File image: The Border Management Authority (BMA) guards. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it is ready to deal with an influx of people crossing into Mozambique through the Mananga Border Port of Entry between Eswatini and South Africa. The BMA has engaged with its Eswatini counterparts to discuss their preparedness for the…
FILE: Mseki Primary School in Gugulethu, Cape Town 1 minute There will be public consultations in the development of the new norms of standards for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. This is according to the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. She briefed the media in Parliament earlier on the…
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles the ball up the court against the Sacramento Kings in the second quarter at the Golden 1 Center. 2 minutes Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long standing NBA record for most minutes played in regular season history when he clocked his 57 447th…
File photo: President Cyril Ramaphosa holds up the signed Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the full implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. During a signing ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria in September, Ramaphosa announced a three-month delay in the implementation of two contested…
Makhelwane Festival Orlando West, Soweto 1 minute People who are in attended the Makhelwane Festival in Orlando West, in Soweto, experienced the finest street food, while also getting an opportunity to support locally owned businesses. The three-day festival is a fun celebration that brings people in different parts of Soweto together. Today marked a decade…
Traffic waiting to cross between South Africa and Mozambique at the Lebombo border post (22 December 2024) 2 minutes There are high traffic volumes at the Lebombo Border Post in Mpumalanga as Mozambican nationals head back home for Christmas. All lanes leading to the border have been affected and road officials are managing the situation….
Flooding in Pretoria on December 22, 2024. 1 minute A man is feared to have drowned in a river in Centurion, Pretoria. It is believed that he ran into the river after security guards chased him this morning. The river burst its banks following heavy rains. City of Tshwane Emergency Services, Spokesperson Lindsay Mnguni says…
Scene of a multiple-vehicle crash in Limpopo which claimed seven lives (22 December 2024) 2 minutes The carnage continues on South Africa’s roads as another crash has claimed multiple lives, this time in Limpopo. Seven people were killed and many others injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the N1 in Ga-Phasha, Botlokwa outside Polokwane. The…
Youth in a field outside an initiation school in the Eastern Cape on July 10, 2006. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Department has expressed deep concern over the mounting fatalities among initiates. The situation has led to questions about safety and oversight in initiation schools. This comes as 20…
File image: Seismograph of an earth tremor. 1 minute The Council for Geo-Science has confirmed that three tremors have struck areas around the Northern Cape. The council says experts are yet to confirm the size and epicentre of the tremors, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Some residents of Brandvlei and Springbok…
