2 minutes Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane won the African Confederation Cup on Sunday, holding on for a 1-1 draw against 10-man Simba of Tanzania away in the second leg of the final for a 3-1 aggregate victory. A two-goal advantage from last week’s home first leg provided the foundation for a third success in the Confederation…
The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, US, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 2 minutes The competition in South Africa’s e-commerce sector is intensifying with global players like Amazon gradually reshaping the landscape. A recent report suggests that growth in the digital economy…
[File image] Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two suspects have been gunned down and two others wounded in a failed cash-in-transit heist near Msinga in northern KwaZulu-Natal. Police say the incident follows a shootout between the suspects and officers. Provincial police spokesperson Jay Naicker says the officers were mobilised after a tip-off. “A Mercedes-Benz…
A gavel used in the court of law. 2 minutes The Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court has postponed the case against Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an area manager for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who faces charges for allegedly transporting election materials without a police escort during the general elections on May 29. Members of the uMKhonto weSizwe (MK)…
Truck hijacking case postponed to May for further investigation. 1 minute The case of three men accused of a truck hijacking has been postponed to May for further investigations by the Gilead periodical court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Liquor outlet business owner, Mokgadi Maphepha, his accomplice Lesedi Khubayi and a truck driver, Robert Ledwaba, allegedly…
Olorato Mongale 1 minute The memorial service of Olorato Mongale is under way in Bloemfontein in the Free State. Mongale was brutally murdered last week, and her body was discovered in Lombardy West, near Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg. The SAPS has confirmed that it is conducting an investigation into a syndicate that lures women…
South African rugby fans at a stadium. Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) in the Western Cape says additional train services will be made available for spectators attending the Rugby Championship test match between the Springboks and the Wallabies at the DHL Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday. PRASA Spokesperson Andiswa Makanda says the services…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing allegations of sexual harassment against Judge President Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court continues. The complainant Andiswa Mengo is currently under cross-examination. Live proceedings below:
Musician Doc Shebeleza. 1 minute South Africa’s music industry is mourning the death of another music star. Kwaito music star Victor Bogopane, popularly known as Doc Shebeleza has passed away. The “Ebumnandini” and “Gets Getsa” hitmaker died at his home in Fairlands, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday morning. He was 51. Doc Shebeleza was admitted…
Ronnie Kasrils. 1 minute Former Minister of State Security and anti-apartheid activist, Ronnie Kasrils has called for unity within trade union federation, the Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu). Kasrils was speaking at the 70th anniversary of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Sactu) in Rivonia, Johannesburg today. In 2014, Numsa was expelled…
