Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City Wall Street’s main indexes climbed to near one-month highs on Wednesday after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, sending crude prices lower on expectations that energy supplies through the Strait of Hormuz could resume. The announcement came…
Phendukas used for illegal mining are pictured during Operation Operation Vala Umgodi in Mpumalanga. Ten suspected illegal miners have been arrested in Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga during the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi. Police spokesperson Mavela Masondo says all the suspects are illegal immigrants. The group was found in possession of gold bearing material and tools used…
Tshwane African National Congress (ANC) Regional Chairperson Eugene Modise. The Madlanga Commission has heard how Triotic Protection Services was one of the companies outsourced for guarding services in the City of Tshwane. This has been confirmed by suspended Director for Asset Protection Services the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) Tshukudu Malatji. The company is linked…
The Chairperson of the newly established oversight committee in the Presidency, Dorris Mpapane, says they will take a decision on the outcomes of the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala-Phala case after it is delivered. The Court has confirmed that its decision on the Phala Phala scandal will be delivered within a month. Mpapane briefed…
Bullet fired from a handgun. Two people have been killed and two others wounded after a shooting incident in Ormonde, south of Johannesburg, this afternoon. Gauteng Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says police are investigating a case of murder and attempted murder following the incident. “According to information at hand, three vehicles with unknown number of…
Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring their first goal. Atletico Madrid took a firm grip on their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday as goals from Julian Alvarez and Alexander Sorloth earned a 2-0 first-leg victory over 10-man Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Barcelona dominated proceedings, but Atletico’s rock-solid defence combined with swift counter-attacks paid off…
File: Anele Tembe The matter probing the death of Anele Tembe has been postponed to the 13th of July in the Cape Town Magistrates Court. Tembe was the fiancé of rapper AKA, Kiernan Forbes at the time. The 22-year-old died nearly five-years ago, after she fell from the 10th floor of a Cape Town hotel…
Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has called on the government to introduce stricter regulations on gambling advertisements. His call comes amid growing concern over the impact of gambling on vulnerable communities. The National Gambling Board has reported that some people are using social grants, wages and student allowances for gambling and online…
Barrier tape and gun cartridges. A six-year-old girl was shot and wounded in the head in Valhalla Park on the Cape Flats when she was caught in the crossfire between rival gangs on Thursday morning. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the perpetrators fled the scene and are yet to be arrested. He says, “Upon arrival…
One person died in a collision on the N8 near Mandela View One person has died following a collision between a Free State Department of Health patient vehicle and a light motor vehicle along the N8 near Mandela View. Provincial Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says the Mangaung Fire and Rescue team used the…
