The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 1 minute The man 48-year-old accused of starting the fire that gutted parts of the Tembisa Hospital in eastern Johannesburg is expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court. Thembinkosi Mangonyana was arrested two weeks ago on a charge…
New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra celebrate after the match South Africa are out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. After bossing the tournament, winning seven out of seven, the Proteas froze when it mattered most. New Zealand, soundly beaten by the South Africans in the group stage,…
Floyd Shivambu, President of Afrika Mayibuye Movement. The Afrika Mayibuye Movement says it will call for a Commission of Inquiry into what it calls ‘Black Poverty’. This is part of its programme of action as it goes into its inaugural National Convention planned for the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus this weekend. In 2025, the…
Tiger Brands has announced a precautionary voluntary recall of its Benny Beef and Chicken Flavoured Stock Cubes due to inaccurate nutritional information on the packaging. Despite receiving no consumer complaints, the company says the recall was made in consultation with the National Consumer Commission. “Tiger Brands is working with its retail and wholesale customers to…
[FILE IMAGE] A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 12, 2025. The vacancy rate of nurses and general staff at hospitals in Limpopo has increased since 2022. This is according to two health sector unions, DENOSA and HOSPERSA….
[FILE] The Budget Justice Coalition says the 2021 national Budget will deepen inequality. 1 minute DebtBusters’ latest debt index for the first quarter of 2025 shows a growing number of South Africans are relying on personal loans to manage their expenses as the cost of living continues to rise. The index reveals that one in…
Smoke is seen rising at the Town Substation in Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal after catching fire. Some residents of Vanderbijlpark in the Vaal are still without electricity following an explosion at their main substation on Sunday. The outage has affected several residential areas including Bophelong, Bonane and parts of the Vanderbijlpark CBD. Residents say they…
McIlroy pocketed $5 million on Sunday — $3 million from the tournament and $2 for the Race to Dubai 3 minutes Rory McIlroy recorded a pair of victories on Sunday, winning the DP World Tour Championship by two strokes and securing his third straight Race to Dubai title and sixth overall. McIlroy, ranked third in…
FILE | A man throws water on a shack engulfed in flames in Langa, Cape Town, in this image captured on 16 April 2022. Two people in their sixties died in a house fire in Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, despite the efforts of bystanders and the emergency services to quell the blaze. The fire gutted the house…
Suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner General Shadrack Sibiya. Suspended deputy national police commissioner, General Shadrack Sibiya, has accused Commissioner Sesi Baloyi of trying to overwhelm him. Appearing before the Madlanga Commission, Sibiya has been grilled about his relationship with Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Various witnesses at the commission have testified about how General Sibiya financially benefitted from Matlala, even receiving…
