A man crosses a flooded bridge, caused by heavy rains. 2 minutes Disaster management teams across KwaZulu-Natal have been put on high alert to monitor all areas prone to flooding. This is after the South African Weather Service issued an Orange Level 8 warning for disruptive rain over the coastal area for the next 3…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde delivers his State of the Province Address 2 minutes The Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, has reflected on the responses that the Cape Province has stepped up to make sure that there is delivery to the people of Cape Town. Delivering his 2025 State of the Province Address…
Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. The bail application of the son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, Bellarmine Mugabe and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been postponed to Thursday in the Alexandra Magistrates’ court. This is for the prosecution to provide the defence with outstanding documents. Mugabe and Matonhodze are charged with attempted murder,…
1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA)’s appeal to have the African National Congress (ANC)’s cadre deployment policy declared unconstitutional has been dismissed with costs by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The party, which sought leave to appeal to the SCA on the grounds that the appellate court would reach a different conclusion, argued that…
[FILE IMAGE] 1 minute A 58-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a 13-year-old learner at a primary school outside Polokwane, Limpopo. Provincial Education Department spokesperson Mike Maringa says the teacher was found with the learner at the school office on Thursday. Maringa says social workers have been dispatched to counsel the learner,…
Banyana training camp The wage dispute between defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) champions, Banyana Banyana and the South African Football Association (SAFA) has been resolved. Speaking after the SAFA Congress held in Sandton, SAFA CEO Lydia Monyepao acknowledged that match bonuses weren’t paid but said the matter has now been settled. The players…
Tablets, blood samples and a file written Food Poisoning. Two children have died in a suspected food poisoning incident. The incident happened at Msintsi Location near Ntabozuko outside KuGompo (formerly East London) in the Eastern Cape. They were declared deceased upon arrival at Cecilia Makhiwane Hospital in Mdantsane. The seven children aged between four and…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The Pretoria High Court has struck off an urgent court roll case brought by the dissolved South African Tourism board against Minister Patricia de Lille. The ousted board had approached the court on an urgent basis, seeking to be reinstated following De Lille’s decision to dissolve it…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarub attends a meeting to discuss issues faced by the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education on 29 September 2025. The KwaZulu-Natal government has revealed that its Department of Education is in a dire financial situation and urgently needs about R3,4 billion. Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube held an urgent meeting in Durban with provincial authorities….
18-year-old fast bowler Kwena Maphaka. 1 minute South Africa’s 18-year-old fast bowler, Kwena Maphaka, will make his Test debut for the Protea men when the second cricket Test against Pakistan starts in Cape Town today. Maphaka replaces Dane Paterson in the starting 11 and is one of three changes to the team. The other changes…
