The vehicle that was torched outside Maponya Mall in Soweto The KwaZulu-Natal E-hailing Council says it is unacceptable that the killers of Mthokozisi Mvelase have not been arrested. Its chairperson Sipho Mabika addressed mourners at Mvelase’s funeral in Ulundi in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The 27-year-old driver was shot and burnt inside his car at Maponya Mall…
Tennis player Tommy Paul 2 minutes Tommy Paul has had to put off-court distractions in his rear view mirror at the Italian Open this week after the American’s beloved truck was repossessed at his home in Florida. Paul beat Hubert Hurkacz 7-6(4) 6-3 on Thursday to set up a semi-final against Jannik Sinner in Rome…
FILE | Residents trying to put out a shack fire A 22-year-old and a two-year-old child have died following a fire at Nigel in Ekurhuleni in Gauteng. An eight-year-old child managed to escape with minor burns and was taken for medical treatment. A total of eight people have died in fire-related incidents over the weekend…
Funeral sevice of the late Valoyi traditional leader, Phylia Lwandlamuni N’wamitwa II in Limpopo, 22 February 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the late Valoyi traditional leader, Phylia N’wamitwa II made a major contribution in clarifying the rights of women in traditional societies and in the context of South Africa’s Constitution. He was delivering the eulogy…
Striking workers gather outside the Mister Sweet factory in Germiston. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro / GroundUp A second worker has lost a finger in an accident at Premier’s Mister Sweet factory in Germiston, according to the Simunye Workers’ Forum, as the strike by permanent workers enters its 11th week. Workers say the company will not move…
Eastern Cape Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Zolile Williams. 2 minutes The Eastern Cape government has issued a strong warning to underperforming municipal officials, stating they will be removed. This comes after a two-day District Development Model (DDM) engagement held in Gqeberha, aimed at improving service delivery and addressing poor infrastructure conditions. The DDM,…
The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates for NDPP job. The Advisory Panel tasked with interviewing candidates vying for the top job of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has heard that there is a “skills catastrophe” in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). This was a sentiment shared by one of the candidates on day…
England’s Ollie Pope and Ben Duckett bump fists before batting at the start play on day 4. Harry Brook and Joe Root shared a superb partnership of 195 to put England on course to complete a record run chase at tea on the fourth day of the final test against India at The Oval on…
Five people were killed and several injured when the temple collapsed in Verulam. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says preliminary findings indicate that poor-quality concrete and weak reinforced columns were used in the construction of the collapsed four-storey temple in Verulam, north of Durban, last weekend. Five people were killed and several injured….
FILE | Celebrity pastry chef Thembekile Letlape The murder case of Sibusiso Zitha convicted of murdering pastry chef, Thembekile Letlape, has been postponed to Thursday by the High Court in Johannesburg. This is to allow the court more time to go through the victim impact report. Zitha was arrested after Letlape’s lifeless body was discovered…
