A woman raises her hand, calling for an end to GBV. Various women’s rights organisations will on Friday stage a national shutdown in protest against alarming levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The shutdown, led by Women for Change, urges South Africans to show solidarity by changing their profile pictures to purple. National…
F1 team photo 2 minutes Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen have returned to their winning ways in the 2025 Formula 1 season recording their first win. Verstappen won the Japanese Grand Prix for the fourth time in a row edging out the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastry. Despite some early morning showers,…
The Department of Home Affairs says their office working hours will be extended from today until the 19th of this month. The Department of Home Affairs says their office working hours will be extended from today until the 19th of this month. A second extension of the working hours will also take place next year…
SAICA SA MG3 model recalled The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has issued an urgent safety notice involving Chinese-owned car maker SAIC South Africa. The recall is specifically regarding the recently launched MG3 car model. The commission says a seat defect in the vehicles could cause the driver’s seat to move unexpectedly during a collision. The…
File photo: Bullets, a gun and police tape pictured. Witness B told the Madlanga Commission that the Vereeniging engineer Armand Swart was not the intended target when he was assassinated. She says that Swart’s murder was a case of mistaken identity. Swart, an employee at Q-Tech, was shot 23 times while sitting in his vehicle…
The bus that was involved in an accident that claimed over 40 lives. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says preliminary findings indicate that the bus that crashed and killed 43 people outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo was travelling at high speed while descending a mountainous area. Creecy says a mechanical inspection revealed that several of the brakes were not in working condition. She…
An empty court room. 1 minute Suspected Virginia serial rapist, Thato Leeto has made his first appearance in the Local Magistrate’s Court on eight counts of rape. The 28-year-old is believed to be behind a series of rapes and burglaries at Virginia, Meloding and Makwane between 2018 and 2022. Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says in…
Borussia Dortmund’s Jobe Bellingham scores their third goal Borussia Dortmund held off a late rally by Mamelodi Sundowns for a 4-3 victory at the FIFA Club World Cup in Cincinnati on Saturday. Dortmund (1-0-1, 4 points) moved to the top of the group F, one point ahead of Sundowns (1-1-0, 3 points). Lebo Mothiba scored…
Learners at a school in Orange Farm 1 minute Learners at Jabulile and Raphela Secondary schools in Orange Farm south of Johannesburg are forced to stand during lessons due to a severe overcrowding and a shortage of desks and chairs. That’s according to the DA in Gauteng following an oversight visit to the school. The…
Ballistic expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe. Ballistic expert Captain Laurence Makgotloe has accused an investigating officer (IO) in the Armand Swart murder case of kidnapping, in his testimony before the Madlanga Commission. The officer earlier testified before the commission as Witness B. Makgotloe says Witness B wanted him to make a correction on the Swart forensic…
