File photo: A mini bus involved in a crash 1 minute Thirteen people have been killed in two separate crashes in the Free State in the last 24 hours. In the first one, 10 people were killed on the N1 south of Koppies towards Kroonstad when a minibus crashed into a truck in the early…
Picture of a taxi 1 minute The Durban Long-Distance Taxi Association has resumed operations. Its members embarked on a week-long strike which left many commuters stranded. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma announced the resumption of operations after marathon talks with taxi associations on Saturday. He says they have agreed to form a task team that…
Water dripping from a tap. 1 minute Residents of Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas will have no water this weekend. This is due to Johannesburg Water’s 72-hour planned water shutdown. This follows the water utility’s upgrading project which began yesterday evening. Johannesburg Water has reminded residents about the water shutdown this weekend that will affect…
2 minutes Areas in the Northern Cape are battling a heatwave. While the capital, Kimberley reached a high of 37 degrees on Sunday, Upington was just shy of forty at 39 degrees. Heatwave conditions are expected to continue for at least another week. Two years ago, five farm workers in the Kakamas area died from…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 4 minutes South Africa has achieved a great deal in the space of a generation – but much more needs to be done to achieve the high ideals of the Freedom Charter and realise the aspirations of the constitution. These are the sentiments of President Cyril Ramaphosa in his exclusive SABC, reflecting…
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny 2 minutes Jose Mourinho said the Premier League trophies he won at Chelsea were achieved fairly, responding to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach only had three. Guardiola, whose team lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held…
FILE: Initiates in a field in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The Eastern Cape Traditional Affairs Department says the deaths of eight initiates since the start of the summer initiation season could have been avoided. It says six of the initiates died of dehydration. Their wounds had also become septic after being illegally circumcised. One was burnt beyond recognition in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and other heads of state at the recent G20 Summit 2 minutes South Africa is set to host the Sherpas, Finance, and Central Bank Deputies’ meetings this week, marking a significant moment as the country takes on its year-long presidency of the Group of 20 (G20). The G20, which includes the world’s…
Springboks Rugby team 1 minute It’s back to square one for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in its search for an investor in its Commercial Rights Company. The President’s Council, who met in Cape Town on Friday, rejected an offer by American Equity Company, Ackerley Sports Group, of approximately R1.3 billion for a 20%…
File photo: Passengers walk to board a South African Airways (SAA) plane at the Hosea Kutako International Airport, in Windhoek, Namibia. 1 minute South African Airways (SAA) says its flight schedule has returned to normal. This after over 100 pilots resumed work yesterday after suspending their two-day strike action. The South African Airways Pilots Association,…
