File image: A pupil from Koa Academy learning online. 1 minute The Koa Academy has launched a free five-week online challenge to promote a culture of entrepreneurship in South Africa for youth aged between nine to 16 years. Economist Dawie Roodt and Durban musician Majozi will host this entrepreneurship challenge through the academy. Children from…
Jacquen Appollis, Steveno Van Rhynand the little girl’s mother, Kelly Smith, who are accused of kidnapping Joshlin appear in court on 14 March 2025. 1 minute State witness in the Joshlin Smith’s disappearance case, Colonel Riaan Morris, will take to the witness stand when the trial resumes today in the High Court sitting in Saldanha…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith continues at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast.
[FILE IMAGE]: Learners in class. 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says over 200 000 assistant teachers have been deployed to schools across the country to help ease the daily workload teachers face. This follows a shocking study by Dr. Heleen Hofmeyr, which revealed that 70% of teachers cite excessive administrative duties as the…
Bishop Stephen Zondo. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is set to deliver judgment in the recusal application brought by Bishop Stephen Zondo, leader of the Rivers of Living Water Church. Zondo is calling for Judge Papi Mosopa to recuse himself from the ongoing trial where he faces nine counts of rape and sexual…
News anchor Aldrin Sampear. 1 minute Newzroom Afrika has placed anchor Aldrin Sampear on break from his broadcast duties with immediate effect. This after he was involved in a road rage incident in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, last Thursday. In a video clip that went viral on social media, a woman is heard saying, “Why…
Netball South Africa President Cecilia Molokwane 2 minutes Netball South Africa was grilled by Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Sport, Arts and Culture on Tuesday. The federation, whose president Cecilia Molokwane was suspended by the world governing body this weekend, failed to present its 2023/2024 accounts during today’s meeting. Netball South Africa and the Netball World…
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Four most wanted members of a notorious gang in the Amaoti area of Inanda township, north of Durban, have been arrested in connection with over 20 murder cases. The four, who are aged between 21 and 33, were arrested by an intelligence-driven multidisciplinary team. Police spokesperson Robert…
[File image] BMA officials patrolling. 3 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) has arrested 1 385 illegal immigrants over the Easter holidays through the deployment of drones at the Beitbridge border post in Musina. The BMA Deputy Commissioner, Rudzani Mpilo, says the use of technology has enabled them to curb illegal immigration. Mpilo says the…
[File image] A laptop computer and papers seen in a company’s boardroom 1 minute Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has instituted an investigation into the provincial Education Department’s procurement of 22 laptops valued at over R2 million. Ndlovu says he has noted public interest in the matter and, therefore, transparency will be applied in dealing with…
