New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips in action. New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals after Pakistan crashed out despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in Pallekele on Saturday. An inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri Lanka in order to pip…
The Dusi Committee confirmed a change in the start location from Campsdrift to Bishopstowe Country Club. 1 minute The 74th Dusi Canoe Marathon starts today at the Bishopstowe Country Club outside Pietermaritzburg. In the men’s race, Andy Birkett is aiming for his 15th Dusi title. His main competitors include Matthew Fenn and Msawenkosi Mtolo, who…
Police officers during a protest 1 minute Two police officers have been injured during a confrontation with protesting students at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The students are protesting against the decision by the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court to grant murder suspect Manelisi Mampane bail. Mampane allegedly shot and killed…
[FILE IMAGE]: Drugs seized from criminals by SAPS members. Residents of Daveyton in Ekurhuleni say drug abuse is wreaking havoc in schools. This emerged during a drug rehabilitation campaign that the Gauteng Social Development Department embarked on in the area. The campaign aims to track the progress of former drug addicts who have completed the department’s…
FILE| The ANC flags. The African National Congress (ANC) will hold its National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Rustenburg in the North West later this Monday morning. The one-day meeting will discuss the final preparations for the January 8 Statement and the party’s main 114th anniversary celebration rally planned for the Moruleng stadium on Saturday….
Renowned SA poet, writer, and activist Diana Ferrus. Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says the work of the late poet and author, Dr Diana Ferrus, has moved people across languages and generations. Ferrus died in Cape Town at the age of 72 on Friday after suffering a stroke a few weeks ago. She is known…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers key address at 7th Social Justice Summit held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Western Cape. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government has adopted a multifaceted plan to tackle hunger. The President was delivering a keynote address at Stellenbosch University’s Social Justice Summit in Cape Town on Friday. The summit…
An MK Party flag. 2 minutes The MK Party has dismissed its Mpumalanga convenor, Marry Phadi. She is accused of misappropriation of party funds. MKP Spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says Phadi failed to make a representation before her membership was terminated. Ndhlela says she was then requested to resign from the party as well as from being…
South African money notes and coins. Economist Doctor Azar Jammine says small businesses are finding it extremely difficult to secure capital. South Africa experienced another spike in business liquidations in September. There was a 23.9% increase in the number of businesses closing down. Dr. Jammine says that big businesses get more support which contradicts government’s…
One of the firearms recovered by police in this extortion case. Three suspects have been arrested in connection with an extortion group that has been terrorising community members in Mfuleni on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police spokesperson, FC van Wyk says the arrests follow an intelligence-led operation on Friday. Van Wyk says the group…
