Smoke rises after the state news agency reported a missile attack on the service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Manama, Bahrain on February 28, 2026. The Iranian embassy in South Africa has committed to working together with the Department of International Relations and…
Members of police force and emergency services gather outside shaft 11 as they conduct rescue operations. 1 minute Police say they are facing a mammoth task of having to identify the bodies of illegal miners who died underground in shaft 11 at the Stilfontein mine. 78 bodies of illegal miners were retrieved since the rescue…
Women For Change plans nation shutdown for the 21st of this month. Advocacy group, Women For Change, has criticised South Africa’s legislation on gender-based violence and femicide, saying it’s good only on paper. Many South Africans across social media have changed their profile pictures to purple in solidarity with a nationwide shutdown against GBVF set…
GNT bus at a depot 2 minutes Limpopo government bus-owned company, Great North Transport (GNT) has closed over 200 routes due to financial problems. The bus company has lost over R300 million in the past five years. Hundreds of commuters have been left without reliable transport. The affected routes span multiple areas throughout the province,…
Three City of Tshwane officials arrested in connection with the theft of transformers worth over R7-million Tshwane District Commissioner Major General Samuel Thine has commended the Gauteng Organised Crime Unit for its ongoing efforts to combat crime. This follows the arrests of three City of Tshwane officials in connection with the theft of transformers worth over R7-million at the Laudium substation in…
Coco Gauff in action 3 minutes No party animal, Australian Open contender Coco Gauff said she might celebrate her coming 21st birthday by tackling an escape room rather than putting on a big bash with friends back in Miami. Having got out of a jam in the second round at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, the young American…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi says he will be ready to cross-examine the lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa trial on the 19th of this month. The High Court in Pretoria convened on Monday morning for Mnisi to update…
Cervical cancer ribbon. 2 minutes A Stellenbosch University professor has released research findings exploring options for the secondary prevention of cervical cancer in South Africa. Cervical cancer is said to be the number one cause of cancer deaths in South African women, despite advances in early detection and prevention. According to the World Health Organisation…
SAFTU General Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi addresses workers during a General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) meeting. The South African Federation of Trade Union (Saftu) President Zwelinzima Vavi says workers are facing a job-loss “bloodbath” in the face of the current retrenchments across different sectors in the country. Vavi says to address the issue…
Bus crashes over bridge killing 3 people, R102, Tongaat, May 27, 2025. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says it is alleged that the bus that plunged over a bridge in oThongathi, north of Durban, this morning, experienced brake failure shortly before the crash that killed three people. Twelve other passengers have been injured, while…
