Cape Malay Choir bands marching in the Bo-Kaap. 4 minutes Thousands of people welcomed the New Year by flocking to the streets of the Bo-Kaap in Cape Town to enjoy the festivities of the annual Cape Malay Choir Board Road March, or New Year’s eve parade. The President of the Cape Malay Choir Board, Zieyaad…
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta celebrates after the Premier League match against Leicester City at King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain on October 30, 2021. 2 minutes Arsenal must be consistent in the second half of the season to keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool and give themselves a chance of winning their first title…
File image: Classroom. 1 minute The Special Action Committee for Education (SAC) says they are disappointed that their case against the Western Cape Department of Education has been struck off the court role. The committee applied for an urgent interdict to restrain the provincial department from cutting more than 2400 teaching posts. In August last…
File image: Electricity pylons. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is making a significant progress in addressing the energy crisis it faced in the recent past. In his New Year message, he described 2024 as a year of change and progress. Power utility, Eskom has made strides in stabilising the electricity grid as…
The crash happened on the N4 Toll Road between Belfast and Wonderfontein. 1 minute Seven people have died during a head on collision involving two vehicles on the N4 toll road between Emakhazeni and Wonderfontein in Mpumalanga. It is alleged that one of the vehicles lost control and veered off its lane to collide with…
COSATU and affiliates walk through the streets of Cape Town as they embark on a nationwide strike to mark World Day of Decent Work, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 7, 2024. 3 minutes Tripartite alliance members – the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African…
Welcome to Lichtenburg sign 1 minute Residents of Lichtenburg in the North West have expressed frustration over a prolonged electricity outage that has left large parts of the area without power for weeks. According to the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, the outage is caused by damage to a mini substation following a vehicle collision and an…
File image: Former Education Minister and Ambassador, Prof. Sibusiso Bengu. 1 minute Former Education Minister and Ambassador, Professor Sibusiso Bengu, has passed away. According to a family statement, Bengu passed away at home in his sleep last night. The family says they will fondly remember him as a dear husband, father, uncle, grandfather and an…
A neonatal ward at a hospital 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is expected to officially open the newly expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on New Year’s Day. This as the NICU has undergone major upgrades to increase its capacity from 18 to 30 beds to…
Recovered stolen rifles 2 minutes Police in Limpopo have arrested a 50-year-old man in connection with theft of firearms and burglary at Ohrigstad in the Sekhukhune District Municipality. Police spokesperson, Hlulani Mashaba says the suspect and his girlfriend, who is an employee at the complainant’s residence, conspired to steal the guns. Mashaba says they recovered…
