Sudan refugee camp for civilians trying to escape the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The United Nations Security Council has condemned the assault by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on El Fasher in North Darfur, amid reports of widespread atrocity crimes and the targeting and killing of…
Chinese President Xi Jinping 4 minutes Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday their two countries should be “friends of steel”, as they pledged to boost cooperation to a new level at a time of heightened confrontation with the West. At talks in the Kremlin, the two leaders cast themselves as defenders…
Flood damage in Umlazi 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi will lead relief efforts in Umlazi P Section in eThekwini after recent floods caused mudslides, destroying homes and injuring residents. Supported by social relief partners and senior officials from the Provincial Disaster Management Centre, he will…
Students attending school. 1 minute The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has announced that applications for Grades One and Eight for the 2026 academic year will open on Tuesday next week. Provincial Education Minister David Maynier confirmed that the application period will close on 15 March 2025. Maynier urged parents to submit all required supporting…
1 minute The firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard Adriaan Snyman under way at the East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape. Live stream below:
Wet road. Northern Cape motorists driving in areas affected by heavy rains have been warned to exercise caution due to wet and slippery conditions. No incidents have been reported yet, but drivers are cautioned against crossing heavily flooded roads and speeding. Heavy rains in some areas of the Namaqua district are expected to subside only…
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Director-General of Health to immediately intervene into the doctor shortage issues at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, in the Eastern Cape. The DA says since Monday, the Surgery Department at Livingstone Hospital has been forced to shut down for all outpatient…
A man has been shot and killed and two others injured, at Tafelsig, Mitchells Plain, in Cape Town, after they came under attack by a lone gunman last night. Police Spokesperson Wesley Twigg says that the three victims were sitting on the side of the road when the incident happened. He says that the motive…
Warrick Stock, popularly known as DJ Warras. Johannesburg MMC for Public Safety, Mgcini Tshwaku, has called on DJ Warras’s right-hand man by the name of “Innocent” to come forth and assist police with information in the murder case. The man was not with DJ Warras, whose name is Warrick Stock, when he was ambushed by…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it has resolved to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) independently from its historical ally the African National Congress (ANC). The party says all the modalities of going it alone in the elections will be thrashed out at its 5th…
