Placards in support for the former Ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool. 2 minutes Expelled US ambassador Ebrahim Rasool says he attempted to engage Washington on issues affecting South Africa but was met with resistance. Rasool and his wife, Rashieda, arrived in Cape Town to a hero’s welcome at Cape Town International Airport, where supporters…
SAPS image. 1 minute The Mpumalanga High Court in Mbombela has sentenced a 39-year-old man to life imprisonment for multiple rapes. Gilbert Fankomo a resident of Numbi Trust in Masoyi was convicted on four counts of rape involving underage victims, including an 8-year-old girl. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says Fankomo committed the offences between…
Senegal players during an AFCON match. Senegal has become the first team to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The Teranga Lions beat Sudan three-one in Tanger. Pape Gueye scored two goals with Ibrahim Mbaye also on target for the West Africans while Aamir Abdallah scored a consolation…
Traffic volumes are high on South Africa’s roads. Traffic volume is increasing on the N4 toll road in Mpumalanga towards the direction of Gauteng. This as many holidaymakers start to return home from various destinations. Since the province also serves as a gateway to the Kingdom of Eswatini and Mozambique, the number of vehicles is…
Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak in action with Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher and Virgil van Dijk 1 minute Newcastle United ended a 70-year domestic trophy drought as they beat Liverpool 2-1 to win the League Cup with goals in each half by Dan Burn and Alexander Isak sparking a Geordie party at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Local…
EFF President Julius Malema addressing an event 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) leader Julius Malema has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa seeking the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the state of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in terms of Section 84(2)(f) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Malema…
A voter casts their vote in a ballot box Ntombifuthi Masinga, an electoral officer at the KwaZulu-Natal Electoral Commission (IEC), says that eligible voters who were unable to take advantage of the voter registration campaign in two municipalities this weekend can still register or update their information on the commission’s online platforms. The IEC has…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) marches against the Employment Equity Amendment Act on July 26, 2023. 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille has defended their court challenge against the Employment Equity Amendment Act (EEAA). The DA will this morning head to the High Court in Pretoria to challenge the Act. The party…
Police seen at Shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute Police say they will not be deterred in their efforts to find the so-called Stilfontein illegal mining kingpin Neo Tshoaeli, popularly known as Tiger. Though he emerged with other illegal miners from underground during the government-led retrieval operation, it is reported that he never…
NSFAS Logo. Aggrieved student accommodation service providers have demanded NSFAS roadshow officials should address their payment issues collectively after they refused to be assisted individually. The service providers were holding a meeting with NSFAS today in Bloemfontein in the Free State today. They claim that they are owed money for housing students dating back to…
