McLaren’s Norris holds off Verstappen to win wet Australian Grand Prix 1 minute McLaren’s Lando Norris has won the opening Formula One Grand Prix of the 2025 season, triumphing at a chaotic Australian Grand Prix. The Briton converted his pole position to victory, while teammate Oscar Piastri missed out on a strong result at home…
A sign showing a business closed The Eastern Cape’s unemployment rate remains stubbornly high at 39.5% despite the province adding 89 000 jobs, in the last quarter. While trade, domestic work and construction has driven gains, the closure of major manufacturing employers is fuelling concern. Tyre giant Goodyear, once a source of hundreds of jobs,…
JMPD deploys more officers to freeways to curb criminal activity. 1 minute Johannesburg Metro Police officers have been deployed across various freeways to deal with issues of spiking and placing of rocks on the roads. There have been several incidences where criminals placed spikes and big rocks on the freeways. When motorists stop, they are…
Wooden dices showing drop in percentage 1 minute A survey conducted by the Bureau for Economic Research among analysts, trade unions and businesses indicates that they expect consumer inflation to average 4.3% this year. This means that consumer inflation is expected to remain contained at the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s target range over the…
Acting MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal Mbali Shinga. 2 minutes Acting MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal Mbali Shinga has congratulated the South African Kho-Kho team on its success. The team won the bronze medal at the recently concluded Kho-Kho World Cup which was hosted by India. These indigenous games…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 2 minutes A search is continuing for a missing man who reportedly fell off a boat in the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West on Sunday. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it received a report from local children after witnessing the incident near the Eagles…
Bullet casings and broken glass. Crime scene. 1 minute A taxi security guard was fatally shot, and several others were injured during a shootout involving alleged rival taxi groups in Nyanga on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembesile Patekile confirmed that 13 rifles and seven handguns were seized at the scene. Nineteen security…
Family, friends and fellow musicians gathered to pay their last respects to world renowned trumpeter and flugelhornist, Fezile Feya Faku in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Faku passed away at the age of 63 while touring in Switzerland. Speaking on behalf of the family, Gift Ngqondi expressed mixed emotions as they are happy with the…
City of Johannesburg EMS truck. 1 minute The search and rescue operations for alleged illegal miners trapped in a mine shaft in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, has been temporarily called off due to safety reasons. It is believed that the three mineworkers are trapped underground after their pulley system snapped while they were in the…
Murder investigation logo. 1 minute Eastern Cape police are investigating murder cases after five bodies were discovered on the R345 outside Peddie. The bodies were burnt beyond recognition and the vehicle they were apparently traveling in was severely damaged. The vehicle was not burnt. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana says, “The motive for this attack remains…
