Teenage boys seen at an initiation school 2 minutes The department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs in Limpopo says it has approved 530 permits for winter initiation schools for both males and females. The initiation season in the province will commence on the 23rd of June until the 21st of July. The department says…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute Testifying in the re-opened inquest into the death of ANC leader Inkosi Albert Luthuli in 1967, daughter-in-law Wilhelminah Luthuli has described his injuries to the Pietermaritzburg High Court. She has testified that the family never believed that he was struck by a…
Alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg. The bail application of alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, will resume at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court this morning. Liebenberg, his wife Desiree and seven others face multiple charges including fraud, racketeering and theft. The case relates to an alleged R4 billion investment scam. It’s alleged Liebenberg used social media and radio interviews to lure unsuspecting victims to invest…
EFF President Julius Malema addressing an event 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) leader Julius Malema has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa seeking the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the state of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in terms of Section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Malema…
“Zimbabwe and Africa’s transformation begins with individual change, not just politics,” he said. ZIMBABWEANS need to recognise and address the brokenness, toxicity and division that is hindering nation building, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube has said. AMH are publishers of the weeklies Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard and daily NewsDay, and also own online…
Royal AM players during a match 1 minute Financially troubled KwaZulu-Natal football club, Royal AM is reportedly back on the market after Durban businessman, Chockalingam “Roy” Moodley’s deal to buy the club collapsed at the last minute. According to reports, the controversial business’s background has led to the failure in the bid to purchase the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has directed that Joint Operational and Intelligence Structures be established at a national and provincial level, to deal with the food poisoning crisis in South Africa. He addressed the nation on Friday night, giving government’s response as food poisoning cases grow. The President says at least 22…
A tap with running water. 1 minute Bulk water utility, Rand Water, says that it has started switching water back on in certain areas, following an 86-hour maintenance that left parts of Johannesburg without water. Some residents have expressed frustration saying that the water tankers have been few and far between. VIDEO | Residents have…
Nehawu members march against corruption in the Gauteng Health Department Members of the National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) have expressed dissatisfaction by the absence of senior officials at the Gauteng Health Department to accept their memorandum of demands. The union marched outside the department’s offices in Johannesburg. They are demanding that the department take…
South African Police Service building. Two suspects are expected to appear in the Christiana Magistrate’s Court in the North West on Monday after they allegedly stabbed to death a police sergeant at a local tavern. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Adele Myburgh, says the 47-year-old police official was involved in a verbal altercation with two other men…
