Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) says the by-election victory yesterday in the Mpofana Municipality in the Midlands, is testament to their intensified renewal drive. This as the ANC in the province is being steered by a task…
Xabi Alonso before a match 1 minute Xabi Alonso has been appointed Real Madrid manager, the LaLiga club said on Sunday as the Spaniard returns to the Santiago Bernabeu where he spent six seasons as a player and won several trophies. Alonso has signed a three-year contract until June 2028 and the 43-year-old replaces Carlo Ancelotti, who took…
File Image: Waseem Carrim appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). 1 minute Acting NSFAS CEO Waseem Carrim says they have allocated R48 billion to institutions of higher learning for the funding of students for the 2025 academic year. The scheme was updating Parliament on NSFAS funding…
Customers queueing at Eskom’s customer service centre in Zola, Soweto. 3 minutes Scores of people had to endure rain and brave the cold in different parts of Soweto to join long winding queues to sort out their issues with Eskom. This was after the announcement made by the Electricity Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa extending the…
Shack fire 1 minute Poor households, especially those in informal settlements, will remain vulnerable to deadly fires during this winter season if nothing is done to help them protect themselves. That’s according to safety specialist Donnathin De Beer. De Beer says communities always find it difficult to access firefighting equipment in the event of a…
FILE | Shack fire. 1 minute Sentencing proceedings for two sisters accused of leaving their children and grandchildren locked in a shack that caught fire at Itireleng informal settlement near Laudium, west of Pretoria, are set to resume at the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court. Lindiwe Machaka, 39, and Zanele Machaka, 37, allegedly went partying until the…
Team South Africa relay team member Bayanda Walaza South African sprinter Bayanda Walaza has been withdrawn from the national team for the World Athletics Championships starting in Tokyo this weekend. Following a comprehensive medical evaluation, Athletics South Africa has determined that Walaza’s hamstring injury, sustained during his race at the Diamond League Final in Zurich…
Afrirent’s managed fleet of JMPD vehicles in CoJ 1 minute ActionSA is calling for an investigation into the non-payment of Fleet Company Afrirent which has suspended services to the City of Johannesburg due to an unpaid debt of over R90 million. The suspension affects more than 4 000 vehicles, including those used by the Johannesburg…
The rescue of Stilfontein illegal miners is continuing. 2 minutes SAFTU General-Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi has described the handling of the Stilfontein illegal miners’ matter as a monumental disaster. To date, 87 bodies of illegal miners have been retrieved and over 1 900 illegal miners have been brought to the surface. Vavi says if government acted…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. Police are investigating an attempted murder case following a shooting in Vosloorus, Gauteng, on Monday night. The shooting involved businessman Brown Mogotsi. Mogotsi is one of the implicated people in the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which is investigating KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations of…
