Learner Tien of the US celebrates winning his second round match against Russia’s Daniil Medvedev at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia on January 16, 2025. 3 minutes Learner Tien celebrated his shock Australian Open victory over three-times runner-up Daniil Medvedev in true teenage fashion, seeking out a well-earned pizza after edging a…
Former President Nelson Mandela giving a speech after his release 1 minute This year marks the 35th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. He was released from the Victor Verster Prison on the 11th of February 1990. The Robben Island Museum in Cape Town, together with several other stakeholders hosted a commemorative event. The…
FILE | Former uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) MP Lucky Montana. Political analyst Sandile Swana says Lucky Montana’s resignation as uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) member of Parliament (MP) points to deeper instability inside the party. MKP announced Montana’s resignation from the National Assembly on Monday afternoon. Swana argues that the organisation’s decision to bring in members…
Human-wildlife conflict escalates in Bikita THE shortage of water in rural Bikita, Masvingo province, has seen a sharp increase in cases of human-wildlife conflicts as wild animals from the nearby animal conservancy trespass into the villages in search of the precious liquid, NewsDay has learnt. Villagers in ward 25, Musayize, told NewsDay that they now feared…
Thabazimbi Municipality offices Some councillors in the Thabazimbi Municipality say there is infighting over the control of a multi-million-rand project. MKP councillor, Bosney Mashao says the conflict is between the mayor, ANC councillor Tumisang Pilane, the Municipal Manager, Clement Letsoalo and the DA councillor and Speaker, Tokkie Swanepoel. Mashao says the conflict emanated from the…
National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya The funeral service of the late National Taxi Alliance Chairperson Thamsanqa Moya will be held on Saturday in Soweto. A memorial service in his honour will take place on Thursday. Moya was gunned down on the Soweto Highway near Diepkloof last Thursday. Leaders of the National Taxi Alliance and several other associations…
Young students getting breakfast at a school The National School Nutrition Programme Service Providers’ Association has expressed concern on the rising prices of zero-rated food items. It says the situation has complicated its ability to supply food to schools. The association says despite being exempt from taxation the rising prices are making it difficult to…
Retired Ekurhuleni Metro police Chief Revo Spies will continue testifying at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry this morning. Yesterday, Spies told the Commission that Acting Ekurhuleni Metro Police chief Julius Mkhwanazi was called to assist to clean a murder scene in Brakpan. Live proceedings below:
Search operations underway for victims of KZN flash floods. The search for one of the three people who went missing after their car was swept off a flooded bridge at Doonside near Amanzimtoti on the Durban South Coast has resumed. The bodies of two other occupants were recovered on Monday. Two other people died in…
Murder case graphic with a magnifying glass. 1 minute Four men have been found dead in Dawn Park, east of Johannesburg. It is believed their bodies were found next to a railway line on Hazelwood Street this morning. The four were declared dead on the scene while two others were taken to a local hospital…
