[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Acting North West Provincial Commissioner Patrick Asaneng has condemned an incident in which suspects torched the house of a murder suspect in Montshiwa Location, outside Mahikeng. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning. The matter was…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. 3 minutes Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win for Ferrari on Saturday, answering his critics by leading the Chinese Grand Prix sprint from start to finish in only his second race for the Italian Formula One team. The seven-times world champion, starting from a surprise pole position, managed his tyres superbly to…
Stock image of an accident scene. 1 minute A light aircraft has crashed in Vuwani, near Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Reports indicate that the plane was carrying three people – a pilot and two businessmen – who are believed to have sustained critical injuries. Early information suggests the pilot may have been unable to execute an…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson 1 minute Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson says the department has implemented several initiatives to address the issue of government’s vacant land. The government currently has 1 259 vacant land parcels, 207 unoccupied houses and 830 abandoned farms on its balance sheet. Last year,…
1 minute Police in Bloemfontein have launched a manhunt for two suspects after a male cyclist was shot dead and another was forced to flee two attackers on the N1 near the Southpark dumping site. Police say they found the body of a 46-year-old man. He had two gunshot wounds while the other cyclist was…
A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa. 1 minute The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC)’s President Glibert Mosena says government’s registration drive is not the solution for rapid increase of spaza shops in the country. The deadline…
[File photo] 1 minute A mother and her two children lost their lives in a fire at Phase 7 in Bloemfontein, believed to have been caused by a candle used during load shedding. The 40-year-old mother and her daughters, aged 8 and 3, were asleep when the fire broke out on Friday night. Their older…
1 minute A 46-year-old patient was taken to hospital by EMS ambulance after falling down a flight of stairs, prompting an emergency medical evacuation by boat on Wednesday. The vessel was a motor bulk carrier heading towards Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was dispatched and found that the patient…
FILE PHOTO: President of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) Velenkosini Hlabisa delivers his speech to supporters at the Election Manifesto launch in Durban, South Africa, March 10, 2024. 2 minutes The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) is marking its 50th anniversary this weekend. Founded by the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on 21 March 1975, it was…
Bafana Bafana striker, Relebohile Mofokeng alongside former Bafana star, Doctor Khumalo, following the against Lesotho. 1 minute Bafana Bafana strengthened their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes with a 2-0 victory over Lesotho at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Friday night. Goals from Relebohile Mofokeng and Jayden Adams secured the win, keeping South…
