File Image: Logo of the eThekwini Municipality. 2 minutes eThekwini Mayor Cyril Xaba says he respects the Constitutional Court’s judgment, which ruled in favour of a service provider, resulting in the city losing over R30 million. The case stems from a 2013 dispute between the municipality and the service provider whose contract was terminated and…
It’s believed all those killed were taxi drivers returning from a funeral at Ematimotolo. 2 minutes Police in Cape Town have offered a reward of R100,000 to anyone who will come forward with information regarding a fatal shooting that claimed four lives and left three others wounded including a commuter on Friday morning. Deputy Police Commissioner…
Banners at Presley Chweneyagae funeral service. 3 minutes Renowned South African actor, Presely Chweneyagae, has been laid to rest at the Zandfontein Cemetry in Pretoria. The 40-year-old actor passed away at his home last week. Remembering his father, Chweneyagae’s eldest son Siyabulela Chweneyaga, described him as a funny, charismatic and present dad whose energy always…
2 minutes Power utility Eskom says the electricity grid is stable ahead of next week’s cold front. This announcement follows warnings from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) of an upcoming extreme weather event beginning this weekend, which could bring snowfall to all provinces except Limpopo. Weather outlook for Sunday & Monday, 8 – 9…
1 minute Actor Presley Chweneyagae’s funeral service is under way at the Akasia Community Hall in northern Pretoria. Industry colleagues, friends, and family have turned up in their numbers to pay their last respects to the actor who was affectionately known as ‘Cobrizi’ or ‘Mokwepa’. He died at his home in Pretoria last week at…
Presley Chweneyagae funeral service 1 minute The funeral service for the late award-winning actor Presley Chweneyagae is taking place in Pretoria on Saturday. Affectionately known as “Cobrizi” or “Mokwepa”, Chweneyagae died last Tuesday at the age of 40. Live proceedings: He was born in North West in 1984. Chweneyagae got his big international break after…
Launch of the fund 1 minute The Western Cape Social Development Department has launched Cape Care Fund; an initiative aimed at boosting the resilience of organisations in the social services sector. Provincial Social Development Minister Jaco Londt says a number of organisations from various sectors in the province had to close down due to budget…
Nafiz Modack’s case has been remanded to 8 July 2025 for sentencing 1 minute Alleged underworld kingpin, Nafiz Modack has been found guilty on a charge of corruption by the Cape Town Regional Court. Hawks spokesperson, Zinzi Hani, says this comes after the sentencing of former Brigadier Kolindren Govender who admitted that a corrupt relationship…
FILE | A building on fire 1 minute Parents of some of the toddlers who died during a fire at a makeshift daycare centre in Mayfair, Johannesburg, last month are still waiting to bury their children. DNA test results of the children who were burnt beyond recognition are yet to be released. The agonising wait…
Chickens at a farm 2 minutes The Department of Agriculture has announced the country’s first mass vaccination of poultry to prevent local birds from contracting avian flu. This follows several warnings from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which has called for urgent government intervention to prevent an outbreak like the…
