2 minutes South African Rugby President Mark Alexander has announced that the union’s lawyers, together with an independent transaction advisor, will finalise the details of a Request for Proposal (RFP) before SARU explores the market for an equity partner. He made the statement at the launch of a new energy drink sponsorship deal in Johannesburg…
KZN floods 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has welcomed the declaration of a National State of Disaster in the province. Twenty-two people have died this year after severe weather that caused 3.1 billion rand in damages. COGTA spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the declaration will enable the province to access necessary resources…
Archbishop Thabo Makgoba 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Dr Thabo Makgoba has denounced an article making the rounds on social media linking him to a financial scam allegedly to benefit the poor. A statement issued by the Archbishop’s office says he wishes to assure the public that the contents are wholly false…
Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr waves to the fans during the celebration. 2 minutes Cristiano Ronaldo on Friday weighed in on the decision to hand the men’s Ballon d’Or award to Manchester City’s Rodri, saying Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr. deserved to win instead. Vinicius, 24, scored 24 goals in 39 appearances across all…
Suspect arrested on charge of money laundering. 1 minute A 24-year-old man is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrates Court today, on charges of money laundering and theft to the tune of over R3 million after he received money from a deceased person’s estate. He was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime…
Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five accused drug lords are this morning expected back in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals, Ruben Vidal Rodriguez, Gutierrez Lopez Alejandro and Gonzalez Jorge Partida were arrested in July following a bust…
An illicit mining van of the South African Police Service is pictured in Stilfontein in the North West on 13 November 2024. 2 minutes Members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are today expected to start the second phase of an operation to bring to surface…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Acting North West Provincial Commissioner Patrick Asaneng has condemned an incident in which suspects torched the house of a murder suspect in Montshiwa Location, outside Mahikeng. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have attacked and killed his 35-year-old girlfriend in the early hours of Saturday morning. The matter was…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach in court. 2 minutes The trial of murder accused, Reinhardt Leach, who is accused of orchestrating and carrying out the murder of his girlfriend, Vicky Terblanche, has been remanded until the 6th of March in Gqeberha. The state alleges that Leach was hired by Vicky’s estranged husband, Arnold Terblanche, to murder…
Initiates 1 minute A 19-year-old from an initiation school near Marquad in the Free State is fighting for his life in a Bloemfontein hospital after he was attacked during a traditional training session. 29-year-old Maine Modise has been remanded in custody after he was charged with attempted murder. He allegedly hit the teenager with a…
