Kamo Mphela SOUTH African amapiano sensation Kamo Mphela, born Kamogelo Matona, is expected to spice up this year’s edition of the Castle Lager Braai Festival set for Old Hararians Sports Club Saturday. Mphela, famed for the track Nkulunkulu, is among a strong line-up that include local performers Winky D, Master H and Saintfloew. DJ Etherton B,…
Court gavel. 1 minute Five suspects including former President Nelson Mandela’s grandson are expected to appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday morning. The suspects were arrested for possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm earlier this week. The vehicle was recovered at Mandela’s Houghton home in Johannesburg. Joburg Metro Police received…
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Wits University scientists that have launched anti-rhino poaching project are optimistic that it will alleviate the crisis. The scientists in collaboration with their counterparts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have come up with the Rhisotope project. They are injecting rhino horns with low-level radioactive isotopes…
Minister of Education Siviwe Gwarube addressing the Education Business Breakfast. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says Early Childhood Development needs to be pioritised and integrated into basic education in order to improve the quality of education from the foundation phase. Gwarube was speaking at an Education Business Breakfast in Johannesburg on Monday hosted…
VBS branch. The corruption case of one of the three people implicated in the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality’s illegal investment of R150 million in VBS Bank has been postponed to the 7th of August in the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court. The case of the municipality’s former Chief Financial Officer Rosina Ngoveni has been postponed for…
Image of the late Joe Slovo. 1 minute SACP commemorates the 30th anniversary of the passing of its former General Secretary and National Chair Joe Slovo. LIVESTREAM:
Lifeguards on the beach. 1 minute Life Saving South Africa has praised its lifeguards for ensuring no fatal drownings occurred during allocated bathing times at designated guarded beaches across the country. However, incidents of drowning were reported at beaches where bathing was not permitted. President of Life Saving South Africa, Dhaya Sewduth, raises concerns about…
Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivering his State of the Province Address earlier this week. 1 minute The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries says while Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s proposal to introduce Swahili and Mandarin as subjects in public schools is progressive, it should not be the primary focus. Lesufi’s proposal to teach…
Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya appearing before the Parliament’s Adhoc Committee. Suspended Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection, Shadrack Sibiya, has challenged his detractors to prove that he is a rogue police officer. Sibiya is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, for the second consecutive day. The committee was established to…
Murder investigation logo. 1 minute Eastern Cape police are investigating murder cases after five bodies were discovered on the R345 outside Peddie. The bodies were burnt beyond recognition and the vehicle they were apparently traveling in was severely damaged. The vehicle was not burnt. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana says, “The motive for this attack remains…
