[File] School Learners climbing Scholar transport. 1 minute The Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Transport are exploring ways to secure safe scholar transport following recent budget cuts. The matter was discussed in a recent briefing to the Select Committee on Education, Sciences, and Creative Industries. Currently, 667 000 students use the National Scholar Transport…
The spaza shop in Alexandra township in Johannesburg where a 10-year-old girl passed on after eating allegedly contaminated snacks bought there. 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says 23 children have died in Gauteng due to food-borne illnesses. The learners consumed food purchased from school vendors and spaza shops. Lesufi briefed the media in Johannesburg…
FILE PHOTO: Cycling – Tour de France – Stage 21 – Monaco to Nice – Monaco, France – July 21, 2024 Astana Qazaqstan Team’s Mark Cavendish crosses the finish line after stage 21 1 minute Mark Cavendish won his final professional race, at the two-day Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday, bringing down…
The victims has been found alive and is receiving medical treatment at a local hospital. 1 minute Seven suspects have been arrested for the kidnapping of a Chinese businesswoman in Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the Hawks says the 46-year-old female was accosted by the suspects in September while closing her bottle store. She…
Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth 1 minute The Springbok rugby team are happy with their preparations and look forward to the first test on their end-of year tour against Scotland in Edinburgh tomorrow night. Although the South Africans are expected to record a solid win, the world champions are not underestimating Scotland’s abilities and fire power….
FILE PHOTO: Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior 1 minute Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr scored a hat-trick to help the LaLiga champions snap a two-game winless run in all competitions with a commanding 4-0 victory over Osasuna on Saturday. The Brazilian forward opened the scoring in the 34th minute after taking a Jude Bellingham pass in…
Former Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda. 1 minute City of Joburg Community Development MMC and former Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda has been fired with immediate effect. Gwamanda has been released from all his executive duties by executive Mayor Dada Morero after being on special leave. This follows his alleged involvement in a fraudulent funeral policy scheme. Gwamanda…
EMS has warned against unsupervised swimming and residents performing cleansing rituals and ceremonies in rivers. 1 minute City of Johannesburg Emergency Services (EMS) is urging residents to monitor the weather before embarking on rituals and ceremonies in streams. EMS spokesperson Xolile Khumalo says, with summer upon us, the city is prone to experiencing an increased…
Soldiers’ sacrifice remembered at Thaba Tshwane Memorial Service. 4 minutes The vital but often over-looked role of women during wars has been remembered at the annual memorial service in Pretoria. Speaking at the 106th Remembrance Day Service held at the Thaba Tshwane New Military Cemetery, the Chairperson of the Pretoria Memorial Services Council, Marina Valentine,…
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. 1 minute The Free State office of the Public Protector has confirmed that it will assess corruption complaints against Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae and her husband who is the Mangaung Metro Speaker, Laurence Mathae. In a letter addressed to ActionSA provincial leader Patricia Kopane, the office has acknowledged receipt…
