1 minute A suspect has been arrested in connection with a triple murder in Delft on the Cape Flats. Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says officers made the arrest after discovering three bodies in Gushindoda in the area yesterday morning. Traut says the victims were gunned down and their bodies were set alight. The suspect will…
Soccer Football – FIFA World Cup – UEFA Qualifiers – Group F – Hungary v Armenia – Puskas Arena, Budapest, Hungary – October 11, 2025 Hungary’s Daniel Lukacs during a water break. World Cup matches at the 2026 tournament will have three-minute hydration breaks midway through each half regardless of the weather conditions, FIFA has…
Constitutional Court. Both parents, regardless of gender, sex, colour or circumstances, will now be entitled to equal parental leave that they can share amongst themselves (4 months, 10 days). ConCourt unanimously confirms constitutional invalidity against sections which deal with maternity and paternity leave under the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA) (and the corresponding UIF…
Police surround a cage that was lowered underground to retrieve illegal miners at Stilfontein in the North West in this image captured on 14 January 2025. 2 minutes Non-governmental organisation, Bench-Marks Foundation, has attributed the escalation of illegal mining in the country to what it terms government’s failure to formalise artisanal mining. This follows the deaths of 78 illegal miners at…
Hundreds of people were affected by the mine dam burst. The Department of Water and Sanitation says the mining company responsible for the 2022 mine dam collapse in Jagersfontein in the Free State will continue its operations despite a report which found them guilty of engineering and regulatory failures. A technical investigation into the collapse…
The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital. Two fires occurred within days of each other at the hospital’s accident…
Unemployment graphic. 1 minute The Western Cape remains the province with the lowest official unemployment rate at 19.6-percent in the first quarter of 2025. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province has maintained a rate below 20-percent for three consecutive quarters. Winde says improvements in the Expanded Unemployment, Absorption and Labour Force Participation Rates,…
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Buti Manamela. Higher Education Minister, Buti Manamela says government is prioritising the reduction of student debt and ensuring campus stability ahead of the 2026 academic year. Manamela made the remarks in Bloemfontein following the recent violent protests at the University of the Free State. He says the accumulation…
Officially opening the 14th edition of the SMEs International Expo 2024 in Harare recently, Mutsvangwa said government was committed to supporting SMEs in this technological transition. Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development minister Monica Mutsvangwa has called for the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) for the benefit of the country’s SMEs. Officially opening…
Lifeguards gear up for the festive season. 1 minute Lifeguards have urged the public to ensure that children are not left unsupervised near bodies of water. Visitors are expected to flock to Cape Town’s beaches over the summer season, and authorities are deploying over 600 lifeguards to beaches and municipal swimming pools. This forms part…
