Police arrest a 35-year-old suspect for possession, accessing, downloading and distribution of child pornography in Midrand on 17 January 2025. 1 minute The alleged child pornography couple, Darryn Willken and his partner, are wanted in at least three other countries. This emerged at the hearing of their bail application at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. They…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) provincial executive committees in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng will be reconfigured within the parameters of the ANC constitution. This comes as the president of the ANC Cyril Ramaphosa gave the closing remarks at the end of the two-day ANC NEC this weekend. Following a dismal performance from the two…
South African rands. 1 minute The rand has begun the new year on a slightly higher note, after a turbulent close to 2024. Trade in the local currency was erratic in November and December last year. This after Donald Trump’s re-election as President of the United States of America, due to a more hawkish view…
Manchester City’s Erling Braut Haaland celebrates after the match. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland kept up his torrid scoring pace with two goals in five second-half minutes on Saturday to lift City provisionally top of the table with a 2-0 Premier League victory over Everton. Pep Guardiola’s men have 16 points after eight games, before Arsenal…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The private burial service for former Deputy President David Mabuza will be held at Barbeton in Mpumalanga on Saturday and will follow the state funeral Category 2 at Hoerskool Bergvlam in Mbombela. Government officials, political party leaders and struggle stalwarts…
EPWP workers on site Activist and citizens forum spokesperson Dennis Bloem has described the alleged use of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) funding for inflated salaries of former councilors at Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State as a disgrace. Bloem says poor people who depend on the programme to put bread on the table are…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 2 minutes Free State Police have arrested a 42-year-old man who was seen with a banner trying to stop other truck drivers on the N3 road near Harrismith. Police say they have been monitoring the situation following threats by members of the All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA)…
File Image: A paramedic checks the blood sugar level of a patient. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has doubled in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Burkina Faso in the past six years, according to a 2025 study, which was released earlier this year. It found that diabetes affected 10% of middle-aged Africans, putting them…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero has reiterated his claim that rapid population growth and aging infrastructure are issues contributing to water supply problems. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation yesterday gave Morero and Joburg Water 14 days to present concrete solutions to the ongoing water supply disruptions. Many residents say they…
Fifty Putco buses were set alight on January 27, 2025. 1 minute Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspects in connection with the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District on Monday night. Police Spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says the suspects were apprehended last night. A group of armed individuals driving a Quantum, a…
