Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit. 2 minutes Springbok flanker, Pieter-Steph du Toit, has cemented his place in history by becoming the first South African to be named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for a second time. The 32-year-old who also won the award in 2019, was nominated in the category along with…
Three men have been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in the Durban Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal for attempted murder. Ndabezinhle Mvune, Simiso Mthimkhulu and Thamsanqa Msabala brutally assaulted the commander of the police‘s air wing in 2021. KwaZulu-Natal Hawks spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo says the three were arrested eight months later. The court heard that Captain…
File | Palestinians collect belongings at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. 1 minute The ANC’s first Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane says any party that will violate the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas must be held accountable. She says…
Home Affairs Department 1 minute The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has dismissed with costs the Home Affairs Minister’s bid to appeal the interim relief granted to the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation (ZIF). ZIF represents more than 1 000 holders of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP). This follows the June 2023 High Court in Pretoria judgment…
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute A bus transporting American tourists overturned on the road between Dullstroom and Lydenburg in Mpumalanga yesterday. The bus crash is amongst six crashes reported in the province in the past two days. Provincial Safety, Security and Liaison spokesperson, Moeti Mmusi, says tourists were enroute…
Warning sign 2 minutes The R81 road to Giyani and the R522 between Polokwane and Alldays has been identified as being among the deadliest roads in Limpopo. This is according to a study that various stakeholders working with the provincial Transport Department privately funded. The Limpopo Road Safety programme has been handed over to the…
Slain South African artist, Oupa John Sefoka, famously known as DJ Sumbody. Police say a conviction in the murder case of Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody, would give the bereaved family some closure. Four people have been arrested in the case. They appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, in Johannesburg, yesterday. The…
Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul after weighing in at the Toyota Music Factory 2 minutes Mike Tyson could not wait to put on the gloves to take a shot at upcoming opponent Jake Paul, striking the social media influencer-turned-boxer in the face as they approached each other at Thursday’s weigh-in at Arlington, Texas. The one-time “Baddest Man…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
Moroadi Cholota is former PA of then Free State premier, Ace Magashule 1 minute The trial-within-a-trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal corruption case is expected to resume in the Free State High court in Bloemfontein tomorrow morning. Judge Phillip Loubser adjourned proceedings last week to allow the prosecution to bring its next witness….
