New Zealand players perform a haka before a game at Yokohama International Stadium, Yokohama in Japan on October 26, 2024. New Zealand captain Scott Barrett has returned to lead the team against England on Saturday, after a deep gash to his knee has restricted him to a paltry two minutes of action on the All…
Alleged mastermind behind Ngobozana massacre, Mzukisi Ndamase. The trial of the six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki and a politician from KwaBhaca will now only resume on Wednesday. The matter was postponed in the High Court sitting in Lusikisiki on Monday after accused number four in the case, Bonga Hintsa, submitted a doctor’s…
UMkhonto weSizwe Party leader, Jacob Zuma The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)Party has publicly endorsed former President, Jacob Zuma’s recent diplomatic engagement with the Kingdom of Morocco, reigniting debate over South Africa’s foreign policy stance on Western Sahara. [WATCH] MK Party’s Nathi Nhleko, reflecting on Jacob Zuma’s visit to Morocco, says, “We make it unequivocally clear, our…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at an event. President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended his decision to appoint Andy Mothibi as the next National Director of Public Prosecutions. The appointment will take effect on February 1, as the tenure of the current head, Shamila Batohi, comes to an end. Ramaphosa has appointed Mothibi despite the Advisory Panel,…
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he plans to make it compulsory for all municipalities to set aside part of their budgets for disaster management after the province continues to be severely affected by climate change. He was speaking at the launch of the Summer Disaster Risk Campaign in Harding. The summer…
Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato briefs the media on their Easter operations, in Pretoria on April 28, 2025. 1 minute Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner Michael Masiapato says over 6 200 people were apprehended for attempting to illegally enter or exit the country. Masiapato briefed the media today on the Easter operations that…
Construction cranes 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there are links between the so-called construction mafia and other forms of organised crime. He was speaking at a national summit on crime at construction sites in Durban. The summit has heard that the problem began in KwaZulu-Natal and has spread to Gauteng, the Western Cape and the…
The Bill requires President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s signature to become law. THE controversial Private Voluntary Organisations Amendment Bill sailed through Senate last week amid fears by critics that government would use it to target non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Bill requires President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s signature to become law. Critics have condemned the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment…
Fire Overstrand authorities in the Western Cape say it is estimated that fires have cost the municipality more than R6 million over the past week. Fires are still burning actively. One is in Pearly Beach, the other is at Uilkraalsmond, as well as at Koude Vlakte near Stanford. Overstrand Municipal Manager, Dean O’Neill says structures…
1 minute Environmental conservation organisation, EMS Foundation, wants the government to permanently ban the trade of lion bones in South Africa. The foundation’s director, Michele Pickover, says their study shows that the lion bone sale is linked to the Asian big cat market operated by syndicates without permits. The foundation will be a friend of…
