Cricket ball hits the stumps 2 minutes Much of the talk ahead of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League had been about teams potentially going past 300 runs but Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians showed that the bowlers, particularly spinners, will still have a huge role to play. Afghanistan’s Noor Ahmad registered…
Kenny Kunene is suspended by the Patriotic Alliance for “Hate Speech” The Patriotic Alliance’s (PA) suspended Deputy President Kenny Kunene has failed to appeal the Equality Court’s 2023 finding that his labelling of EFF leader Julius Malema as a “cockroach” four times in a television interview in the context of a political party debate is hate speech….
Electricity pylons. 3 minutes The community of Kagisanong near Garankuwa in the North West province is calling on government to urgently install electricity in its area following several electrocution incidents. Frustrated members say electricity supply has remained elusive for almost two decades. And have now resorted to connecting power illegally. They’ve blamed officials for neglecting…
Numsa Secretary General Irvin Jim addresses the media in Newtown, Johannesburg on August 18, 2025. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it has reached an improved severance deal with Goodyear South Africa following the closure of its Kariega plant in the Eastern Cape. In June, the company initiated a Section 189A…
The 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards have announced the Gqeberha regional winners across the competition’s 12 categories (Image supplied) More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. The national awards will be announced on 7 November at an…
An industrial hemp plantation. An industrial hemp plantation has been launched at Duvhuledza outside Thohoyandou, in Limpopo. The hemp will be cultivated on a 30-hectare farm. The project is aimed at helping the small community eradicate unemployment. Industrial hemp is used in the production of textiles, biofuel, and fibre. Organic farmer, Mpho Makhado, says the…
Rain drops hitting the ground. Johannesburg’s City Power has warned that the electricity grid is constrained as a result of the rainy weather. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued an Orange Level 9 weather warning, for heavy rain and localised flooding on Sunday in Gauteng and three other provinces. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena…
A gavel used in the court of law. 1 minute The 48-year-old former police officer, who was accused of stabbing his stepdaughter to death near her school at Ga Thoka outside Polokwane in Limpopo, will make his second appearance in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Andrew Mehlape allegedly stabbed 14-year-old Rebotile Moloto multiple times…
Father and son 1 minute A Non-Profit-Organisation, Doxa Family Cares based in Zwide in the Eastern Cape, has held an event to empower men to curb gender-based violence and become better fathers. The event was held in Gqeberha. The organisation’s Executive Director, Thembani Gqiba says it is vital that fathers know the basics of parenting….
The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission, enters Day 52. LIVE STREAM:
