Nursing staff at Tygerberg Hospital. 3 minutes Students from Stellenbosch University have initiated a project at Tygerberg Hospital in Cape Town to assist in making organ donation more effective. Launching the NGO, Save Seven, what started as a small project has turned into a fully-fledged specialised intensive care unit designed to provide life support to…
FILE IMAGE | Men hold placards offering temporary employment services while waiting for potential customers. The latest data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the official unemployment rate decreased by 0,5% points from 31,9% in the third quarter of 2025 to 31,4% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Quarterly Labour Force…
Thousands of pro-Palestine supporters march in the Cape Town CBD. Pro-Palestine protestors in Cape Town have reiterated the call for the release of Mandla Mandela, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela, who was arrested by the Israeli navy on board the Sumud Global Flotilla, which was attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. They staged…
Germany’s Alexander Zverev in action during his quarter final match against Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas. 2 minutes German third seed Alexander Zverev knocked Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the Paris Masters with a 7-5 6-4 win in the quarter-finals yesterday, ending the Greek’s hopes of qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin, Italy. While the opening…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says it cannot be business as usual when criminals have declared war on the police. Masemola was speaking on the sidelines of a visit to the families of two police officers who were killed in the line of duty. The two officers were…
Cattle at a farm. Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) in the Western Cape says a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in a dairy herd in the Mossel Bay area has been brought to their attention. In a statement, the MPO says further information will be communicated as soon as there are more developments or confirmation. The…
An e-hailing car was torched at Maponya Mall, in Soweto. The Mvelase family says the untimely death of their son, Mthokozisi, was a great loss. The e-hailing driver was shot and torched outside Maponya Mall in Soweto a few weeks ago. It is believed he was killed by taxi operators who objected to the presence…
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to completing the unfinished work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He was speaking during the launch of the long-awaited Truth and Reconciliation Housing Assistance Program in Ndwedwe, north of Durban, 30 years after the first hearings of the TRC. The programme is part…
A shooting crime scene The case against five accused charged with the murder of two teenagers in Westbury has been postponed to the 13th of November 2025 for a bail application at the Johannesburg Central Magistrate’s Court. They are also charged with five counts of attempted murder. The five accused were arrested separately…
Royal AM players during a match. 1 minute Football supporters in the country are still waiting to hear who the successful bidder is to take ownership of the cash-strapped KwaZulu-Natal Premiership club, Royal AM. The curator who decided to put the club under the hammer because of SARS debt amounting to approximately R40 million, is…
