Source: © Facebook Facebook The Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) has exited South Africa’s Mail & Guardian The New York-based not-for-profit investment fund sold its majority shareholding in M&G to minority shareholder and former CEO Hoosain Karjieker and director Thembisa Fakude. Harlan Mandel, MDIF CEO says that although they are sad to be exiting such…
Police visibility at the Stilfontein mine area 1 minute The South African Policing Union (SAPU) says its members have rejected government’s proposed 4.7% wage offer for public services. The union has just concluded its mandate-seeking process. It will officially inform government this coming week during which it and other public sectors unions are seeking to…
Alcohol seized by police from a premises in Somerset West, Western Cape. Police have seized alcohol worth nearly R4 million at Somerset West in the Western Cape. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the liquor was traced from Montague Gardens to a storage facility. He says nine suspects were apprehended on charges for possession of presumed…
A candle lit at a memorial service. 1 minute South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Admiral, Prince Tshabalala, has confirmed that the mortal remains of the soldiers who were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrived in the country. The SANDF says arrangements have been put in place for families to receive the bodies…
1 minute The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein hears an appeal matter by President Cyril Ramaphosa challenging the Pretoria High Court decision which declared the recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as king of the AmaZulu Nation as invalid. Live proceedings below:
2 minutes Just under 200 motorists have been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Limpopo roads since the beginning of December. Limpopo Transport spokesperson Tidimalo Chuene says the arrests are higher than those recorded during other months in the year. Chuene says that traffic officers will be setting up roadblocks throughout the…
Outside the Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria. 1 minute A Congolese national accused of the assault and torture of patrons at Zanzou nightclub in Pretoria is expected to appear at the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Monday. The man was arrested in Yeoville, Johannesburg, in February after videos surfaced showing young men at the nightclub being sexually…
1 minute A 46-year-old patient was taken to hospital by EMS ambulance after falling down a flight of stairs, prompting an emergency medical evacuation by boat on Wednesday. The vessel was a motor bulk carrier heading towards Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) was dispatched and found that the patient…
The trophy that secures status for Eugenio Chacarra 1 minute Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra won his first-ever DP World Tour title after he took the honors at the Indian Golf Open in New Delhi, India. The Spaniard finished at 4 under par, 2 shots ahead of his closest rival. The best of Eugenio Chacarra’s final round…
1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources will be briefed by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on the Junior Mining Exploration Fund and small-scale mining projects. The small-scale mining sector consists of artisanal or subsistence mining operations, sub-optimal formal mining operations and entrepreneurs with upfront capital. LIVE STREAM:
