CPUT campus 1 minute The Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) District Six campus is grappling with an accommodation crisis, leaving many students stranded and desperate. Some students who traveled from outside the province have seen their hopes of securing on-campus housing dashed. CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley confirmed that some students are still awaiting placements…
Joya Apples 2 minutes South Africa will resume large scale apple exports to Thailand again after 16 years. Exports to this market were lost after 2008, following changes in requirements from a trade partner. Ceres, in the Witzenberg Municipality of the Western Cape, provided the first shipment of Joya apples today. Authorities say the establishment of…
Convicted criminal Thabo Bester appears in court. 1 minute The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Leonah Ntshalintshali, says the department has implemented all remedial actions required by the Public Protector regarding the Thabo Bester escape. In May 2022, Bester escaped from a private prison in Bloemfontein by faking his death in a cell fire. In…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach seen in the dock at the Gqeberha High Court. 2 minutes The trial of the murder accused Reinhardt Leach is continuing in the Gqeberha High Court on Tuesday. Leach is accused of conspiring with his co-accused to murder his girlfriend Vicky Terblanche in October 2021. Vicki’s boyfriend at the time of…
Royal AM players during a match. 2 minutes SABC Sport has established that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) hierarchy is now exploring possibilities to expel Royal AM. According to the NSL handbook, the league can also impose sanctions that lead to suspension and relegation under extreme circumstances. It’s understood that the Executive Committee have been…
2 minutes The author of the book titled ‘Farm Killings in South Africa‘ Dr Nechama Brodie says there are no white farmers who are being targeted simply because of their race. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order stopping all aid to South Africa over what he called a human rights violation against a…
1 minute Johannesburg Emergency Services says the mine rescue operations are still on hold at the Rand Lease abandoned mine in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg. It is believed that at least two people have been trapped since the weekend – with emergency services attending to the call in the early hours of Sunday morning. On…
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) spokesperson Karabo Khakhau says the African National Congress (ANC) should take responsibility for the recent executive order issued by United States President Donald Trump. This after Trump signed an executive order, cutting off financial aid to South Africa and allowing…
Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says the province’s municipalities remain committed to servicing their Eskom debt. The province’s municipalities have the lowest debt to Eskom, owing R1.6 billion out of the R100 billion owed by municipalities nationwide. Ramathuba was speaking as government officials…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering his Budget Speech. 3 minutes Experts attending the pre-National Budget Speech roundtable hosted by Deloitte, agree that while there have been some green shoots, South Africa’s financial position remains constrained. Economists expect the upcoming Budget Speech to outline economic projections similar to those presented in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement…
