1 minute The Lutheran Church says the aim of the first session of Professor Sibusiso Bengu’s memorial service is to comfort the bereaved family. Close friends and family attend the private session at the church in Eshowe, northern KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday. Mourners are attending the second session which features tributes. Professor Bengu died last week…
A student during an examination. 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education says R220 million of the R3,6 billion spent on running matric exams goes to printing costs. The department has sought to clarify this after a City Press article accused the department of using private printing companies to print exam papers. According to the…
A gold ball and club 2 minutes It doesn’t look like the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) will be settling their differences any time soon. ESPN sources confirmed that the PGA Tour has rejected the PIF’s recent offer to invest $1.5 billion into PGA Tour Enterprises. The investment offer came with…
A Limpopo police Constable has been arrested following the death of a pedestrian at Mogaung village in the Nebo area. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says the officer was driving a state vehicle when he allegedly knocked down an eight-year-old boy. Ledwaba says the officer faces charges of culpable homicide, drunken and negligent driving. Police say…
George Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape. The case against two men accused of the murder of alleged Cape Town underworld crime boss and businessman, Mark Lifman has been postponed to the 25th of August at the George Regional Court in the Western Cape. Lifman was gunned down in the parking lot of the Garden…
100 rands 3 minutes Experts have suggested partnerships between government and business should be used to combat illicit trade in South Africa. The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade 2.0 Report reveals that the South African economy loses nearly R30 billion annually from illicit trade in tobacco and alcohol alone. Government officials have also noted…
Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech at the Town City Hall. 1 minute The Mkhonto weSeziwe Party (MKP) in Parliament wants the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to be censured over the alleged mishandling of the Budget process for 2025/26. Godongwana tabled the national budget for the third time last month, with…
[File Image] Kites on display during an fundraising event. The skyline above Sedgefield near Knysna in the Western Cape has come alive with colour for the annual Garden Route Kite Festival. What began as a simple community gathering has grown into a celebration of art, creativity, and the shared joy of flying kites. Garden Route…
Manchester City’s Phil Foden scores their third goal English clubs are taking the Champions League by storm this season, powered by mighty spending muscle, with all six clubs riding high in the 36-team group phase at the halfway stage. This week, for the second time in four rounds of fixtures, five Premier League clubs won,…
Arsenal’s Declan Rice during the press conference. 3 minutes Declan Rice has already provided two magic moments that will become part of Arsenal folklore during his side’s run to the Champions League semi-finals but says more will be required if the dream is not to die against Paris St Germain on Wednesday. Arsenal head to…
