File: Nigeria flags seen raised at the MKO Abiola National stadium in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2020. The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) says the widely reported coronation of the Nigeria “Igbo king” in KuGompo was a misunderstanding. The union says the event was a traditional Igbo ceremony known as “Igu Aru,” where they pray…
A file image of youth behind an unemployment sign. Youth empowerment, job creation and eradicating unemployment are pivotal factors for the organisers of the Ngwathe Small, Medium and Micro enterprises Expo. Through the Expo, the Edgar Legoale foundation says they want to assist young people to unlock opportunities and to develop communities. The expo, which…
Outside the Steve Biko Hospital The surviving twin who was born conjoined has been airlifted from the Mankweng Hospital to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria. The Limpopo government says the twin boy was transferred for continued special care and a precautionary measure. This after one of the conjoined twins passed away due to infections…
People are reported to be panic-buying as fuel price Some filling stations are still without fuel in parts of Gauteng. In east of Pretoria, motorists have been turned away after some filling stations ran out of fuel. Ahead of the fuel price increase this week, many fuel stations experience shortages due to panic-buying and hoarding….
BMA enforcement officer at a border post The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Michael Masiapato has confirmed that the bus that was recently intercepted on the N1 near Bloemfontein in the Free State with undocumented foreign nationals was processed through the Beitbridge Port of Entry in accordance with all prescribed procedures. Masiapato says…
Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, says municipalities in the province, including the embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality, have been prioritised to receive support through the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. The Premier says the Strategy will ensure the creation of conditions to attract investment, enable business to thrive and…
Tiger Woods of the US during the press conference at the 152nd Open Championship at the Royal Troon Golf Club, Troon, Scotland, Britain on July 16, 2024. Tiger Woods was surprised that he was being handcuffed after crashing his SUV last week in Florida, per body camera footage released Thursday. “I’m being arrested?” Woods asked…
Operation Prosper underway in Delft, Western Cape. Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed to the Cape Flats, marking the start of Operation Prosper. The intervention follows this year’s State of the Nation Address, where President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the army would be brought in to help curb violent crime and illegal mining. In the Western…
Economic Freedom Fighters, Nkululeko Dunga is Gauteng’s new MEC for Finance. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Gauteng has reiterated its call for the inclusion of young people in the executive council. This is after the league slammed Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent cabinet reshuffle, which saw the appointment of the Economic Freedom Fighters’…
An inspector checks cattle for foot and mouth disease. The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says no new cases of foot and mouth disease have been reported over the past two weeks. The official number of farms in the region affected by the disease remains at seven. #EasterMessage🎥🎥 | United for Biosecurity:…
