[FILE IMAGE]: A close up of a mine shaft. 2 minutes Various police units, emergency medical personnel and others are outside an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga, where about 150 illegal miners are reported to be trapped. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says at least six illegal miners have come to the surface. Two of…
The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town’s Koeberg nuclear power plant. 1 minute Eskom leadership says the ever-increasing municipal debt is a risk to the entity’s financial sustainability. Municipal debt owed to the power utility is around R10 billion per year. Eskom’s leadership and the board appeared before Parliament’s Committee on…
Passengers scrambling to find a taxi 2 minutes Taxi commuters say they are still finding it difficult to source alternatives as the strike by the Long Distance Taxi Association continues in KwaZulu-Natal. Some people have been sleeping at the Durban taxi rank waiting for things to change. Members of the association claim that the Department…
Judge in Meyiwa trial 2 minutes The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case has emphasized that singer Kelly Khumalo will not be called as a witness, as she remains a person of interest. Meyiwa was shot and killed while at Khumalo’s parental home in Vosloorus on Gauteng’s East Rand. Five men are on trial…
US President Donald Trump. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has invited the US President-elect Donald Trump on a state visit during the G20 Summit. Ramaphosa officially launched the country’s Presidency of the grouping during a media briefing at Parliament. South Africa takes over the year-long rotational Presidency from Brazil and will hand it…
Longwe Twala during a court appearance. 1 minute The case against legendary musician and record producer, Sello Chicco Twala‘s son Longwe, has been postponed to Monday by the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Longwe Twala was re-arrested after he violated his bail conditions by not showing up in court. He faces a charge of theft after he…
A woman cools herself with a water bottle during a heat wave. 1 minute Gauteng residents are set to endure another day of soaring temperatures as a heatwave grips the region. The South African Weather Service has issued a heatwave alert for the week, with temperatures expected to exceed 37 degrees across much of the…
Credit cards. 1 minute The editor of Mybroadband, Jan Vermeulen has cautioned credit cardholders to be wary of where they use their cards. This follows complaints of fraudulent transactions processed by Facebook. South Africans complain that fraudsters are draining their accounts using Facebook. Vermeulen says Facebook is vulnerable to scammers because it does not request…
Mohamed Salah celebrates a goal 2 minutes Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah produced another inspirational display as his side beat Premier League champions Manchester City 2-0 to open a nine-point lead at the top but raised further doubt about his Anfield future on Sunday. The Egyptian talisman skillfully created Liverpool’s opener for Cody Gakpo and sealed City’s fate…
1 minute The High Court in Pretoria continues to hear evidence from lead investigator, Bongani Gininda. Gininda earlier told the court during cross-examination that investigators are yet to determine the motive for the assassination of soccer star Senzo Meyiwa. LIVE STREAM:
