NSRI search and rescue boat Private companies and recreational divers are assisting search and rescue teams who are looking for the pilot of a light aircraft that crashed into the sea off the Durban beachfront last week, as well as debris from the plane. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has called on members of…
An empty court. 1 minute A former APLA operative, who refused to be identified, has told the Highgate Massacre inquest sitting at the East London High Court that he had no knowledge of five people who died at Highgate Hotel in 1993. The witness told the tribunal that he was sentenced for various crimes including…
The provincial chairmen for Masvingo, Midlands and Manicaland led a raucous set of delegates who followed their slogans with songs calling for Mnangagwa’s term extension. THE controversial bid by a section of the ruling party to push President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his constitutional two terms in office threatened to spoil the Zanu PF conference…
Minister of Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa 2 minutes Electricity and Energy Minister, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, says a just transition to green energy should be inclusive of workers and should not be done at their expense. Ramokgopa delivered the keynote address at the opening of the second G20 Energy Transitions working group meeting in Cape Town….
File Image: A beach in East London, Eastern Cape. 2 minutes ASC Public Health and Food Safety Consulting has cautioned holidaymakers to avoid certain beaches in the Nelson Mandela Bay area due to high E. coli levels detected in some coastal waters. The firm conducted a study on beach water safety at five beaches within…
Collision involving a bus and motor vehicle on N8 Section 10 1 minute Eighteen people have died in road crashes in Mpumalanga since the beginning of the Easter weekend. Community Safety, Security and Liaison MEC Jackie Macie has urged motorists to be cautious and obey traffic regulations. Meanwhile, traffic officials have arrested over 100 people…
In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play a significant role to enhance food security and agricultural resilience. THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with government on Saturday commissioned the country’s largest livestock semen processing and cryopreservation centre at the Matopos Research Institute. In a statement, UNDP said the centre will play…
[FILE IMAGE] The process to amend section 25 of the constitution, to allow for expropriation of land without compensation, is expected to fix the injustices of the past on the land issue. 1 minute Residents of an area near Juju Valley, outside Polokwane in Limpopo, have built sharks on land that is not occupied along…
Cosatu protests against VAT increase in Cape Town ahead of the tabling of the Budget Speech on March 12, 2025. 1 minute Various organisations, including the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu), the South African Communist Party (SACP), Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Equal Education (EE) are…
Ridzani Primary School in Limpopo ceiling collapse. Parents and teachers at Dingamanzi Primary School outside Giyani in Limpopo say shoddy workmanship by the contractor led to a ceiling collapsing on the learners on Tuesday. Twenty-three learners sustained injuries, three of them were seriously hurt. The learners were treated and discharged from a local clinic and…
