[FILE IMAGE]: A pair of male elephants is seen in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Police at Mossel Bay in the Western Cape have opened an inquest docket after an elephant trampled a 39-year-old man to death. The deceased is an employee of a nearby game farm. Police spokesperson Chris Spies says paramedics declared the man…
The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, says arrangements are being finalised to bring the group of soccer players stranded in Portugal back home by Thursday. The group left the city earlier this month to take part in a football tournament in Spain. They’ve since been left stranded after the BT…
The murder trial of former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa under way in the Hight Court in Pretoria. Live stream below:
[File image] Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Sello Seitlholo says they can make cash available to upgrade wastewater plants to deal with like antiretrovirals (ARVs) that are now being detected in drinking water. This follows a study by North West University and the Water Research Commission, which detected ARV residue at wastewater plants, some…
Lanseria International Airport. The Chief Executive Officer of Lanseria International Airport, Rampa Rammopo, states that over 20% of their commercial passenger services are currently not operating, which will impact their bottom line, as FlySafair is the only airline operator at Lanseria. This, as FlySafair’s pilot strike enters a second day with more flight cancellations. On…
Soccer ball on the sports ground. A group of Cape Town-based soccer players who were stranded in Europe are expected to return home tomorrow. The 35 young players affiliated to an unregistered academy left on July 6 to participate in a soccer tournament in Spain. They were expected back in the country on Wednesday last week; however,…
Chairs pictured inside of a courtroom. A Limpopo police officer and two co-accused are expected to continue their bail application in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court today. Sergeant Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter Florah Shokane were arrested in October last year. They face charges including murder, insurance fraud, money laundering and benefiting from the proceeds of crime. Investigating officer…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed new board members to the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA), in line with Section 9(1)(a) of the NYDA Act of 2008. Their three-year term will begin on August 1, 2025. Established through an Act of Parliament, the NYDA focuses on tackling challenges facing South Africa’s youth. The…
Bullet cartridges. There’s been yet another shooting incident on the Cape Flats. Two men have been killed and another wounded in Khayelitsha. More than 20 people have been killed in a series of shooting incidents across the Cape Flats in the past few weeks. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says officers found the bodies of the two men with gunshot wounds in the latest incident….
Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane. Rise Mzansi has joined the DA in welcoming the removal of Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday appointed Nkabane’s deputy, Buti Manamela, as the Minister and Nomusa Dube-Ncube as one of the deputies. The party says Nkabane must still be held accountable as a…
