[File photo] A farmer holds a cannabis plant. 1 minute Researchers at the North West University say their recently approved IKS Matekwane Sandbox is a significant milestone in ensuring people are able to access opportunities to participate in the commercialization of cannabis. The university hosted traditional leaders and healers as well as indigenous farmers at…
Handcuffs. 1 minute Police say a group of wanted cash-in-transit (CIT) and murder suspects has been fatally wounded during a shootout with officers at Boksburg in Ekurhuleni on Gauteng’s east rand. The SAPS says firearms, including an AK-47 rifle, were recovered. The suspects are linked to cases in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces. [BREAKING] Happening now…
Mthatha High Court is a subordinate local seat of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa. 1 minute Members of the legal fraternity have expressed shock at the extent of systemic corruption at the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court in Mthatha. It is alleged that court officials solicit bribes,…
[FILE INAGE]: Large quantity of explosives seized. 1 minute A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling explosives into South Africa at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina, Limpopo. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says the explosives were concealed in a trailer which was being towed by a vehicle. Ledwaba says the suspect is expected…
US President Donald Trump and SA President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute The South African Presidency has confirmed the delegation to accompany President Cyril Ramaphosa on his visit to the White House in the US next week. The group includes four Cabinet Ministers. Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya has confirmed that the following Ministers will travel to…
A doctor doing rounds in a hospital 2 minutes Healthcare workers’ unions, Public Servants Association (PSA) and the South African Medical Association (SAMA) are calling on the Department of Health to thoroughly investigate allegations of abuse of medical interns in health facilities. This after a 25-year-old doctor Alulutho Mazwi died on Monday after allegedly being…
Houses seen next to mines. 2 minutes A report released by the Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) has found that Parliament’s mining portfolio committee and the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) have failed to hold mining companies accountable for failing to keep promises made to mining communities. The report titled Looted…
The 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek was found undressed on the staircase of his complex where he lived. 1 minute Residents of Fleurhof in the west of Johannesburg will embark on a march to the Florida Police Station this morning to demand justice for the murder of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek. Police say the boy was dropped off…
Venezuela’s golfer, Jhonattan Vegas during the Byron Nelson Tournament in Texas, United States (US) on May 4, 2025. 1 minute Venezuela’s golfer, Jhonattan Vegas surged into the lead late in the first round of the year’s second Major, the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. Vegas managed a 7 under par 64….
Transport Minister Barbara Creecy. 1 minute Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has welcomed efforts to consolidate existing support for better Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) outcomes. Creecy was speaking at the transport sector engagement session hosted by the Trade, Industry and Competition Department on the proposed transformation fund. The initiative aims to support Black-owned businesses across…
