Stadium full to capacity Football supporters attending Saturday afternoon’s Soweto derby featuring Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at the FNB Stadium are frustrated with the access control in place for the match. There are complaints that the verification and scanning processes take too long, and that some people may miss the kick-off as a result….
Former DP David Mabuza at former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. The ANC will on Thursday hold a memorial for former Deputy President David Mabuza in three regions in Mpumalanga where served as premier from 2009 to 2018. The country is currently observing a period of mourning which entails national flags flying at half-mast until…
Children cool-off during a heatwave. 3 minutes As Limpopo continues to experience a heatwave, some residents in Kgapane township outside Tzaneen are struggling to cool down due to water shortages. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned that the heatwave will hit most parts of Limpopo and other provinces until Saturday. Kgapane residents say…
An empty classroom. The Western Cape Department of Education says eight boys from Milnerton High School have been suspended. In a video doing the rounds on social media, it can be seen how a learner is assaulted by other boys with objects like hockey sticks and belts. Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says the eight boys…
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute Medical Ombudsman Professor Taole Mokoena has launched an investigation into the death of a medical intern at Durban’s Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital last week. It’s alleged that the 25-year-old Dr. Alulutho Mazwi collapsed at work after being denied sick leave by his manager. Several trade unions and associations…
EMPD vehicle City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says there’s a process under way to root out the City’s Metro Police (EMPD) officials found guilty of committing crimes. The Madlanga Commission has heard that almost 300 officers have criminal records or are awaiting trial for serious offences. On Tuesday, EMPD Deputy Chief Brigadier Julius Mkhwanazi…
FILE | Windows shot out on a taxi The Western Cape Government has strongly condemned a spike in taxi-related shootings. This after at least six people were shot dead in Philippi East, Khayelitsha and Macassar over the past two days. Western Cape Mobility Minister Isaac Sileku says those who are responsible for the violence…
Judge in Meyiwa trial 2 minutes The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case has emphasized that singer Kelly Khumalo will not be called as a witness, as she remains a person of interest. Meyiwa was shot and killed while at Khumalo’s parental home in Vosloorus on Gauteng’s East Rand. Five men are on trial…
North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has told the provincial Ad Hoc committee that the affidavits that were presented by previous witnesses that include of an employee of Naledi Local Municipality Thabo Sejake, a former municipal employee Thabo Appolus and the former Municipal Manager, Modisenyane Segapo, clearly indicate that there was a plot against him. Mokgosi…
The kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joslin Smith will commence on the 3rd of March 2025. 2 minutes A second witness, a police detective, has been called to the stand to testify in the trial of Joslin Smith in Saldanha Bay Circuit High Court in the Western Cape. Seven-year-old Joslin went missing a year…
