Beaded jewellery on a stall. 2 minutes Despite today being one of the busiest days of the year, street vendors around Cape Town City Hall report slow business. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address under the government of national unity (GNU). Street vendors in and around Cape…
Police in uniform at a crime scene. The Pretoria High School Old Boys Club says two suspected car thieves have been killed and a third arrested after attempting to steal a car at their premises in Lynnwood. The Club says in a statement that a member of the public discharged a firearm at the alleged…
FILE| Mthatha High Court in the Eastern Cape. The Lusikisiki massacre trial in the Eastern Cape is set to resume this Monday morning at the Mthatha High Court. This is in connection with the Ngobozana mass murder of 18 unarmed people, where 15 women, and two men and a 14-year-old boy were gunned down. Mzukisi…
Gauteng MEC for Education and Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane will today host a Technical Skills Festival at the John Orr Engineering School of Specialisation in Milpark, Johannesburg. Learners will showcase the skills they gained through the department’s development programme. The aim of the Multi-Certification Skills Programme is to strengthen the…
Tennis player, Aryna Sabalenka World number one and defending champion, Aryna Sabalenka, remains on course to successfully defend her US Open title. The Belarusian advanced to the quarterfinals at Flushing Meadows following a 6-1, 6-4 victory over the unseeded Spaniard, Cristina Bucsa. Ninth seed, Elena Rybakina, has been knocked out. The Kazakhstani, who reached the…
New state of the art fire trucks for the City of Cape Town 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue service has researched and formulated a new strategy to be implemented this year, as part of summer readiness to tackle wildfires. Chief Fire Officer Clinton Manuel says it focuses on resources that…
Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. 1 minute Political analyst Professor Tinyiko Maluleke has paid tribute to the late Professor Noel Chabani Manganyi. He says Manganyi has left a lasting legacy. Professor Manganyi passed away at the age of 84. Manganyi obtained his doctorate in 1970. He had written 12 books including “Being Black in the World”…
MEC for Economic Development and Tourism Ms. Jesta Sidell. Former Tourism Deputy Minister Amos Fish Mahlalela is touted to lead the new board of the embattled Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency. Provincial Economic Development and Tourism MEC Jesta Sidell made the announcement during a media briefing in Mbombela. The briefing was to outline activities to…
Flooded area in Middlepos, Saldanah. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre says assessments are still underway in areas affected by the recent heavy rains. Several City departments are working to address the service-related impact of the downpours. Spokesperson, Sonica Lategan says Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have also stepped in to help. Several NGO…
[File photo] Bucket toilets seen lined up in an informal settlement 2 minutes Some residents of France Extension in Pietermaritzburg say that more than 20 years after RDP housing was built in this area near Edendale, they still have to use bucket toilets. While many households in the area now have portable toilets in their…
