Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Jenfan Muswere told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday that 1 511 stall operators and 3 184 lessees were directly affected. A TOTAL of 4 695 traders were directly affected when a fire engulfed Mbare Musika market place recently, with the tragedy having a negative bearing on the…
Kyle Verreynne walks after losing his wicket. South Africa’s national cricket team remains in command of the second Test match against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Captain Wiaan Mulder rewrote the record books, amassing a mammoth 367 runs, to become the Proteas highest run scorer in Test cricket. He declared South Africa’s…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Five people died on Saturday when a bakkie and a sedan collided near the J.G. Strydom tunnel outside The Oaks in the Mopani district, in Limpopo. A male driver and four female passengers died on the spot, while one person was taken to hospital. Transport spokesperson Tshifhiwa Dali says…
FILE | Mandrax drugs. A woman and two others arrested after a video shows the mother allegedly encouraging her four-year-old child to smoke drugs are expected to appear in the Johannesburg Regional Court this morning. The footage widely shared on social media further shows the woman placing a bottle neck with a lit mandrax drug…
1 minute The man, who manipulated images of prominent people, including the President, by superimposing their faces onto pornographic content before distributing them, has been jailed. The Pietermaritzburg Regional Court has sentenced Thabiso Nene to five years in prison for contravening the Cybercrimes Act. Nene unlawfully downloaded images of the president, a former police minister,…
Crates of macadamia are seen at Gene Likhanya’s farm, in the Madimbo valley, outside Makhado in the Limpopo province 2 minutes Gene Likhanya’s macadamia nut farm has been built up over two decades in South Africa’s Madimbo valley. But he now faces a sudden challenge from US import tariffs causing him to look for other…
[File image] Crime scene from a fatal shooting Police have confirmed that five people have been killed in a shooting incident at a tavern in the Choba informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Pretoria. The incident happened Friday night. This, after a group of armed men entered the tavern and started shooting at patrons randomly. The motive…
Real Madrid’s Antonio Rudiger celebrates with teammates after the match. 3 minutes Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 4-2 on penalties to reach the Champions League quarter-finals following an enthralling last-16 tie which ended 2-2 after extra time in a raucous atmosphere at Metropolitano on Wednesday. Antonio Ruediger converted the winning spot-kick for Real after…
The Teddy Bear Foundation South Africa 2 minutes The Teddy Bear Foundation has emphasised the urgency of publishing the National Sex Offenders Register, arguing that it is essential to combat the high levels of sexual assault against children in South Africa. The Register, initially scheduled for release at the end of February 2025, has been…
Man convicted on more than 3000 counts of child pornography 2 minutes Organisations fighting against the abuse of children are once again making a call for the term “child pornography” to be done away with. The organisations believe the right term, which shows the gravity of the crime, should be child sexual abuse material. They…
