DHL Stormers Team Manager Chippie Solomon. The DHL Stormers Team Manager, Christopher Solomon, better known as “Chippie”, has died. The Western Cape rugby community has expressed its shock and sadness over Solomon’s death. He served as the team manager from 2004 until his death. Solomon took charge of over 350 matches during his tenure. Stormers…
Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile is expected to provide an update on the state of education in the province. The briefing comes amid ongoing concerns around overcrowded classrooms, infrastructure backlogs and learner placement challenges. Gauteng’s education system continues to face significant pressure due to rapid urbanisation and inward migration, which have placed strain on schools,…
Nine police officers are set to appear in the Bultfontein Magistrate’s Court on murder charges following a fatal 2024 shooting incident Nine police officers are expected to appear in the Bultfontein Magistrate’s Court on Monday, facing four counts of murder. The officers were arrested at the Bultfontein police station following an investigation by the Independent…
Ultra marathon specialist, Gerda Steyn Ultra-marathon specialist Gerda Steyn has secured her seventh Two Oceans Marathon in a row. This is after crossing the finish line first on the University of Cape Town playing fields after 56 gruelling kilometres in the 2026 edition of the race. Steyn finished ahead of Kenya’s Margaret Jepchumba. 🏁 Ultra…
The Democratic Alliance holds its Federal Congress as they prepare to elect new leadership Political analyst Xolelwa Gashe has raised concern over the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) leadership succession plan. Gashe used the DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille as an example, saying the party seems to be failing to groom its young people to takeover….
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC – Mbali Shinga seen at a government event. The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) internal disciplinary committee has found its suspended KwaZulu-Natal chairperson, Mbali Shinga, guilty of violating party instructions. The National Freedom Party’s (NFP) suspended KwaZulu-Natal chairperson Mbali Shinga is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. She is…
Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle last week, have been laid to rest Four family members, who died after the Easter holiday crash outside Modimolle, last week have been laid to rest at Xikundu, outside Malamulele in Limpopo. Hundreds of community members and government officials attended the funeral at…
DA Federal Congress underway in Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Johannesburg,11 April 2016. The over 2 000 delegates, attending the Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Congress in Midrand north of Johannesburg, have paid tribute and bid farewell to the party’s outgoing Federal Leader John Steenhuisen. The two-day gathering is expected to elect new leaders and adopt…
FILE| Crime scene tape A man believed to be in his forties has been shot and killed on the M1 Higginson Highway in the Marianhill area, just outside Pinetown, on Saturday afternoon. Emergency services say when they arrived at the scene, they found the driver, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, with multiple…
DA’s Leon Schreiber speaking at the party’s Federal Congress in Johannesburg, 11 April 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Leon Schreiber says that the party’s role in the Government of National Unity (GNU) is to help fix problems. He says these include service delivery issues in municipalities. Schreiber was addressing over 2 000 delegates at the…
