[FILE image] Floods during heavy rain 1 minute At least 35 houses at Bergman Square in Bloemfontein have been flooded following Friday’s heavy rainfalls. The manager of the Red Cross Society in the Free State Claudia Mangwegape says the humanitarian organisation’s volunteers have been on the ground since last night assessing the situation. She says…
File image: Bullets on the ground. 1 minute Four men, believed to be in their twenties, have been shot dead in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says officers were called to the scene in NY 3A late last night, where the bodies were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Traut says police…
FILE | Palestinian Hamas members 1 minute International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has dismissed reports that South Africa knew ahead of the October 7th 2023 Hamas attacks on Israeli citizens and foreign nationals. The attacks led to Israeli retaliation that has since continued in Gaza with ceasefires being violated. The minister says no one was…
[File image] George building collapse 2 minutes The National Home Builders Registration Council is in the process of instituting disciplinary action against its suspended CEO, Songezo Booi, following the collapsed building at George in May last year. This came out during a meeting of Parliament’s Human Settlements Committee. The previous board of the council took…
Clandestine lab with equipment and substances worth over R20 million recovered in Standerton. 2 minutes The Hawks have uncovered a secret drug lab worth over R20 million in the Standerton industrial area in Mpumalanga. In a statement, the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation confirmed the discovery of the lab, packed with chemicals and equipment, during…
Banyana during training. 3 minutes Banyana Banyana captain, Thembi Kgatlana, says they must take full advantage of the two upcoming FIFA international breaks to get the team ready for the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco in July. Kgatlana says it’s not ideal that they’ll only defend their WAFCON title this year. The…
Coach Jose Riveiro speaking to SABC Sport 1 minute Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has shocked the Buccaneers faithful by announcing that he’ll step down at the end of the season. THE LAST DANCE 💻 Full Details: ⤵️ ⚫⚪🔴⭐#OrlandoPirates#OnceAlways pic.twitter.com/VjohKrkUK1 — Orlando Pirates (@orlandopirates) April 3, 2025 Riveiro has informed management of his decision not…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton 2 minutes Lewis Hamilton has expressed his total confidence in Ferrari after the Italian Formula One team’s double disqualification in China. The cars of seven times world champion Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc failed post-race technical checks at the second round of the season in Shanghai after they finished sixth and fifth respectively. “I…
[File photo] A boy walks past a mural of Nelson Mandela adorning the liberation leader’s former home in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township 1 minute The Southern Africa Network for Immigrants and Refugees (SANIR) has issued an urgent call for action regarding the growing crisis of stateless and undocumented children in South Africa. With the Africa Children’s…
Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau 1 minute Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says South Africa has been looking for other trade partners including in Asia and other parts of the world. He says the country had already planned to diversify its trade relations with other countries before the announcement by the…
