Initiates seen at an initiation school Police are still investigating the death of an initiate at a Vereeniging initiation school in Gauteng. The 19-year-old collapsed and died in the presence of other initiates on Sunday. Two other critically ill initiates were taken to hospital. Gauteng police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says, “An inquest docket has been…
FILE | Al Jazeera journalists place posters with the photos of their colleagues killed during an Israeli airstrike in Gaza One of the organisers of a vigil in solidarity with journalists in Gaza, Mohammed Zahid Hassan says there is no justification for killing or targeting journalists in the war-torn country. Currently, South African journalists are…
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone 2 minutes Diego Simeone will complete 700 games in charge of Atletico Madrid when his club hosts Alaves in LaLiga this weekend and the Argentine manager said on Friday that he was grateful to reach that milestone even as rumours swirl about his future. Simeone is nearing 13 years in…
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has reacted to FIFA’s ruling to deduct three points from Bafana Bafana in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the fine of about R215,000 for fielding an ineligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in the match against Lesotho in March. He says the…
FILE | Protest against gender-based violence in Cape Town. Nyanga residents and community activists in Cape Town will march to Parliament on Friday to demand justice for 25-year-old Zenande Tshazibane. She was raped and murdered in her Nyanga home in June, just days after seeking legal protection from her partner. Authorities have yet to make…
The BMA officials checking cars before crossing the border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it has enlisted the help of health specialists to examine returning travellers at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. It says the aim of the screening is to curb the spread of communicable diseases in the country. BMA spokesperson…
A player has his foot on a soccer ball. The Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, is travelling to Portugal to assess the situation regarding a group of stranded young soccer players from Cape Town. The group left the city earlier this month to take part in a football tournament in…
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) says the office of National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has confirmed receipt of their request for a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Didiza is said to be considering the request as this is latest submission but not the first. Since 2019, there…
Lt General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) has welcomed a briefing by the acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, on the timelines of his Commission, that will investigate allegations of corruption in the police force and judiciary. The allegations by KZN Provincial Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi implicated…
Police officials seen visiting Reiger Park on Monday. Some people in Reiger Park, east of Johannesburg, say they hope that the plans by Acting Police Minister, Firoz Cachalia, to end the ongoing gang violence in the area are not just empty promises. Cachalia and high-ranking police officials held a ministerial stakeholder engagement with community leaders,…
