Centre for the AIDS Programme Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 2 minutes Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) says critical HIV/AIDS research programmes relying on donor funds from USAID have already been affected in the country. Abdool-Karim says two vital research programmes aimed at HIV…
Forensic officials work at the scene of an early morning shooting in Bekkersdal, south-west of Johannesburg Criminology expert Professor Nirmala Gopal says illegal and poorly regulated taverns are increasingly becoming hotspots for deadly violence in South Africa. This follows the mass shooting at a tavern in Bekkersdal on the West Rand in the early hours…
McLaren’s Lando Norris and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri during practice 2 minutes Formula One leader Lando Norris led the expected McLaren one-two in second Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice on Friday while Yuki Tsunoda crashed his Red Bull. Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri, separated by three points at the top of the championship, resumed normal service…
Proteas Captain Temba Bavuma. South Africa coach Shukri Conrad hailed captain Temba Bavuma as one of the best batters in the world over the past two years after his gutsy match-winning innings at Eden Gardens secured a 30-run win in the first test against hosts India. Bavuma remains unbeaten in his 11 tests as skipper,…
1 minute Eskom has downgraded rolling blackouts from stage four to stage two. The power utility says this follows the successful recovery of all five units at Majuba, two units at Camden, and one unit at Medupi. Over the weekend, eight out of ten generation units tripped, leading Eskom to implement stage three load shedding…
1 minute A police officer, who is a third witness in the case of the disappearance of seven-year-old Joslin Smith, will today continue to testify in the High Court in Saldanha Bay Circuit in the Western Cape. LIVE STREAM:
The butchery where Leeroy Mpofu lost his life THE sun beat down mercilessly on a freshly turned earth as it cast long, stark shadows across the dormant grass. With a forlorn look, Nosipho Moyo sat on an aged wooden bench, her eyes fixated on the grave of her son, Leeroy Mpofu, of Guduza village, under…
Shimza hosted an annual Christmas party for over 30 orphanages, benefiting more than 1500 children across Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 3 minutes Christmas is traditionally a day for families to get together but for many who don’t have family or have strained relationships, it can be a very lonely time. South African DJ and music producer Ashley…
Author: Sharleen James, chairperson of the ACA, and associate director at Accenture Song. The debate on transformation in South Africa’s advertising industry touches on a complex and sensitive reality; while many agencies are complying with BBBEE regulations and adjusting their demographics on paper, the spirit of transformation lags behind. This disconnect between regulatory compliance and…
Esplanade Government Building in Durban CBD. 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Martin Meyer says stringent oversight will be conducted as it handed over a derelict government building in the Durban CBD to a consortium of private companies to redevelop at a cost of nearly R1 billion. The Esplanade Government Building is part…
