Graphic depicting a fatal shooting A 24-year-old man has been gunned down in Manenberg on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says the deceased was walking on Gonubie Road when two people approached him and opened fire. He says the man collapsed and died. No one has been arrested. Van Wyk says police…
Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc Ferrari sent McLaren a reminder of their pace in final practice for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with Charles Leclerc fastest. The Monaco-born driver lapped the Silverstone circuit on an overcast, gusty and much cooler afternoon than Friday with a best time of one minute 25.498 seconds. Charles Leclerc…
The IDO held an international dance contest at the Sun City’s super bowl The International Dance Organisation (IDO) says it plans to create opportunities to nurture the talent of dancers in Africa. IDO held an international dance contest at Sun City’s Super Bowl, in the North West, yesterday. Twenty-three-year-old Clarishca Viljoen from Alberton, in Johannesburg,…
Rain droplets. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) is warning that a cold front has made landfall sweeping through the Western and Eastern Cape. The two provinces will be seeing scattered thundershowers and rain into the weekend. A yellow level warning four has been issued for the Eastern Cape with predictions of snowfall in high-lying…
Stop GBV The Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has made an impassioned plea to victims of crime, particularly gender-based violence, not to withdraw cases against their perpetrators. It says the growing trend could undermine efforts to fight gender-based violence and hold perpetrators accountable. The committee raised the issue during its oversight visit to the…
Learners seen in class. The Basic Education Department has conceded that it has seen a regression in learners’ comprehension skills in the past four years. This follows its confirmation that it will not make coding and robotics compulsory subjects in schools, citing systemic challenges. The department says a decrease in the number of learners who…
Entreprenuer Edward Kgarose is crafting a unique sweet potato-flavoured drinking yoghurt. A 35-year-old Limpopo entrepreneur has unearthed a hidden opportunity in the yoghurt industry. Edward Kgarose, who is from Molepo, outside Polokwane, is crafting a unique sweet potato-flavoured drinking yoghurt. He launched the factory for his business in 2016. Kgarose’s products are sold in selected…
File: Professor Barney Pityana Former Black Consciousness Movement leader, Professor Barney Pityana, has told delegates the Azanian People’s Organisation’s (AZAPO) 27th National Congress, in Bloemfontein, that they have the duty to transform the country. The organisation has announced its intention to contest the local government elections next year. Pityana says more should be done to…
KwaZulu-Natal Special Operational Briefing KwaZulu-Natal Special Operational Briefing led by Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. Limpopo police are looking for a man suspected to have raped a baby in Lusaka village outside Tzaneen. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday when the baby, who is one year and eight months old, was sleeping with two family members. The…
