The Proteas play against Australia in an ODI at the Cazalys Stadium on August 19, 2025. Three half centuries by South Africa’s top order allowed the Proteas to post the highest ever innings total in an One Day International (ODI) at the Cazalys Stadium in Cairns, Australia. The Proteas, who were sent into bat by…
[File image] 2 minutes An economist at the North West University says deteriorating infrastructure has negatively affected the province’s economy. Olebogeng Baikgaki’s statement comes amid motorists’ complaints about the poor state of roads in the province. It also comes ahead of the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s third budget, which is expected to be tabled on…
Healthcare workers assist patients being treated at a makeshift hospital run by charity organisation The Gift of the Givers, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 10, 2021. 1 minute Today marks five years since South Africa went into a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In an unprecedented move, businesses…
Police presence outside the North Gauteng Hight Court in Pretoria on 16 October 2023. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has highlighted contradictions in the testimony of defence witness, Sifiso Gwabini Zungu. He is back on the witness stand at the High Court in Pretoria after the presiding judge ruled that the state can…
Eskom power lines 1 minute Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the government is working with provinces to help ailing municipalities pay their debt with Eskom. Ramokgopa met with Free State MECs in Bloemfontein to ensure that municipalities are able to meet their financial obligations to Eskom. “Collectively municipalities owe Eskom, now that the amount…
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan reacts during a match Egypt coach Hossam Hassan hailed the quality on display at the Africa Cup of Nations as his side readied to play in Wednesday’s semi-final, calling the month-long event in Morocco a “ferocious tournament”. The 59-year-old former striker should know better than most, winning three tournaments as a…
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces interest rates in Pretoria on January 30, 2025. 1 minute Independent Economist Elize Kruger says further interest rate cuts would attract investors to the country and boost economic growth. Her comments come after the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) reduction of the repo rate by another 25 basis points to…
Trucks at a South African port 1 minute The president of the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NAFCOC), Gilbert Mosena says it’s about time that Africa becomes innovative and does not rely on products from other countries. He was responding to US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement and its impact on business….
A police cell One of the six suspects, who recently escaped from the Lydenburg Police Station in Mpumalanga, has been re-arrested. Clayton Flank was apprehended near a sports ground in Kellisville near Lydenburg. He will appear at the Mashishing Magistrate’s Court soon, facing a charge of escaping from custody. Police spokesperson Mpho Nonyane-Mpe says they…
[File Image]: Floods during heavy rain. Three people are stranded in the Mutale River at Gwakwani village outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. The stranded people had crossed the river to the neighbouring village but on their return, it was overflowing. They cannot go back to the village as another rivulet is also overflowing. The South African…
