A gun with bullets seen at a police station. 1 minute Two suspects have been wounded in a shootout with the police on the N2 highway in Cape Town, near the R300 bridge towards Strand. Police spokesperson, Malcolm Pojie, says officers gave chase after spotting two suspicious vehicles. He says one of the vehicles had…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria will convene a special sitting on Wednesday in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial for accused number one – Muzi Sibiya – to confirm his new lawyer. This follows the death of Sibiya’s legal representative Thulani Mngomezulu in December….
[File photo] uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party members 2 minutes The uMkhontho we Sizwe (MK Party)has secured its fourth municipal by-election victory in KwaZulu-Natal since the start of 2025, winning ward 18 of the Mandeni Municipality, on the North Coast. This marks the second time former President Jacob Zuma’s party has wrestled control from the African…
South African flags 2 minutes Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will deliver President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Freedom Day national celebrations at the AJ Swanepoel Stadium in Ermelo, Mpumalanga today. The day will be celebrated under the theme – United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy. Freedom Day is a day South Africa celebrates its first…
CSR is a business model that helps a company be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders and the public. A NUMBER of Chinese mining companies operating in Zimbabwe have taken their corporate social responsibilities (CSR) to greater heights as they give back to communities through development in the communities they are operating in. CSR is a…
1 minute The final analogue switch-off set for 31 March 2025 will not go ahead as planned. This comes as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria suspended the switch-off deadline and interdicted the Minister from implementing it pending a final determination on part B, which is the review of the lawfulness of the decision to…
Heavy snow on the N2 1 minute Several motorists who were trapped in the snow on the N2 in Kokstad, southern KwaZulu-Natal, earlier expressed concerns about their safety as the severe weather conditions continued. The N2 between Port Shepstone and Kokstad leading to some parts of the Eastern Cape has been covered with snow. This…
Stock image of an accident scene. 1 minute Two men have been killed in an incident in which a structure they were working on collapsed on them in Phoenix in northern Durban. Paramedics found the men trapped under rubble. Prem Balram, who is from a private security company, says they are assisting emergency services to…
Hospital ward. More than 20 initiates have been admitted at George Masebe Hospital outside Mokopane in Limpopo due to alleged botched circumcision. The initiates are from three different initiation schools in the Bakenberg area. According to information, the initiates are in a stable condition. This week, two initiates died in hospitals in separate incidents in…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is cautioning that South Africans should expect a slight increase in the rate of inflation in the coming year. The bank has revised its forecast upwards, citing elevated electricity prices as the primary driver. Chief Economist, Chris Loewald, announced that inflation is now expected…
