Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder 1 minute A new state witness is expected to be called when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. This, after defence counsel Charles Mnisi’s cross-examination of lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda was paused. Five men are on trial for gunning down Meyiwa…
Pregnant woman South African experts say there is no reliable evidence linking paracetamol use in pregnancy to autism spectrum disorder. This follows recent media reports suggesting such a link, which has caused alarm among expectant mothers, families and healthcare providers. The South African Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Society of Obstetric Medicine South Africa,…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) has decided not to dissolve its Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provincial structures and has instead opted to call it the reconfiguration of the two Provincial Executive Councils (PEC) within the framework of the party’s constitution. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the…
“Black economic empowerment is not just something you do; it’s an imperative for the success of business,” Mantashe stated. He argued that the full participation of historically marginalised groups is critical to South Africa’s growth – saying that environmentalists are not considering the workers in the fossil fuel industry. #AOW2024: Energy ministers kick off oil…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Two separate vehicle crashes in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday morning have claimed the life of a pedestrian and left 19 people injured. Advanced Life support paramedics say in the first incident, a taxi and a bakkie collided on the intersection of Umlaas road and the R56. Eighteen passengers in…
Equipment damaged at the Annual Fun Games and Music Festival in Makwassie. 1 minute Police in North West say they have not yet made arrests following the torching and damaging of equipment at the Annual Fun Games and Music Festival in Makwassie near Wolmaranstad. Patrons appeared to be angry when the artist Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona also…
FROM LEFT: Memory Chirere, Dr Ignatius Mabasa and Tinashe Muchuri at last year’s book fest IN its third year, the Harare Open Book Festival continues to grow in patronage and impact on the literary community. This year’s edition, themed Necessary Conversations, will be held tomorrow at The Garden in Newlands, Harare. NewsDay Life & Style…
Jannik Sinner 2 minutes World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, making him eligible to return before the French Open in May. WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
Equestrian Training. 1 minute An 18-year-old female equestrian athlete says she’s excited to represent South Africa on the international stage at the International Tent Pegging Championship in Jordan this coming week. Makhosazana Dlomo from Kwazulu-Natal is one of five members of the South African under-21 youth team. They made their final practice run in George…
Members of the Luthuli family are pictured at the re-opened inquest into the death of Inkosi Albert Luthuli in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 15 April 2025. 3 minutes The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal has heard that the late former African National Congress (ANC) president, Chief Albert Luthuli, was sometimes assisted by the family…
