File Image: Team of Blitzboks. The Blitzboks are through to the semi-finals of the Cape Town leg of World Rugby’s Sevens series. The South Africans have so far today beaten Fiji 24-21, and then stunned Dubai champions, 19-14. The defending champions will now face Great Britain in their final pool match later tonight. Great Britain…
Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm. One person is missing after heavy rain caused localised flooding in Dundee in the Endumeni Municipality and three wards in the Umlalazi Municipality near Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday night. The provincial Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department says it has also received a report on an incident in which…
Person using a cellphone A 29-year-old woman who developed an emergency and crime-fighting App is hopeful that the App will improve safety for communities. Mapula Mailula from Kopermyn village in Ga-Maja outside Polokwane in Limpopo designed the groundbreaking App in 2022. The App is also being used by emergency medical services to streamline rapid emergency…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the upcoming National General Council (NGC) will be a pivotal moment for the party, a chance to scrutinise its own performance, renew its structures, and accelerate efforts to rebuild the organisation. The African National Congress (ANC) invites members of the media to a…
Civil Society Leaders in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape say transparency and oversight by all stakeholders is the only way the Section 154 intervention by national government can bring about meaningful change in the metro. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) is deploying a 10-person support team to help address…
Kristoffer Reitan has shot under par in his last six consecutive final rounds. Norway’s Kristoffer Reitan is on course for a second victory on the DP World Tour — this time at Africa’s Major — the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, in the North West. The 27-year-old opened up an eight stroke lead before…
The DA Flag. Isak Fritz has been elected uncontested as Democratic Alliance (DA) Northern Cape Leader at a conference held in Upington. Fritz has committed to work with humility and integrity to better serve inhabitants of the province. 💙 Our province. Our people. Our future. 📌 Today, the DA in the Northern Cape lays the…
File Image: Traffic officials seen during a roadblock. The Western Cape Mobility Department says its Festive Season Road Safety Plan is one of its most extensive campaigns to date. The plan was launched in Beaufort West ahead of what promises to be a very busy holiday period in the province. The department says 665 traffic…
The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department says the country is facing a suicide crisis The Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Department has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of suicide among young people in the country. The department says the country is facing a crisis, with a national suicide rate of about…
A shooting crime scene. Two people have been killed and a 16-year-old wounded in a shooting incident in Eerste River on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says, according to reports, the victims were standing in the road when a white vehicle drove up to them and one of the occupants of the vehicle…
