Slanghoek Valley vegetation fire on February 28, 2025. 1 minute A fire that started in the Slanghoek Valley in the Boland yesterday has been contained. Cape Winelands District Municipality spokesperson Anesca Roodt says teams were deployed to fight the fire that ignited behind a farm school. The blaze quickly spread through dense vegetation towards Goudini….
Sanitary pads A new study by the University of the Free State has found that some sanitary pads and pantyliners sold in South Africa contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, even those that are marketed as free from harmful chemicals. The study shows widespread contamination across 16 brands of sanitary pads and eight types of pantyliners. It focused…
Leader of the Afrika Mayibuye Movement Floyd Shivambu. Newly-founded political party, Afrika Mayibuye Movement, will be conducting inductions in all provinces ahead of next year’s local government elections. A powerful turnout at the National Officials Provincial Induction of Mayibuye Restoration Manifesto at Capricorn TVET College, Limpopo! South Africans are ready to lead and serve their…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda is expected to be back on the stand when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria today. Last week, Gininda told the court that in several witness statements, the accused, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi, were named as possible suspects in Meyiwa’s murder Meyiwa was murdered in Vosloorus on…
[FILE IMAGE] Matriculants at a school in Limpopo 1 minute The judgment in the case between the Department of Basic Education and the Information Regulatory Authority will be delivered on Wednesday in the High Court in Pretoria. The Information Regulator recently filed an urgent application to stop the department from publishing the 2024 matric results in…
The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape hears closing arguments in the firearm discharge case against EFF leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adrian Snyman. Live stream below:
Families who have lost their loved ones in the Soshanguve shooting seen during a meeting with Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. 2 minutes Two suspects arrested in connection with the murder of six people at Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve are expected to appear before the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. The suspects were…
Northern Region Division One Soccer League released a statement pledging to deliver the judgment no later than Monday. THE much-awaited delivery of the judgment on the case of an abandoned match between Karoi United and Scottland yesterday failed to take place as promised after the former requested time to submit a mitigation report having been…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at a rally. 1 minute Key organisational matters, including the vetting of members, are topping the agenda of the ANC’s four-day National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Boksburg, in eastern Johannesburg. The meeting which started yesterday will also reflect on recent domestic developments, including Finance…
Source: Land Bank. Over the next two years, Land Bank Insurance Company (LBIC) will pilot index insurance in South Africa targeting smallholder producers to provide affordable drought-risk insurance for both crop and livestock farmers. Index insurance products have proven to be a cost-efficient and administratively effective way to insure smallholder and semi-commercial farmers. Under these…
