2 minutes A 35-year-old suspect has been arrested for contravention of the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Act (POCDATARA) and is expected to appear in the Lichtenburg Magistrates on Monday. The suspect was arrested by the Crimes Against the State (CATS) team at his home in Johannesburg yesterday afternoon, after a…
MK Party flag 1 minute The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has suspended three of its members from the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)Legislature with immediate effect. Party leader Jacob Zuma and the MKP high command took the decision to suspend Thobani Zuma, Dr. Kwazi Mbanjwa and Sfiso Zuma for what they deem irregularities and transgressions of the party’s…
18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka. 1 minute South Africa’s 18-year-old fast bowler, Kwena Maphaka, will make his Test debut for the Protea men when the second cricket Test against Pakistan starts in Cape Town today. Maphaka replaces Dane Paterson in the starting 11 and is one of three changes to the team. The other changes…
A picture of SA money. 1 minute Econometrix Director and Chief Economist Dr Azar Jammine believes the year 2025 holds better prospects for South Africa. However, he says there are still downside risks that could hinder economic growth in the new year. This follows the weakening of the Rand and the increase in petrol prices…
Gabriel Carvalho Teixeira in action with Red Bull Bragantino’s Red Bull Bragantino. 1 minute Saudi Pro League’s Al Qadsiah announced on Thursday the signing of 17-year-old Brazilian attacking midfielder Gabriel Carvalho from Internacional. Carvalho, the latest transfer into a lucrative league featuring the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, is set to join his…
Farm workers are seen at a farm 3 minutes After months of uncertainty five emerging farmers from Melkkraal at Odendaalsrus in the Free State can breathe a sigh of relief. Threats to evict them from the farm they were living on reached the Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontsho after their story…
Fire on the slopes of the Swartberg Mountains 1 minute The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says a wildfire high up in the Swartberg Mountains near Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, remains a concern. The fire has been burning for almost a week now. It was started by lightning strikes. Strong, shifting…
Spectators gather at the Cape Town City Centre ahead of the Tweede Nuwe Jaar Parade. 1 minute The Cape Town CBD has come alive with the sounds of the minstrel bands in their colourful costumes, as they march in the Cape Town Street Parade, also known as the Tweede Nuwe Jaar Parade. Thousands of performers…
[FILE IMAGE]: The 22-year-old man, who wants to remain anonymous, sustained third-degree burns. 2 minutes A 22-year-old man who was attacked with acid in Kimberley in Northern Cape last year, says despite the challenges and the trauma he endured, he remains positive. He sustained severe burns from the acid and was hospitalised for three months….
[FILE IMAGE]: Firefighters battle a blaze. 2 minutes The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s (CWD) Fire Services says they are currently attending to two fires in the Franschhoek Pass and at De Doorns in the Boland. Municipal spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto says the fire in the Franschhoek Pass has been contained and the pass is currently open…
