Newborn baby feet. The 29-year-old woman who gave birth to conjoined twins at the Mankweng Hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo says she is hopeful that doctors will save her babies. The twins were born joined at the abdomen over the weekend. The mother, who has asked not to be identified, says she is still overwhelmed. “I am…
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…
Two of the accused in the Meyiwa murder trial. The defence in former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial is expected to call a new witness when the trial resumes on Tuesday morning in the High Court in Pretoria. This comes after Makhosonke Zungu wrapped up his testimony on Friday. Five men are on…
FILE | Court room. A 19-year-old accused linked to a mass shooting that took place in the Marikana informal settlement on the Cape Flats two weeks ago, has appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court. Nine people were gunned down in the incident. The accused, who faces multiple charges including nine counts of murder, abandoned his…
File: President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. Eradicating a critical housing backlog and dealing with rapid urbanisation will top the agenda of the Innovative Building Technologies (IBT) Summit starting in Johannesburg on Tuesday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the two-day gathering, which seeks to advance Innovative solutions for the delivery of sustainable human settlements….
A huge flock of Egyptian Geese takes off from a wetland area of the Nuwejaars River on the Agulhas Plain Deputy Minister for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Narend Singh says the wetlands at Cape Agulhas has been declared a World Heritage site by the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Singh was speaking…
One of the WSU campuses The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU), in the Eastern Cape has refuted assertions by the institution’s management that the institution is ready to commence the 2026 academic year. The student body says the institution has not concluded critical maintenance of some lecture halls and accommodation…
Comedian Trevor Noah. US President Donald Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over comments the South African comedian made while hosting the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night. Trump posted on Truth Social in reference to a comment Noah made after Billie Eilish won the Grammy for Song of the Year. Noah quipped…
Defender of Stellenbosch FC reserve team, Jeandre Gaffoor Stellenbosch Football Club has confirmed the passing of their DStv Diski Challenge (DDC) player, Jeandre Gaffoor, who died at the age of 20. Gaffoor joined Stellies last year after parting ways with Cape Town Spurs FC. After spending many seasons with Cape Town Spurs and later being…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed his sadness at the passing of the last surviving signatory of the Freedom Charter and Accused No 4 in the 1956 Treason Trial, Leon Levy. The 96-year-old member of the South African Congress of Trade Unions (SACTU) and the Communist Party of South Africa, died in Cape Town…
