Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi in action with Palmeiras’ Lucas Evangelista during the FIFA Club World Cup Group A match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States (US) on June 23, 2025. Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi arguably the most recognizable player in the Club World Cup, is steering viewership to his…
Hostel dwellers want flats to be refurbished Once again, close to 2 000 flats built adjacent to the Dube Hostel in Soweto have come under the spotlight with the Human Settlements MMC in the City of Johannesburg, Mlungisi Mabaso, saying that almost R100-million of taxpayers’ money has been regrettably wasted. The flats remain unoccupied and…
The Department of Correctional Services (DCS), together with the South African Police Service (SAPS), carried out a surprise raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou on Friday evening. The operation involved a thorough search of the facility. National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale, said that inmates often smuggle contraband into their cells after…
SA’s Men’s Cricket Team (Proteas) play against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship finals at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, England on June 14, 2025. South Africa’s Men’s Cricket Coach Shukri Conrad has named a 14-player squad for the upcoming T20 International tri-series against hosts Zimbabwe and New Zealand set to take place in…
Police at Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, have opened an investigation after a 22-year-old man from Limpopo went missing at East Beach on Friday. It is alleged that three friends, two males and a female, who are Rhodes University students, had gone swimming at East Beach when all three may have been caught in rip currents….
Former Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield attends the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) in Century City, Cape Town on May 28, 2025. Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Andrew Whitfield says President Cyril Ramaphosa has not given him a reason for his dismissal. Yesterday, the Presidency announced Whitfield’s removal, who…
National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Samuel Thobakgale Correctional Services authorities have conducted a prison raid at the Matatshe Correctional Centre in Thohoyandou, Limpopo. Officials confiscated drugs, more than 20 cellphones and various electronics during the operation held last night. National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led the correctional services guards and police in the search and…
The City of Tshwane has welcomed a High Court judgment setting aside the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant tender to corruption-accused Edwin Sodi’s company, Blackhead Consulting. The High Court in Pretoria found that the awarding of the 2019 multimillion-rand tender did not comply with legal and procedural requirements. It ordered that Sodi’s companies and their joint…
The community of Middlepos, Saldanha, affected by flooding, June 26, 2025. Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers says hundreds of residents across the Western Cape are still affected by the cold and stormy weather. In Lotus Park Informal Settlement in Gugulethu, the Gift of the Givers dispensed help to hundreds of affected residents. Community…
farmers especially in KZN are being crippled by the foot-and-mouth outbreak Meat production organisation, Meat Naturally Africa, is calling for a fresh approach in tackling the foot-and-mouth outbreak. Many farmers especially in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) are being crippled by the outbreak. The organisation, in partnership with the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, launched a…
