File photo: South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus 1 minute Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has rolled out the heavy artillery for his team’s test match against England at Twickenham in London on Saturday. He has made 12 changes to the starting fifteen that beat Scotland at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on Sunday. The most notable of those…
Cape Town Firefighters battled a fire in Deer Park through the night. Firefighters have worked tirelessly throughout the night to battle a wildfire that broke out at Deer Park near Vredehoek in Cape Town. SANParks spokesperson Charles Phahlane says they are being assisted by the City of Cape Town’s firefighting teams in combatting the blaze…
Suspects after they were found with carcases of four cattle 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested three suspects in Mondlo, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, after they were found with the carcasses of four cattle. This follows an inter-disciplinary investigation by a team from Crime Prevention and Community Service Centre that were led by detectives in the…
Three constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female) have been found dead. 1 minute National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola has confirmed that three of the five bodies found at the Hennops River in Centurion are those of the missing police officers. The constables went missing…
Water droplet coming out of a tap. 2 minutes Johannesburg Water will undergo planned maintenance at the Hector Norris pump station from Friday until next Monday. The water utility says this is aimed at improving infrastructure for sustainable water supply. The affected areas include the Johannesburg CBD, Newtown, Jeppestown, Doorfontein and Mellville. Johannesburg Water Spokesperson…
Bafana Bafana players during training. As Bafana Bafana prepare to take to the continental stage at the Africa Cup of Nations, in Morocco, Members of Parliament across the political divide rallied behind the national team, sending messages of unity, pride and encouragement. Chairperson of Parliament’s Sports Portfolio Committee, Joe McGluwa, delivered a message of encouragement,…
MEC for Roads and Transport – Kedibone Diale-Tlabela and the Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy inspecting scholar transport vehicles. More than 60 scholar transport vehicles have been impounded in an operation that Transport Minister Barbara Creecy is leading in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg. Two drivers have also been arrested for overloading. The operation follows a…
Image supplied Housed in a repurposed post office building in Bellville, this initiative will serve as a physical incubator for small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs), providing them with access to new markets, mentorship, and business resources. Supporting sustainable job creation through SMMEs Small businesses are critical to South Africa’s economic future. The National Development…
Newly unveiled statue of former ANC leader Nelson Mandela at Moses Mabhidha Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal on March 3, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa has unveiled the 10-meter-tall statues of the late former African National Congress (ANC) leaders Oliver Tambo and Nelson Mandela in KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday morning. Tambo’s statue was installed at Durban’s Beachfront, and Nelson…
Inmates meet visitors at Klong Prem maximum security prison in Bangkok. Ashley Oosthuizen, a young woman from George in the Western Cape, who was convicted on drug charges in Thailand in 2020, has received a royal pardon which will further reduce her sentence. She was arrested in a police sting operation after signing for a…
