The LIA awarded its first batch of winners and finalists with South Africa’s Promise awarded a Gold and Saatchi & Saatchi ME, Dubai a Bronze (Image supplied) Promise was awarded the Gold in the Experiential Use of Music & Sound section for its work for brand AfriSam for the The Vluit Project Saatchi & Saatchi…
2 minutes The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) has raised concerns about the health risks associated with high salt consumption as Salt Awareness Week is marked globally. This year’s campaign aligns with the World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (WASSH) under the theme “5 Ways to 5 Grams”, which focuses on reducing…
Credit cards. 1 minute The editor of Mybroadband, Jan Vermeulen has cautioned credit cardholders to be wary of where they use their cards. This follows complaints of fraudulent transactions processed by Facebook. South Africans complain that fraudsters are draining their accounts using Facebook. Vermeulen says Facebook is vulnerable to scammers because it does not request…
Source: Supplied. More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. The regional winners, who each received R5, 000 are: Live reporting/ breaking news – Robin-Lee Francke from IOL for “Joshlin Smith” Investigative – Caryn Dolley from Daily Maverick for “SA’s…
File Image: Counterfeit cigarettes are sold on a street corner. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal(KZN) citizens will have an opportunity to add their contributions to the Tobacco Bill when the Portfolio Committee on Health resumes public hearings on the Bill tomorrow. The KZN public hearings are the last provincial hearings on the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery…
[File Image]: A voter places his ballot paper inside a ballot box after casting his vote. 1 minute A by-election will be held today at Ward 9 in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, which includes parts of Dysselsdorp, Schoemanshoek and other outlying areas. The by-election follows Patriotic Alliance (PA) councillor, Bertram Jantjies, joining the Democratic…
Snow being removed along the N2 (R56) between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (C0GTA) says 80 households have been affected by recent damaging strong winds and snowfall. The department has reported that about 68 schools across nine districts sustained damage. The Ugu…
Comrades Marathon start point. 1 minute A female runner who was reported missing yesterday after completing the Comrades Marathon, has been found. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says Moira Harding was found near the National Sea Rescue base on Point Road in the Durban CBD. UPDATE! Moira Harding has been found and is alive. Thank…
Free State Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in the Free State is calling for Premier Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae to step down together with her cabinet. In a leaked statement to the media, the League says Letsoha-Mathae has failed the youth and the entire province by trampling upon the principles of consultation…
Makhadzi Multi-award-winning musician and songwriter, Makhadzi, has been involved in a car crash. Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona, also known as Makhadzi, is in a hospital in Polokwane, Limpopo. In a statement, Makhadzi Entertainment has confirmed the musician was involved in a crash while travelling from Limpopo to Johannesburg, where she was billed to perform. Her condition is…
