Outside tap 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has urged citizens not to accept dry taps as the new normal in the country. The party today held a briefing outside the South Hills Water Tower, south of Johannesburg, an area which has been affected by recurring and lengthy water outages for several years. The party…
Six tries to one for the Blitzboks in their #HSBCSVNSCPT pool opener against Ireland on December 7, 2024. 1 minute The South African men’s sevens rugby team is just two wins away from winning its home sevens tournament for the first time since 2015. The Blitzboks reached the semi-finals of the Cape Town Sevens yesterday…
South Africa’s Kyle Verreynne in action 3 minutes Sri Lanka put up a determined fight against South Africa’s hostile pace attack as they began their first innings on the second day of the second test and reached 103-1 at tea on Friday. Sri Lanka trail by 255 runs after South Africa were 358 all out…
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc during practice 2 minutes Ferrari suffered a severe setback to their hopes of winning the Formula One constructors’ title for the first time since 2008 when Charles Leclerc was handed a 10-place grid penalty on Friday. Leclerc had set the fastest lap in the first practice session at Yas Marina but Ferrari then revealed they had changed…
File photo: A mini bus involved in a crash 1 minute Thirteen people have been killed in two separate crashes in the Free State in the last 24 hours. In the first one, 10 people were killed on the N1 south of Koppies towards Kroonstad when a minibus crashed into a truck in the early…
Picture of a taxi 1 minute The Durban Long-Distance Taxi Association has resumed operations. Its members embarked on a week-long strike which left many commuters stranded. KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma announced the resumption of operations after marathon talks with taxi associations on Saturday. He says they have agreed to form a task team that…
Water dripping from a tap. 1 minute Residents of Johannesburg CBD and surrounding areas will have no water this weekend. This is due to Johannesburg Water’s 72-hour planned water shutdown. This follows the water utility’s upgrading project which began yesterday evening. Johannesburg Water has reminded residents about the water shutdown this weekend that will affect…
2 minutes Areas in the Northern Cape are battling a heatwave. While the capital, Kimberley reached a high of 37 degrees on Sunday, Upington was just shy of forty at 39 degrees. Heatwave conditions are expected to continue for at least another week. Two years ago, five farm workers in the Kakamas area died from…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 4 minutes South Africa has achieved a great deal in the space of a generation – but much more needs to be done to achieve the high ideals of the Freedom Charter and realise the aspirations of the constitution. These are the sentiments of President Cyril Ramaphosa in his exclusive SABC, reflecting…
Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny 2 minutes Jose Mourinho said the Premier League trophies he won at Chelsea were achieved fairly, responding to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola’s comments that he had six English top-flight titles while the Portuguese coach only had three. Guardiola, whose team lost 2-0 at Liverpool on Sunday, held…
