Discoloured water coming out of a tap. The Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo has confirmed reports of discoloured water affecting some households at Seshego Zone 2. Some unhappy residents have gathered outside the Polokwane municipal offices holding placards. In a statement, the municipality says water quality tests and technical investigations are underway. It further says it has deployed water tankers to provide temporary relief. Water…
Bicycles at a school. 1 minute The three Limpopo cyclists who recently cycled from Burgersfort to Cape Town, have received a hero’s welcome at Ga-Mathabatha village outside Lebowakgomo. Gauta Mahlakwane, Karabo Makoo and Maxwell Ndou, were in the spotlight when they embarked on a 1700-kilometre long journey to the Mother City. This was to raise…
His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Brislin seen in church. 2 minutes Cardinal Stephen Brislin has been installed as the Catholic Church Archbishop for Johannesburg earlier today. Before this installation, Brislin previously served as the Archbishop of Cape Town for 15 years, and before that he was the Bishop of Kroonstad between 2007 and 2009. He takes…
Image supplied The partnership kicked off in 2023 to investigate and advance the feasibility of an electric minibus taxi in South African conditions by testing production vehicles in South Africa. The project team, consisting of GoMetro, Powerfleet (formerly MiX Telematics), HSW, ACDC Dynamics, and various entities within Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Engineering, conducted rigorous and…
SANDF soldiers. 1 minute The fifth cohort of SANDF members returning from the SADC peacekeeping mission is expected to arrive on Thursday. The fourth batch of over 200 members, that arrived at the Bram Fischer International Airport in Bloemfontein today, will also go through the demobilization process at the Tempe Military Base. This is part…
The Hawks in Mpumalanga pounce on a farmer selling expired food during a raid on 05 February 2025. The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested two more suspects linked to the sale of expired food on a farm in Charl Cillier in Secunda. Farmer Pieter Grobler was apprehended in February when rotten food and packaging material…
1 minute Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president Velenkosini Hlabisa will deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of IFP leader and member of Parliament Khethamabala Petros Sithole in Nkandla, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday. Sithole was gunned down during a shooting at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong, Gauteng, last week. He was a member of the IFP’s…
G20 banner seen in SA The Gauteng Provincial Government has condemned the vandalism of G20 signage and the revamped infrastructure across the City of Johannesburg. It is alleged criminals are targeting streetlights and essential infrastructure. The destruction includes the newly installed G20 Summit signage along the R55 route near Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. Provincial government…
People on a farm. Commercial farmers organisation, Agri Western Cape, has expressed concern over the announcement of a 30% US tariff increase on South African exports set to take effect next month. This comes after US President Donald Trump announced that goods from South Africa will be subject to a 30% tariff increase from August…
Mine workers look out from a bus after being rescued from underground at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Westonaria, near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 1 minute The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is demanding full accountability from Sibanye Stillwater mine near Westonaria, after 260 workers were trapped underground at Kloof 7…
