[File Image]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang leaders Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude, and 13 others is set to resume today in the Cape Town High Court. Proceedings were postponed last week after co-accused Mark Lifman was killed in a shooting outside…
FILE PHOTO: General view of the winter match day ball. 2 minutes Premier Soccer League defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns have a good chance of winning a trophy early in the 2024/2025 season. Sundowns beat a stubborn Marumo Gallants 2-0 at the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. The Brazilians scored both goals in the second half. 🏆 ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘…
File Photo: Trucks parked. 1 minute Members of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF ASA) say they intend to begin a nationwide strike this week. The organisation represents the interests of truck drivers. Drivers have for years raised concerns over the hiring of foreign nationals in the freight and logistics industry….
Children at an ECD centre are given food. 2 minutes Maintenance defaulters will no longer be able to acquire credit, until they meet their financial obligations to their children. This, after Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane signed a memorandum of understanding, the Maintenance Online Listing of Defaulters. It was signed with the Social…
Farmers break cocoa pods at a cocoa farm 2 minutes Ghana, the world’s number two cocoa producer, has raised the fixed farmgate price paid to cocoa farmers for the second time this 2024/25 season to help boost farmers’ incomes, President Nana Akufo-Addo said. Akufo-Addo, whose two-term mandate ends on January 7, 2025, said at a…
A bottle marked with poison label 1 minute The Gauteng government has decided to ban the sale of Terbufos by unlicensed businesses, a pesticide which was found to have caused the recent deaths of six Soweto children. Premier Panyaza Lesufi says only licensed businesses will be able to sell the pesticide also known as “halepherimi”….
Mamphela-Ramphele 2 minutes The Chair of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust, Dr. Mamphela Ramphele, has called on the South African government to expel Israel’s diplomats and implement sanctions against Israel. In a statement, Ramphele urged the government to enact a parliamentary resolution passed last year to sever diplomatic ties with Israel, referencing anti-apartheid tactics…
A man holding an umbrella under heavy skies. 1 minute The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department has issued an advisory to residents for a Yellow Level 2 warning. This after the South African Weather Services warned that severe thunderstorms are expected tonight and tomorrow posing risks of localised flooding in low-lying areas, informal settlements…
A wilted maize crop is seen in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, March 16, 2024. 1 minute Climate expert Prof. Walter Musakwa says people have no choice but to adapt as temperatures around the world continue to rise. The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service’s recent studies indicate that for the…
A person is filling a glass with water. 1 minute The City of Tshwane has reported that water has begun flowing in certain areas after repairs were completed by Rand Water. The disruption occurred on Wednesday due to a trip at Rand Water’s Palmiet Booster Pump Station, which led to widespread outages across the city….
