2 minutes The Masilonyana municipal manager in the Free State Mojalefa Matlole has denied allegations that he demolished part of a municipal building classified as a heritage site in Theunissen without council approval. Mayor Dimakatso Modise says Matlole failed to follow the prescripts of the National Heritage Resources Act which stipulates that no building older…
3 minutes Seven of the eight people who were gunned down at a tavern in Pienaar, east of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, have been buried in different areas. Six people died on the scene while two others succumbed to gunshot wounds in hospital. The incident happened on Saturday last week. Two suspects have since been arrested following…
A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats. 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has dispatched teams to search for what is believed to be lions in the Gluckstad area in Vryheid, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The search follows reports of livestock being killed by wild animals. Ezemvelo says it has received three confirmed sightings…
AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini and Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela. 2 minutes Legal analyst Mpumelelo Zikalala says the High Court in Pietermaritzburg still needs to hear the matter between King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela Zulu. The queen was set to file an application for an urgent interdict to stop the wedding of the King to…
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba has denounced an article making the rounds on social media linking him to a financial scam allegedly to benefit the poor. A statement issued by the Archbishop’s office says he wishes to assure the public that the contents are wholly false…
[File] King Misuzulu kaZwelithini leaving for Moses Mabhida Stadium for his official coronation. 1 minute AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has cited reasons beyond his control for his decision to call off the traditional wedding ceremony to Nomzamo Myeni who was to become his third wife. The King has ordered that all benefits including the security…
A sign advocating for an end to child abuse. 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has confirmed accepting Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett’s decision to step down from the church’s inquiry panel into serial child abuser John Smyth. This after Wits University academic, Dr Hylton White, wrote an open letter to the church,…
Late Kwaito musician Doc Shebeleza. 2 minutes Kwaito legend, Victor Bogopane, popularly known as Doc Shebeleza, has been laid to rest. Family, friends and industry colleagues gathered at the Heroes Acre at the West Park cemetery in Johannesburg on Saturday. The 51-year-old passed on last week. It was an emotional send-off for the music icon,…
2 minutes Family members of the three men who were shot execution-style in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, say they are seeking answers. The incident comes after residents discovered the bodies of five men in a local sports field in Inanda yesterday. The men had apparently been hacked to death. About 12 people have since been…
Musician and actress Winnie Khumalo. 2 minutes Music producer Sello Chicco Twala has slammed the African National Congress (ANC), saying it has failed South African artists. He was speaking at the funeral service of singer and songwriter, Winnie Khumalo at the Protea Multipurpose Centre in Soweto. Khumalo died earlier this month at the age of 51 following a short illness. Twala has called upon…
