George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape. 1 minute Two men accused of killing alleged underworld kingpin, Mark Lifman, are expected to appear in the George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape today. Fifty seven-year-old Lifman was gunned down at the Garden Route Mall more than a week ago. He had been scheduled to appear…
Bafana Bafana. 1 minute Two Bafana Bafana players, Sage Stephens and Evidence Makgopa, are excited to be part of the national team for different reasons. Stephens received his first call-up, while Makgopa is making his return after suffering from injuries. The two will leave for Uganda with the rest of the squad on Thursday, for…
SABC Television Centre building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2 minutes Media Monitoring Africa (MMA) has expressed concern about what appears to be a conflict in the government of national unity regarding the SABC Bill when urgent measures need to be taken to ameliorate the financial position of the public broadcaster. MMA Director, William Bird says…
File Photo: A spaza shop in South Africa. 3 minutes Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban, are calling for the closure of local spaza shops after teachers at a school in the area discovered capsules inside a sealed packet of chips bought by children. Several cases of food contamination have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal since…
Player places the ball for a corner kick 2 minutes Four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Ghana could see their streak of 10 successive appearances at the tournament come to an end this week as victories in their remaining two qualifiers may not be enough to seal a place at the finals in Morocco. Only…
Entrance to SABC’s parking in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it is concerned that Communications Minister Solly Malatsi does not give a time frame on how long the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill will remain withdrawn. Cosatu is one of the stakeholders that recently made…
File Image: A mine site 2 minutes Communities in Carletonville, west of Gauteng, say the dust from mine dumps is impacting their health. They say the situation has been like this for many years without any intervention from authorities. Health experts warn that living near mine dumps increases the risk of respiratory diseases., Yolanda Kolwana…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the South African Police Service (SAPS) is dealing decisively with the rotten apples in its ranks. The Minister was answering oral questions in the National Assembly in Parliament on Wednesday. Mchunu says they have noted a new trend where…
Bafanan Bafana coach Hugo Broos. 2 minutes Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos is looking to end the year with qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco. Bafana will play against Uganda on Friday in an away match and will play against South Sudan next week Tuesday in Cape Town. The…
A student during an examination. 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education says R220 million of the R3,6 billion spent on running matric exams goes to printing costs. The department has sought to clarify this after a City Press article accused the department of using private printing companies to print exam papers. According to the…
