Djokovic and Murray react at the end of their French Open Men’s Singles Final match at Roland Garros, Paris, France, 05/06/16. 2 minutes Novak Djokovic described his decision to team up with recently retired rival Andy Murray as a surprise to everyone but said he could not be more excited by the prospect of the…
The shoreline near the Umhlanga Lighthouse. 1 minute The body of a 23-year-old Limpopo student who drowned at Umhlanga at the start of the week has been recovered in Ballito, further north along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the missing man’s body was found and recovered from the sea by police and…
Rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes. 1 minute The Durban Magistrates Court has granted the state a final postponement until February 7 next year, in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibs’ Motsoane, in order to draw up an indictment. Forbes and Motsoane were gunned down outside a restaurant in Durban in February…
Spaza shop 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he is concerned about the high number of spaza shops that are still not complying with the by-laws to operate in the province. Ntuli spoke on the progress made by the provincial government in its response to the nationwide food borne illness crisis. This comes after…
File image: MK Party supporters in Durban. 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has welcomed new members at a mini-rally at Marikana near Rustenburg in the North West. The new members were welcomed by the party’s National Chairperson Nkosinathi Nhleko and National Organiser Joe Ndhlela. Amongst them were former Rise Mzansi convenor in the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Pylons carry electricity from South African power utility Eskom’s Koeberg nuclear plant near Cape Town. 2 minutes The Department of Mineral Resources today hosted a community forum, StandUp4Nuclear South Africa, to inform residents of the Kouga Municipality, of the economic development of a proposed nuclear plant in Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape. The…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has honored athletes who successfully represented South Africa at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The President has lead celebrations of South Africa’s medalists at a ceremony at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The ceremony has recognized the excellence demonstrated by top athletes as well as the organizational effort…
ANC Women’s League members gathered in Pretoria as they march to the Union Buildings against gender-based violence and femicide on 29 November 2024. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has joined the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide. The march is happening…
Fireman fighting a blaze 1 minute Air support has been called in to waterbomb a fire on the slopes of the Paarl Mountain in Boland in the Western Cape. Cape Winelands Fire spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says fire crews from Paarl and Stellenbosch are on the scene. She says they’re being supported by two helicopters. “The…
1 minute Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola is calling on all citizens to pledge their support for the newly launched South African Chapter of the Anti-Apartheid Movement. This was heard during the launch of the Movement last night in Freedom Park, Tshwane. Its aim is to set the basis for the mobilisation…
