A soccer ball. Mohamed Ben Romdhane scored a 94th minute winner as Tunisia booked their place at the 2026 World Cup with a 1-0 victory over hosts Equatorial Guinea in Malabo on Monday, taking an unassailable lead in their qualifying Group H. The victory moves Tunisia to 22 points from their eight qualifiers, 10 points…
Free Palestine flag. 2 minutes Former International Relations Minister, Naledi Pandor, says a collective effort is needed to bring peace and stability to Palestine, amid the escalated bombardment following the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire. Pandor and the son of the late Steve Biko, Nkosinathi Biko, addressed Human Rights Day commemoration at Sol Plaatje University…
UMkhonto weSizwe Party leader, Jacob Zuma The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)Party has publicly endorsed former President, Jacob Zuma’s recent diplomatic engagement with the Kingdom of Morocco, reigniting debate over South Africa’s foreign policy stance on Western Sahara. [WATCH] MK Party’s Nathi Nhleko, reflecting on Jacob Zuma’s visit to Morocco, says, “We make it unequivocally clear, our…
Expired food items, counterfeit prescription medication, body lotion and other prohibited goods are pictured at a warehouse in Bluff in Durban during a police raid on 20 November 2024. 2 minutes Consumers are urged to pay special attention to the food labelling, the production and best before dates as precautionary measure before buying and consuming…
The Randburg Magistrate’s Court. The case against Darren Wilken and his girlfriend, Tiona Moodley regarding their role in a high-profile child pornography ring, has been postponed to next month in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. Wilken and Moodley face 24 counts, including money laundering, possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, as well as contravention of…
[File] School Learners climbing Scholar transport. 1 minute The Departments of Basic Education (DBE) and Transport are exploring ways to secure safe scholar transport following recent budget cuts. The matter was discussed in a recent briefing to the Select Committee on Education, Sciences, and Creative Industries. Currently, 667 000 students use the National Scholar Transport…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Verulam Regional Court north of Durban has sentenced two men to a term of life imprisonment for each of the three counts of rape they committed in 2023 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority says that the complainant and her friends were at…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday set up four working groups, including one on the protection of female sports and another on commercial opportunities, as it looks to reshape the Games under new president Kirsty Coventry. Coventry had already said in June the IOC would spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, four years after…
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Blade Nzimande and Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi seen attending the National System of Innovation Transformation Summit. 2 minutes Science, Technology, and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande says South Africa cannot afford to ignore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) if it wants to keep up with a rapidly…
A flySafair plane seen at airport. Trade union Solidarity has blamed FlySafair management for the pilots’ upcoming protracted strike set to start on Monday. More than 200 pilots are set to down tools for 14 days. This came after wage negotiations deadlocked between the union and the airline. The union, which is demanding a ten percent…
