South African soldiers captured during a parade . 2 minutes The founder of the Institute of Security Studies, Jackie Cilliers says the Department of Defence and Military Veterans needs to be restructured. This as South Africa’s expenditure in the Defence Force will be closely monitored when Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers his Budget Speech…
South African playwright, actor, and novelist Athol Fugard. 1 minute Celebrated playwright Athol Fugard passed away at the age of 92, leaving behind a profound legacy in South Africa’s global film and theatre industry. Infographic below shows achievements and accolades Fugard has accumulated during his lifetime as a globally recognized playwright and thespian. by Walter…
Scene of the fatal bus crash 2 minutes Preliminary investigations show that the bus driver in the fatal bus crash on the R21 near OR Tambo International Airport, swerved to avoid colliding with another vehicle before he lost control and overturned. The crash claimed the lives of 16 passengers and many others were left injured….
Sex worker holding a placard. 2 minutes Sex workers organisation, Sisonke, says the halting of the US President’s Pepfar funding has left their members vulnerable. President Donald Trump pulled the plug on the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding fund last month. South Africa has received billions of US Dollars to help control the spread…
[File photo] 1 minute A ninth witness for the state has been called to the stand in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha. Kelly Smith, her boyfriend, Jacquen Apollis and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. Seven-year-old Joshlin went missing from her…
[FILE IMAGE]: A bus on its side following an accident. 2 minutes Limpopo Transport MEC Violet Mathye has wished speedy recovery to 90 bus passengers who were injured when the bus overturned at Monsterlus in Limpopo. The injured were taken to various hospitals and some treated at the scene. The crash happened yesterday but only…
Scene of a bus accident on the R21 northbound near the OR Tambo International Airport in the East Rand, Gauteng on March 11, 2025. 3 minutes The City of Ekurhuleni’s Emergency Management Services (EMS) says the bodies of two people are still inside the wreckage of a bus that crashed on the R21 northbound near…
Limpopo police in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies, between Monday, 03 March 2025 to Sunday 09 March 2025. 1 minute More than 800 suspects have been arrested in Limpopo over the past week for their alleged involvement in various crimes. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the suspects were arrested for robbery, attempted murder, assault,…
[File photo] A van with a hail of bullets from a cash-in transit heist. 1 minute The Cash-in-transit Association in South Africa has called for high intelligence to deal with the scourge of cash-in-transit (CIT) robberies. KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has emerged as the most dangerous province in South Africa when it comes to CIT robberies. More…
