha as the new head coach. Pirates coach, Jose Riviero, says that has…
Prosperitus Secondary School in Eesterust, Pretoria where Gauteng Education MEC @matomekopano will host the #SchoolSafety Imbizo for the Tshwane region. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department will today host an Imbizo in Pretoria to look into the safety of learners and educators at schools. It will be held at the Prosperitus Secondary School. MEC Matome…
Various stakeholders from across Tshwane raise school safety concerns with Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane at the #SchoolSafety Imbizo. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department says it’s working closely with law enforcement officials to promote safety in all schools in the province. MEC Matome Chiloane says parents and School Governing Bodies’ members gathered in Eesterust…
Rand Water station in Roodepoort. 1 minute Rand Water has warned Gauteng municipalities that it will resort to restrictions if they fail to implement contingency conservation measures. It says the entire water system in the province will collapse if consumers don’t reduce their consumption. The bulk water supplier has called on the Tshwane and Johannesburg…
