ANC members at the Jan 8 Statement celebrations in Gauteng 2 minutes Thousands of African National Congress (ANC) members and supporters have gathered at the Alexandra Stadium in Gauteng for the provincial leg of the party’s January 8 Statement celebrations. The celebration follows a decision by the ANC to reconfigure leadership in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. The accused in the Chesnay Keppler murder case, Mandla Buthelezi, has been rearrested. Buthelezi, who allegedly killed the Gauteng crime warden in December last year, has violated his bail conditions, and it has thus been revoked. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) arrested…
Mpumalanga transport officials visit Putco bus depot after the torching of 51 buses. 2 minutes Bus company, Putco, says it is ready to resume full operations on Monday following an arson attack at its various depots in Mpumalanga a week ago. According to police a group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the…
Farming equipment 1 minute Scientists from the African Union Development Agency says they believe scientific innovation in agricultural research can help combat malnutrition. Scientists have joined policy makers for the G20 meeting of chief agricultural scientists in Polokwane, Limpopo. The aim of the annual meeting is to deliberate on ways of promoting research that can…
Aryna Sabalenka 2 minutes World number one Aryna Sabalenka has advanced to her fourth final at the Porsche Grand Prix Tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany. The Belarusian defeated the Italian fifth seed, 7-5, 6-4, in a match of contrasting styles. She will meet unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko in Monday’s final, hoping for a first title…
Picture depicting a drowning for illustrative purposes 3 minutes Lifesaving South Africa has confirmed that there have been 13 fatal drownings in the past week. The majority of these, 10, were in KwaZulu-Natal. The organisation provides water safety and surf rescue services. The latest incident is that of a 23-year-old man from Limpopo who drowned…
Young attendee at Africa Youth in Tourism summit. While the tourism industry is still recovering from COVID, there is hope for potential growth in the sector for young and emerging entrepreneurs on the continent. Africa Youth Tourism Co-chairperson, Akwasi Obeng Adjei says they have noticed a peak in the sector. Adjei was speaking at the…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute Police in the Western Cape have arrested a woman and a man between the ages of 30 and 40 in connection with the murder of the “Noem my skollie” actor, David Manuel and his friend. The two men were gunned down in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats last month….
A fatal shooting crime scene. Ten people have been killed and ten others injured in Saulsville, Pretoria. At least ten others were injured in the incident and have been taken to the hospital for medical attention. Tshwane District Police Commissioner Samuel Thine is currently at the scene of the incident. Details are still sketchy.
McIlroy pocketed $5 million on Sunday — $3 million from the tournament and $2 for the Race to Dubai 3 minutes Rory McIlroy recorded a pair of victories on Sunday, winning the DP World Tour Championship by two strokes and securing his third straight Race to Dubai title and sixth overall. McIlroy, ranked third in…
