Sinkhole at Relebogile Secondary School. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says teaching and learning conditions at the Relebogile Secondary School in Khutsong, west of Johannesburg, are disappointing. The school was forced to close in 2023 after a huge sinkhole developed on the premises. Learners are currently accommodated in adjacent temporary classrooms…
1 minute Motorists have been advised to exercise caution as protest in Protea Glen, south of Johannesburg, disrupts traffic. The protest began early this morning after residents have been without water for over a week. They accused Joburg Water of failing to restore supply in the area. Residents have blocked the R558. Motorists have been…
SELF-STYLED prophet Talent Madungwe SELF-STYLED prophet Talent Madungwe has been ordered to perform 105 hours of community service for committing two traffic offences two months ago. Madungwe appeared at the Epworth Magistrate’s Court where he was convicted of negligent driving and without a licence. As a result , he encroached into the lane of a…
ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has described as mischievous former party President Jacob Zuma’s letter of demand to be reinstated as an ANC member. This comes after lawyers of uMkhonto weSizwe party leader wrote to Mbalula to demanding their client’s immediate reinstatement. This is pending what…
FILE IMAGE | A confiscated gun that was used at a shooting. 1 minute The bail application of one of the two men accused of the murder of nine people at a tavern in Pienaar, last month, has been adjourned by the Kabokweni Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga. Bongani Nkosi is facing nine counts of murder,…
Severe weather conditions in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban. 2 minutes The family of a 60-year-old woman who was washed away by floods in Lamontville in KwaZulu Natal says they are pinning their hopes on search and rescue teams to find her remains. Her daughter, Ntombikhona Mhlongo and her family are among at least 280…
[File photo] The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police officer. 2 minutes The City of Cape Town’s Metro Police says they have rescued two people from alleged armed kidnappers. Metro police Spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says one woman and three men were accosted by three armed suspects when they were about to enter a shop in…
Padel racket and balls on the court. 2 minutes Spanish two-time world padel champion Willy Lahoz says he plans to take the sport to new heights in South Africa. The game, which is believed to be among the fastest growing sports in the world, is described as a mix of squash and tennis. The project…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile says there is a wealth of opportunities for the Global South countries. He was delivering the valedictory speech at the end of the two-day annual Cape Town Conversations, a conference hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and the Observer Research Foundation. The event, taking place…
The ruling party is torn by factionalism centred on the succession debate after Mnangagwa said he would leave office at the end of his constitutionally-mandated two terms in 2028. ZANU PF’s cell restructuring exercise has exposed a serious rift among loyalists rooting for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy Constantino Chiwenga as they seek to…
