South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso celebrates with her national flag after winning the women’s 800m final 1 minute Up-and-coming 800m athlete Prudence Sekgodiso has become the first South African woman to win a medal at the World Indoor Championships. The 23-year-old from the University of Pretoria won gold in Nanjing, China, in a season-best time of…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 3 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has defended his decision to withdraw the SABC Funding Bill, saying all required processes of parliament were followed. The bill suggests a delayed funding model, giving the minister time to develop a sustainable framework. The Bill was withdrawn in November…
Marion Island 1 minute Scientists have confirmed the presence of what’s described as a ‘high pathogenicity’ avian influenza (HPAI) on Marion Island. The HPAI version of bird flu is believed to have spread around the world since 2021. The Environment Ministry says in a statement that samples collected between September and December last year were…
[File photo] Members of the ANC PEC in the North West 2 minutes Disgruntled African National Congress (ANC) North West members who want the party’s 9th Provincial Elective Conference together with its outcomes declared unlawful and invalid, say they intend to approach the highest court in the land to challenge the high court judgment that…
Lion siblings Yoda & Ysis, rescued from France, get to experience the familiar terrain of the African savannah 3 minutes Two lions, which were victims of trafficking, have safely arrived at their new home at the SANWILD Game Reserve in Gravelotte, Limpopo. Yoda and Ysis were taken from their natural habitat in 2020 and held captive…
Skateboarders 2 minutes The Kimberley Diamond Cup event delivered on its promise of being an epic weekend of skateboarding action, live music, and a much-needed revival of community spirit in the heart of the Northern Cape. “It means a lot, it can really take us places. Skating is not that impactful here in Kimberley. So…
2 minutes One hundred and fifty police officers were deployed in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro on Sunday. Operation Pamba has officially begun, where these extra resources, coming from Gauteng and Northern Cape, have focused on bringing down the violent crime rates. Murder in the province decreased by 11%. Despite the decrease in murder in…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 2 minutes The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, will continue at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast on Monday. Joshlin’s mother, Kelly…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
Mpumalanga Tourism 2 minutes The Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development and Tourism has called on employees of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency who are on strike not to disrupt operations at tourist sites. The workers have embarked on an unprotected strike, demanding permanent appointments for all the temporary workers. The contracts of the temporary…
