AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Thousands of people attend the Shaka Day celebrations at KwaDukuza, north of Durban, on Wednesday, led by AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. Royal household spokesperson, Prince Thulani Zulu says these celebrations were started by King Solomon in 1954 to celebrate the founder of the AmaZulu nation. He says that after the first…
Members of police force and emergency services gather outside shaft 11 as they conduct rescue operations. 1 minute Police say they are facing a mammoth task of having to identify the bodies of illegal miners who died underground in shaft 11 at the Stilfontein mine. 78 bodies of illegal miners were retrieved since the rescue…
Youth protest over lack of employment options 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the Government of National Unity (GNU) has a mammoth task to ensure that more job opportunities are created for the country’s youth. Gwarube says it is heartbreaking that many young graduates are still unemployed. She’s part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s…
SAPS vehicles and police tape. 2 minutes Four suspects wanted for cases of murder in the vicinity of Inanda were shot dead in a shootout with police on the M4 Highway in Umlazi, south of Durban, yesterday afternoon. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police had gathered intelligence regarding the whereabouts of the wanted suspects,…
4 minutes Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton Mckenzie announces South Africa’s bid for a Formula One Grand Prix in the 2027 season, with the possibility of hosting as early as 2026 if all goes well. To this end, a bid steering committee was appointed and unveiled on Wednesday at the Kyalami racetrack, north…
Floods in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube says her department has put in place plans to support learners and repair damaged infrastructure in the Eastern Cape. This is after severe floods affected the schooling of more than 6 000 learners. More than 70 schools were damaged. The death toll stands at…
3 minutes Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the US’ move to temporarily cease its funding of HIV and AIDS prorgrammes around the world, under the new Trump administration, will have a limited impact on South Africa’s fight against the disease. Motsoaledi was speaking to journalists at the Cabinet Lekgotla in Pretoria. He says the South…
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is scheduled to appear in the Bishop Lavis Magistrate’s Court today after an application for a harassment order was filed against him. The application was filed by a resident of the Bothasig area a few months ago who alleges that law enforcement officers have been…
IEC Vice Chairperson Janet Love speeking at the group’s event themed Women Championing Democracy – Paving the Way to 2026 Local Government Elections, 27 August 2025. Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) Deputy Chairperson Janet Love says with service delivery an issue in many communities across the country, women should be encouraged to enter the…
Reinhardt Leach seen in the dock in Vicki Terblanche’s case. 1 minute The Gqeberha High Court has sentenced Reinhardt Leach to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, Vicki Terblanche. Leach, who was allegedly hired by Vicki’s estranged husband Arnold Terblanche, was found guilty of all eight charges against him including…
