A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 1 minute The Maselspoort Dam near Bloemfontein in the Free State has reached critical capacity following heavy overnight rainfall. The Mangaung Metro has issued a warning for residents and resort establishments in the area downstream of Mockes Dam on the Modder River to relocate all…
Grey clouds seen during a rainy day. 1 minute Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) officials are keeping a close eye on low lying areas and have warned communities to ensure that they’re safe at all times amid expectations of more rain. Residents are urged to stay safe. Joburg EMS Spokesperson Nana Radebe says people should…
Grannies International Football Tournament 2025 2 minutes The semi-finals are underway in the International Grannies Football Tournament which features elderly women from various countries at Nkowankowa in Tzaneen, Limpopo. Twenty-two teams from countries such as Mozambique, Kenya, France, the USA, and the UK have been playing since Wednesday. The finals will be played later on…
Autism awareness. 3 minutes Despite raising autism awareness, stigma and discrimination remain significant challenges for individuals with autism. Parents of children with autism have criticised the government for moving at a snail’s pace to recognise and educate society. This was revealed at an autism awareness campaign led by the Family of Neuro-developmental Disorders Foundation in…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini 2 minutes A faction of the AmaZulu Royal family supporting Prince Simakade, is optimistic about the upcoming case aimed at unseating the AmaZulu monarch. They are confident that the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) will uphold a judgment by the High Court in Pretoria that set aside President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recognition…
Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho appearing in the Gqeberha High Court 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) member of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Oscar Mathafa, says they blame the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for letting the victims down in the Timothy Omotoso case. The…
The Municipal Demarcation Board 2 minutes The Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) has started a consultation process aimed at the reconfiguration of wards ahead of next year’s local government elections. COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa launched the Municipal Demarcation Board nationwide public consultation process for the 2025 Ward Delimitation Process in White River, Mpumalanga. The board’s deputy…
[FILE IMAGE] Former Vhavenda King, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana testifies in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo on April 3, 2025. 1 minute Former Vhavenda king, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana says he had nothing to do with the looting at the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank. He was responding to an affidavit read before the…
[FILE image] Floods during heavy rain 1 minute At least 35 houses at Bergman Square in Bloemfontein have been flooded following Friday’s heavy rainfalls. The manager of the Red Cross Society in the Free State Claudia Mangwegape says the humanitarian organisation’s volunteers have been on the ground since last night assessing the situation. She says…
File image: Bullets on the ground. 1 minute Four men, believed to be in their twenties, have been shot dead in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says officers were called to the scene in NY 3A late last night, where the bodies were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Traut says police…
