FILE | A building on fire 1 minute Parents of some of the toddlers who died during a fire at a makeshift daycare centre in Mayfair, Johannesburg, last month are still waiting to bury their children. DNA test results of the children who were burnt beyond recognition are yet to be released. The agonising wait…
President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe The President of the Confederation of African Football, Patrice Motsepe, says CAF is about to conclude an eight-year, groundbreaking deal worth one billion US dollars to turn around the fortunes of African Football. The deal pertains to broadcast rights for the continent’s major events. Motsepe announced…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal. Liverpool coach Arne Slot says he is delighted to have Mohamed Salah returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty soon, despite an apparent falling-out just weeks ago. In a fiery outburst after a 3-3 draw at Leeds United, the Egyptian forward accused the club of throwing him…
FILE: Used ammunition on the ground. 1 minute Two men have been shot dead in Kuyasa, Khayelitsha, on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the victims, aged 30 and 40, were declared dead on the scene. He says no arrests have been made. Twigg says, “Police members attended to the crime…
1 minute The 2021 and 2022 Nobel Laureates Maria Ressa and Oleksandra Matviichuck, respectively, are delivering the keynote addresses at the 14th Annual Desmond Tutu Lecture under the theme “Bearing Witness”. LIVESTREAM – Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture:
[FILE] Members of the SANDF take part in a training exercise in the bush. 2 minutes Mpumalanga residents have expressed concerns about the safety of the remaining South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This is as the SANDF has confirmed that the mortal remains of the 14…
FILE | Residents trying to put out a shack fire About 200 people have been left homeless after shacks were gutted by fire at the Plastic View informal settlement in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. Maruleng municipal spokesperson Justice Shipalana says there were no fatalities or injuries. Shipalana says firefighters responded to the emergency but most shacks had…
Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo. Crime Intelligence Head, Dumisani Khumalo is expected to appear before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system. The Ad Hoc Committee was set up after Kwazulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, made serious allegations implicating politicians, the judiciary and law…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Mozambican counterpart President Daniel Chapo on Tuesday in Cape Town at the official residence of the President. Chapo won the recently held Mozambican elections that saw massive demonstrations after opposition leader Venancio Mondlane claimed victory, but the neighbouring country’s Constitutional Council validated…
Torrential rains and localized flooding reported in the Durban Area. Durban’s eThekwini Municipality has warned residents to be aware of possible disruptive rainfall in the region. This follows a Level 2 weather warning issued by the South African Weather service for disruptive rainfall and isolated showers in parts of the province this morning continuing into…
