2 minutes India captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from test cricket on Wednesday but said he will continue playing One-Day Internationals which have been his strong suit. The 38-year-old had quit Twenty20 Internationals immediately after leading India to their second 20-overs World Cup title in West Indies last year. “Hello everyone, I would like to share…
1 minute Eskom briefs the media on load-shedding and warns of a high risk of rolling blackouts this weekend after multiple generation unit breakdowns last week. Livestream:
South African Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Zolani Mtshotshisa 1 minute Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola mourns the untimely passing of South Africa’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Zolani Mtshotshisa. A devoted diplomat, Mtshotshisa strengthened ties between the two nations and played a key role in re-launching SAA’s Johannesburg-Abidjan route in November 2023. “Amb…
Woman gives birth at the gate of a Limpopo clinic. 1 minute The Health Department in Limpopo says 220 out of 500 clinics operate for 24 hours in the province. The non-provision of services at night has been negatively affecting some communities. A 21-year-old woman gave birth outside a closed clinic on Saturday night at…
Accused number 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya’s assault put forward for investigation. 2 minutes Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has suggested that the High Court in Pretoria should inspect one of the locations in Vosloorus on Gauteng’s East Rand, where one of the Senzo Meyiwa accused was allegedly assaulted. The trial is…
1 minute The funeral service of police Constable Cebekhulu Linda takes place this morning at the Saint Rose Catholic Church in Bochabela, Bloemfontein. He was one of the three constables whose bodies were retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion, Pretoria, last week. Live proceedings below:
A bottle marked with poison label 1 minute The Gauteng government has decided to ban the sale of Terbufos by unlicensed businesses, a pesticide which was found to have caused the recent deaths of six Soweto children. Premier Panyaza Lesufi says only licensed businesses will be able to sell the pesticide also known as “halepherimi”….
MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Johannesburg Kenny Kunene. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has suspended his deputy, Kenny Kunene, from his role as Johannesburg’s MMC for Transport and from party political activities for one month. The one-month suspension is pending an investigation into Kunene’s presence at the home of a…
1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is tabling the province’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) to chart a way forward for the provincial government’s action plan for 2025. LIVE: Western Cape State of the Province Address:
Orlando Pirates player during a match. Orlando Pirates have been beaten 3-0 by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Saint Eloi Lupopo in the first leg of their preliminary second round of the CAF Champions league in Lubumbashi. Forward, Wanet Kashala, scored Lupopo’s first goal early on in the match with the hosts scoring two more…
