Proteas batter Tony de Zorzi scored a century Despite a century by Tony de Zorzi, South Africa were bowled out for 269 in their first innings of the first cricket test against Pakistan in Lahore. The Proteas, who are the reigning ICC World Test Champions, resumed their first innings on 216 for the loss of…
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo presents 2024 Elections Report to Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee on July 15, 2025. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) CEO, Sy Mamabolo, says they faced an unprecedented number of challenges during last year’s general elections. Mamabolo highlights disinformation on social media as a major concern, stressing the need for ongoing…
Gun being pointed 2 minutes Two suspects accused of killing police constable Callan Andrews are set to appear at the Gelvandale Magistrates’ Court in Gqeberha today. The pair allegedly shot the 29-year-old officer and robbed him of his service pistol while he was attending to a complaint on Voisen Road in Gelvandale. Andrews was taken…
Car with a broken windshield after a crash. 1 minute The coastal city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal has seen a significant decrease in road crashes on New Year’s Eve, with only 12 incidents recorded and attended to. This according to eThekwini metro police spokesperson, Boysie Zungu. Zungu also praised motorists for their adherence to traffic…
Flooding in KwaZulu-Natal as a result of heavy rains. KwaZulu-Natal Co-operative Governance MEC Rev Thulasizwe Buthelezi has urged parents to ensure the safety of their children in the inclement weather. His remarks come after multiple weather-related incidents across the province following heavy rainfall that began on Sunday and is expected to persist throughout the week….
Students inside lecture hall 1 minute There is a high demand for placements as the 2025 academic year at institutions of higher learning is set to start. Ahmed Essop, a research associate at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, says there are reports that demand is thirty times higher than in previous years….
Joshlin Smith’s mother during court proceedings 1 minute Judge Nathan Erasmus has used humour to bring court proceedings back into focus during cross examination in the Joshlin Smith trial within a trial hearing. Justice Erasmus has on more than one occasion asked Advocate Nobahle Mkabayi to place her questions in context. Captain Philip Seekoei, who…
Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital. Following the release of the Health Ombudsman’s report detailing the poor state of care at Kimberley Mental Hospital in the Northern Cape, some families have asked the health department to take responsibility for the sub-standard healthcare their family members received. One family alleges their parent, who was a psychiatric patient,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 8th South Africa-European Union. 1 minute The president of the European Council, Antonio Costa says there’s a need for strengthened multilateralism to respond to common global challenges. Costa was speaking at the EU-South Africa Summit in Cape Town. Both South Africa and the EU are grappling with aid and trade…
Comrades Marathon runner Onalenna Khonkhobe 1 minute The 98th Comrades Marathon got underway in near-perfect conditions from Pietermaritzburg early Sunday morning. The elite athletes and top qualifiers set off just before 6am, making their way along the challenging 89.98km route to Durban. South Africa’s Onalenna Khonkhobe reached the halfway mark in an impressive 2 hours…
