General view of a chessboard. 2 minutes Seven-year-old identical twins, Deauwin and Beauwin Rens from George, Western Cape, have represented South Africa at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships in Greece. The twins have been playing chess since they were two years old and are already able to beat their chess instructor, dad, Bradwin….
A person tied with ropes. Police have rescued a man in Germiston, Ekurhuleni, after he was abducted on Thursday. Two suspected abductors were arrested yesterday after the victim’s car was found abandoned in Dawnpark. Police investigations revealed that the owner of the vehicle had been abducted and was being held against his will. Police spokesperson…
Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis. The future of Banyana Banyana coach, Desiree Ellis, is seemingly secured. The South African Football Association’s National Executive Committee (NEC) has offered her a new four-year deal. Ellis has been the permanent head coach of the South African Senior Women’s Team since 2018. Banyana won the 2022 Women’s Africa…
E-hailing spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa says the app companies have neglected their concerns forcing them to take up strike action on Monday. Proper regulation within the e-hailing industry will help decrease criminality and exploitation in the sector. This is according to Gauteng E-hailing Services (GES), that held a media briefing in Johannesburg, about the ongoing challenges…
Jannik Sinner wins the ATP Finals against Taylor Fritz, Turin, November 17, 2024. 2 minutes Jannik Sinner enjoyed an unforgettable season marked by his first two Grand Slam titles and ending the year as world number one but the Italian heads into 2025 with the cloud of a potential doping ban still hanging over his…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. More than 90 suspects have been arrested for sexual offences in just one week across South Africa. This is part of a 90-day nationwide operation led by the South African Police Service. The intensified blitz aims to fast-track efforts to combat and prevent gender-based violence and femicide in the country. SAPS spokesperson,…
A dramatic police operation by the South African Police Service’s Anti-Kidnapping Task Team has resulted in the death of a wanted Mozambican kidnapping kingpin during a shoot-out at a residential complex in Fourways, Johannesburg. The operation was part of an ongoing investigation into the abduction of a Pakistani businessman who was kidnapped in Pretoria West…
Three constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female) have been found dead. 1 minute National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has confirmed that three of the five bodies found at the Hennops River in Centurion are those of the missing police officers. The constables went missing…
A player from the England Women’s cricket team in action. 1 minute England’s women’s cricket team has drawn first blood in the three match T20 series against South Africa. The Proteas who were invited to bat first, posted 142 for five in the 20 overs in the opening match of the series at Buffalo Park…
A spaza shop in South Africa. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has convened an urgent meeting with 54 municipalities to discuss spaza shops. At least 23 people have died countrywide since the start of October after buying food from spaza shops. In KwaZulu-Natal, three siblings from the Ndlovu family from uMzumbe on the South…
