Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West in this image captured on 14 January 2025. 2 minutes Non-governmental organisation, Bench-Marks Foundation, has attributed the escalation of illegal mining in the country to what it terms government’s failure to formalise artisanal mining. This follows the deaths of 78 illegal miners at…
A sign advocating for an end to child abuse. 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has confirmed accepting Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett’s decision to step down from the church’s inquiry panel into serial child abuser John Smyth. This after Wits University academic, Dr Hylton White, wrote an open letter to the church,…
Late Kwaito musician Doc Shebeleza. 2 minutes Kwaito legend, Victor Bogopane, popularly known as Doc Shebeleza, has been laid to rest. Family, friends and industry colleagues gathered at the Heroes Acre at the West Park cemetery in Johannesburg on Saturday. The 51-year-old passed on last week. It was an emotional send-off for the music icon,…
Government officials meeting with steel company ArcelorMittal. 1 minute ArcelorMittal Chief Executive Officer Kobus Vester says apart from low demand, the business faces a number of challenges which include electricity cost pressures, railway issues, tax, competition from cheap imports and employee compensation. This is as 3 500 workers stand to lose their jobs after ArcelorMittal…
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in action against Coco Gauff of the United States in the semi-final of the women’s singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on January 25, 2024. 1 minute World number one and defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus has made it through to the fourth round of the Australian…
2 minutes Family members of the three men who were shot execution-style in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, say they are seeking answers. The incident comes after residents discovered the bodies of five men in a local sports field in Inanda yesterday. The men had apparently been hacked to death. About 12 people have since been…
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…
A member of the South African police patrol as they guard the mine shaft where rescue operations are ongoing as attempts are made to rescue illegal miners who have been underground for months in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on government to immediately establish an inquiry…
A worker grinding metal at a factory 2 minutes Government says a multi-disciplinary team of departments is engaging with ArcelorMittal management to seek a solution to the looming job losses. This after the steel producer announced plans to shut down its operations in Newcastle in KwaZulu-Natal and Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng. Following a meeting with the…
Musician and actress Winnie Khumalo. 2 minutes Music producer Sello Chicco Twala has slammed the African National Congress (ANC), saying it has failed South African artists. He was speaking at the funeral service of singer and songwriter, Winnie Khumalo at the Protea Multipurpose Centre in Soweto. Khumalo died earlier this month at the age of 51 following a short illness. Twala has called upon…
