FILE | A building on fire 1 minute Parents of some of the toddlers who died during a fire at a makeshift daycare centre in Mayfair, Johannesburg, last month are still waiting to bury their children. DNA test results of the children who were burnt beyond recognition are yet to be released. The agonising wait…
Prima Pramac Racing’s Jorge Martin in action 2 minutes A sizeable lead over Francesco Bagnaia in the MotoGP championship standings has left Jorge Martin feeling relaxed about his title chances ahead of the final race of the season in Barcelona. Martin has a 24-point lead over Ducati’s Bagnaia heading into the Solidarity Grand Prix, a…
Grant recipients being helped by SASSA officials 1 minute Pay the Grants, a campaign advocating for economic justice, is calling for an extension of the SASSA gold card replacement period. Last week, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Postbank urged recipients to exchange their gold cards for the new Postbank black cards…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and 13 others is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town today. The matter was postponed last week after co-accused, Mark Lifman, was murdered in George. Lifman was gunned down in a…
Violent protest in Diepkloof 2 minutes Police have confirmed that two people died and one person was seriously injured during violent protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. Protesting residents looted a delivery truck that was passing through the area on its way to deliver canned fish. Reports say the truck driver ran over two of…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bicycles at a school. Learners who received 120 bicycles at Hanyani Secondary School in Niani, outside Musina in Limpopo, have expressed gratitude. Non-profit organisation Qhubeka, ABSA and the University of Johannesburg identified the school for the donation. Some learners travel several kilometres to and from school because they have no transport. One of…
Water Tap 2 minutes Rand Water’s maintenance work which could last up to 86 hours is expected to worsen the supply situation in the City of Johannesburg. The work will start at 07:00 tomorrow morning on the Zwartkopjes and Eikenhof water systems. They both supply Johannesburg with water. Areas that are expected to be affected…
The Judicial Conduct Tribunal is currently conducting a hearing in Rosebank, Johannesburg on the complaint lodged by Andiswa Mengo, against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT – the following story contains graphic content that may be upsetting to readers An expert witness’ appearing before the…
1 minute The Ministry of Police and the Police Commissioner are briefing the media on the investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a 7-year-old child. LIVE STREAM:
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the NCOP. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says since the announcement of measures two weeks ago, multi-disciplinary teams have been conducting inspections of spaza shops across the country. This comes as the country experiences a surge in the number of deaths and cases related to food-borne illnesses among children. The…
