[FILE IMAGE]: A sign with unemployment written on it. 3 minutes As the country marks Youth Month, many young people in the North West province say they continue to grapple with high levels of unemployment. The province currently has the highest unemployment rate in the country, despite being well known for its strong presence in…
SA Police Service badge. 2 minutes A police captain accused of raping a trainee has been granted bail of R8 000 by the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. It is alleged that the 59-year-old officer threatened to serve the 20-year-old with a misconduct letter for failing to salute him if she did not sleep with him. The…
Lab technician doing testing 3 minutes Universities South Africa has called on their American research partners to lobby against the ban of foreign aid to critical research. Last week, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut financial assistance to South Africa citing disapproval with the land expropriation laws. Universities South Africa expressed…
[File photo] Mathias Acuna 1 minute Uruguayan player Mathias Acuna was found dead in Ambato, Ecuador, on Saturday, his club Mushuc Runa said on social media, with a preliminary medical report presuming it to be a case of suicide. Acuna, who joined the Ecuadorian Serie A side ahead of the 2025 season, was under investigation…
All four lanes have been completely blocked off to traffic. 1 minute Transport Deputy Minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa says content creation behind the steering wheel is becoming a new pandemic on the country’s roads. The ministry launched the Easter Arrive Alive Campaign in Gqeberha on Sunday as part of its heightened communication and awareness surrounding road…
A physical bullying video from Milnerton High School has caused outrage on social media. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) in Parliament says it has taken immediate action against the recent physical bullying at Milnerton High School in Cape Town. A video doing the rounds on social media shows how learners are assaulted by other boys…
FILE | A person being arrested 1 minute Hawks in the Northern Cape successfully arrested three suspects in connection with fraud, corruption and money laundering. Schalk Pienaar, his wife Leolene Pienaar and Patricia Booysen face 39 counts of corruption, 48 counts of fraud and 78 counts of money laundering. They were arrested at different locations…
A person holds up a sign against the shielding of rapists. 2 minutes A police officer arrested for allegedly raping a trainee at the Police Academy in Pretoria is expected to apply for bail when he returned to court on Wednesday. It’s alleged that on the night of the incident, the 20-year-old trainee was walking…
A gavel used in the court of law. Fourteen people accused of fraud and corruption will be back in the Polokwane Special Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo in January next year. They include former African National Congress (ANC) member of the provincial legislature, Tally Mashamaite and former Mogalakwena mayor, Andrina Matsemela. They are facing 107 fraud and corruption charges…
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…
