FILE | Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana appear in the Free State High Court. Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana have lost their bid to block the airing of the Netflix documentary ” Beauty and the Bester”. The couple accused of a brazen escape at the Mangaung prison in the Free State launched an urgent…
Player places the ball for a corner kick 2 minutes Four-time Africa Cup of Nations winners Ghana could see their streak of 10 successive appearances at the tournament come to an end this week as victories in their remaining two qualifiers may not be enough to seal a place at the finals in Morocco. Only…
ANC flag The ANC in Gauteng has distanced itself from allegations that some of its members are engaged in criminal activities. Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo says the party is aware of claims that there are corrupt councillors in the ANC. Papo was speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, where he condemned the…
A general view of flood damaged homes in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. 2 minutes Flood survivors mourning the loss of their loved ones following this week’s floods in KwaZulu-Natal, are appealing to government to relocate them to safer land from the Gwala Street Transit Camp in Lamontville in the south of Durban. Nine people died…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda is expected to be back on the stand when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria today. Last week, Gininda told the court that in several witness statements, the accused, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi, were named as possible suspects in Meyiwa’s murder Meyiwa was murdered in Vosloorus on…
A soccer ball on the stadium pitch. 1 minute Orlando Pirates have revived their ambition to challenge for league honours this season. Pirates beat Sundowns 2-1 in the Betway Premiership fixture played at the FNB Stadium earlier this afternoon. Bucs, who are still four games behind Sundowns, have now reduced the gap at the top…
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in action during the sprint race Formula One champion Max Verstappen won a “cat and mouse” Belgian Grand Prix sprint on Saturday in Red Bull’s first race under the leadership of Laurent Mekies following Christian Horner’s dismissal. McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri finished second, after taking a dominant pole position for the 100km race,…
Migrants attempting to enter South Africa illegally. Chairperson of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Dr Malusi Gigaba, says underfunding for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is making it difficult to prevent illegal immigration, smuggling, and other cross-border crimes. Gigaba is leading the committee on an oversight visit to the borderline between South…
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai interviewed by the SABC News at the G20 Development Working Group meeting in Somerset West, Western Cape on April 15, 2025. 2 minutes Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai, has called on the G20 Development Working Group…
Home Affairs Department The Home Affairs Department is on a drive to scale up the number of bank branches that can facilitate the application and renewal of Smart ID cards and passport applications. There are currently 30 bank branches where citizens can apply for Smart ID cards and passports. The aim is to increase this…
