Former President Thabo Mbeki at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha Former President Thabo Mbeki has sounded the alarm over South Africa’s deepening economic crisis. Speaking at the launch of the Eastern Cape Higher Education Sector National Dialogue at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha on Saturday, Mbeki highlights rising unemployment, poverty, and failing infrastructure, blaming weak…
Kenya’s Hellen Obiri after winning the women’s elite race Kenya swept the men’s and women’s podiums at the New York City Marathon on Sunday, as Benson Kipruto survived a thrilling sprint finish in two hours eight minutes and nine seconds and Hellen Obiri won the women’s race in a course record 2:19:51. Kipruto ran flat…
Kaaiman’s Pass is closed in both directions after a truck collision. Traffic on the N2 is backed up for kilometres following a major crash on the Kaaimans Pass near Wilderness in the Western Cape, where two trucks have been involved in a head-on collision. Motorists have been urged to be patient, as there are no…
Tennis – WTA Finals – Riyadh – King Saud University Indoor Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – November 1, 2025 Poland’s Iga Swiatek in action during her round of 32 match against Madison Keys of the U.S. World number two Iga Swiatek began her quest for a second WTA Finals trophy with a 6-1 6-2 win…
murder investigation The Reiger Park community in the Ekurhuleni metro has been left reeling after a drive-by shooting on Saturday night claimed six lives and left three others injured. Police say the suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire indiscriminately before fleeing the scene. Community members are demanding increased police visibility, saying this is but…
National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fanie Masemola is expected to visit Reiger Park, East of Johannesburg, on Sunday afternoon. This after six people were fatally shot and three others were injured on Saturday. Police say the suspects, travelling in two vehicles, opened fire indiscriminately before fleeing the scene….
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Police are on the hunt for suspects behind a drive-by shooting incident in Reiger Park, East of Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of six people and left three others injured on Saturday evening. Police say suspects driving in two vehicles came to the…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The Acting Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng, Major General Fred Kekana has mobilised resources following a drive-by shooting incident in Reiger Park, which claimed the lives of six people and left three injured. It is reported that two vehicles, a silver…
Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has noted the ruling of the High Court of Malawi, which has set aside the March 2025 order made by the Magistrate’s Court in Lilongwe, directing that self-proclaimed Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, be surrendered to the South African…
Former President Thabo Mbeki Former President Thabo Mbeki says more than thirty years into democracy, the country finds itself in need of urgent intervention amidst ongoing poor governance issues and a number of crises. Mbeki was speaking at the Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha during the launch of the National Dialogue in the Eastern Cape…
