Person spraying pesticide 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says they have started the process of banning the use of pesticides in schools. This follows an escalation in incidents of food-borne illnesses in schools. The Gauteng provincial government has announced that 23 children have died in the province due to food-borne illnesses. Gwarube has…
Chelsea’s stadium Chelsea scored three times in the second period of extra-time to hand 10-man Benfica a 4-1 defeat in Charlotte in their weather-affected last 16 Club World Cup clash on Saturday as the English side set up a quarter-final meeting with Brazil’s Palmeiras. Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored in a nine-minute…
Court gavel. The 66-year-old pastor, who allegedly raped a three-year-old girl at Botlokwa in Limpopo, has been denied bail by the Morebeng Magistrate Court in Botlokwa outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Justice Mongalo, who works as a driver at a crèche owned by his wife, delivered the child home late on the day of the rape….
Westbury ward councilor in western Johannesburg, Marilyn Smous, says she doesn’t believe promises to rid of the area of gang violence will bear any fruit. Her comment comes after Acting Minister of Police, Firoz Cachalia, made the promise at a stakeholder engagement session with community leaders in Martindale, earlier on Monday. He was joined by…
The Modimolle regional court in Limpopo is set to decide on the application for a trial within a trial in the case of the theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phalaphala Farm. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute Further discussions on whether the KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng provincial executive committees should be disbanded are expected to top the agenda of the African National Congress National Executive Committee’s (ANC NEC) meeting. The party’s poor performance in the May 2024 elections has informed the discussions in the two-day meeting which will start in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, today. 2025 will…
Blitzboks during training. 1 minute South Africa’s Blitzboks wrapped up a disappointing Hong Kong Sevens campaign, finishing ninth in the prestigious World Rugby Sevens Series event. They failed to reach the Cup quarterfinals for the first time this season but secured a narrow 19-17 win over Kenya in their playoff match. Despite likely retaining fourth…
Graphic depicting inflation A Competition Commission report has found that inflation on essentials is rising faster than wages, with low-income households being hit the hardest. The Cost of Living Report covers the period between 2020 and March 2025. The study expands on the original Essential Food Price Monitoring Report that was launched in 2020 to…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 2 minutes The death toll in the wake of the devastating winter storm that struck the Eastern Cape has risen to 86. It was pegged at 78 yesterday. Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed the latest figure while he was addressing police officers and emergency personnel in Mthatha. “There are so many people…
