Arrest for assault graphic 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education says the arrest of seven girls accused of assaulting a girl learner from Bedfordview High School should serve as a deterrent to other bullies. The learners from Bedfordview High, Kensington High School, Queens High School and Phoenix College, were arrested after a video showing…
Limpopo Transport authorities say the R71 at Magoebaskloof, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, has been closed to traffic following a gas truck explosion earlier this morning. The explosion has caused veld fires in the Magoebaskloof area. The truck was travelling from Polokwane to Tzaneen. A truck driver has been hospitalised with minor injuries. Department spokesperson Matome…
FILE | Free State Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae. The co-owner of the Mamohau Day-care centre in Dewetsdorp in the Free State has expressed excitement after Premier MaQueen Letshoha-Mathae handed over items, including blankets. MECs are accompanying the Premier. The centre’s owner Matseko Lekeno says the Nelson Mandela International Day has brought her and her team such…
Renowned poet Don Mattera. 2 minutes Today, 70 years ago, the apartheid regime forcefully removed nearly 65 000 Black people from their homes in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. A small group of people, together with the Don Mattera Legacy Foundation members, embarked on a march from Sophiatown to Meadowlands in Soweto. This is to commemorate the 70th…
FILE: Firearm and ammunition 1 minute Four people have been killed and three others wounded in a shooting incident at the Mfuleni Taxi Rank near Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Novela Potelwa says the incident happened this morning. Potelwa also says details are still sketchy, but authorities are on their way…
[FILE IMAGE]: Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking during the an event. Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, says the struggle for inclusive gender parity between men and women is an ongoing challenge in South Africa. Mashatile was one of the key speakers at the opening of the P20 Women’s Parliament in Cape Town. This year’s two-day gathering…
Bank card being used 2 minutes Police in the North West have warned residents to be vigilant when using their bank cards, after two suspects were arrested in two separate incidents in Potchefstroom, for allegedly stealing bank cards. Provincial police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Sam Tselanyane says during the first incident, a man was withdrawing cash…
Unemployed job seekers line a street waiting for casual employment, as they sit beneath election campaign posters for the South African general elections which will be held on May 29, in Cape Town, South Africa, April 19, 2024. 1 minute The latest Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that total…
Passengers waiting at check-in points. 2 minutes Thousands of passengers have descended on the OR Tambo International Airport as they head to various holiday destinations this festive season. Earlier, the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) said problems at the airport this month did not indicate that it was not prepared for the festive season. A…
Miss SA 2024 Top 16 finalist Chidimma Adetshina 2 minutes Anabela Rungo, the mother of model Chidimma Adetshina, is expected to hear the outcome of her bail application on Wednesday. Rungo has appeared in the Cape Town Magistrates’ Court where she faces seven charges, including the Contravention of the Immigration Act and Contravening the Identification…
