McLaren’s Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
File photo: McLaren’s Lando Norris. 1 minute Lando Norris won the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday to secure McLaren’s first Formula One constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and finished 10th. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were second and third for Ferrari, the…
ILO applauds SA Labour Survey but warns of working poor figures
Street vendors wait for customers at an open market, 1 minute The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has welcomed South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey results but remains concerned about the plight of the working poor on the continent. The working poor are employed people who live in households that fall below an accepted poverty…
Ramaphosa clarifies remarks on DA vs ANC municipalities
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa The ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa sought to clarify his comparison of DA versus ANC-led municipalities on an interview with the SABC on crucial issues that have been making headlines, following his speech when addressing ANC coucillors in Gauteng. He says his remarks do not give ammunition to the GNU partner. “There…
NFP calls for suspension of two KZN MECs
KwaZulu-Natal’s Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka visuts Vimbukhalo Primary School as part of Operation Siyahlola on August 4, 2025. The National Freedom Party (NFP) has called for the suspension of KwaZulu-Natal’s Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka and the Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane, following allegations of corruption against them. There are claims that companies associated with the MECs’…
KZN Transport Dept to meet taxi associations and e-hailing drivers
File: E-hailing drivers protest, raising safety concerns amongst other issues. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department will meet with representatives of taxi associations and e-hailing drivers on Friday in a bid to address the violence between the two groups. Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted…
New rip current forecasting model welcomed by NSRI
[File image] Diaz Beach Mossel Bay 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) has welcomed the development of a rip current hazard forecast model by the South African Weather Services. The model, launched in Cape Town, aims to forecast the occurrence of rip currents more accurately. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Andrew Ingram says…
80 Households affected by strong winds, snowfall in KZN
Snow being removed along the N2 (R56) between Port Shepstone and Kokstad to the Eastern Cape. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department (C0GTA) says 80 households have been affected by recent damaging strong winds and snowfall. The department has reported that about 68 schools across nine districts sustained damage. The Ugu…
Zeerust residents decry lack of resources after drowning of two teens
A person signals for help under water. Residents of Moshana village in Zeerust in the North West are disheartened over what they say is a lack of police resources and response time in their area. This follows the drowning of two girls, aged 15 and 18, while swimming in a dam. Although residents say they alerted police immediately, their bodies were only…
LIVE | Western Cape SOPA 2026
Western Cape Premier delivers the State of the Province Address (SOPA).