[FILE IMAGE]: A customer in a spaza shop. 2 minutes The community of Ratlou extension in Thaba Nchu remains calm pending the post-mortem results of the eight-year-old boy who died on Christmas Day. It is alleged that Nkosinathi Modise died after he and his three siblings consumed snacks bought from a spaza shop. They were…
[FILE IMAGE]: A hospital bed inside a hospital. Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head Andy Mothibi says investigators have finalised their investigation at the Tembisa Provincial Hospital in Gauteng. The probe followed the murder of corruption whistleblower and employee of the Gauteng’s Health Department, Babita Deokaran in August 2021. She had exposed widescale tender corruption. The…
Witness Lorentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith case. 2 minutes A Section 204 witness has taken the stand in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial being heard in the High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. A Section 204 witness is someone who was potentially implicated in a crime, but becomes…
Comedian, actor and writer Ebenhaezer Dibakwane. 1 minute Celebrated comedian, actor and writer Ebenhaezer Dibakwane, has been laid to rest in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. The 31-year-old Dibakwane passed away on Friday last week. His family has revealed that he struggled with depression for years. They say they pray that this tragedy reminds people of the need…
George building collapse 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says his department will continue to work with police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and other relevant regulatory bodies to ensure accountability in the George Building collapse. Macpherson was speaking after receiving the final report from the Council for the Built Environment (CBE)…
Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane 1 minute Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane says the registration of students will continue at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. This is despite the circulating statement suggesting that there would not be any registration extension at the institution. Dr Nkabane says the university’s Vice Chancellor will have to account…
Phola Village in Mahikeng faces a sewage crisis that has compromised their health and children’s education The residents of Phola village in Mahikeng have criticised the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality in the North West for failing to find a permanent solution for the persisting challenge of sewerage spillage. The municipality appointed two contractors to…
Bafana Bafana team. South Africa failed to reach the quarterfinals of the CAF African Nations Championship in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. This after they played to a 3-all draw with the host nation Uganda in a Group C match at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda, on Monday evening. Bafana needed to beat…
Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has apologised to former political prisoners and the PAC for the way the government has treated them. McKenzie was speaking at the Robben Island Museum at the reunion of former political prisoners on Saturday. Robben Island was a hive…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says inclusive economic growth and job creation must take centre stage in Mpumalanga. Ramaphosa is meeting with the Mpumalanga provincial executive to address key challenges affecting the province, which include dilapidated road infrastructure, water challenges and the high unemployment rate. President @CyrilRamaphosa arriving at Nkangala District Municipality,…
