ANC’s struggle veteran Dr Tlou Theophilus Cholo celebrates his 100th birthday. African National Congress (ANC) president Cyril Ramaphosa has awarded the party’s centenarian struggle veteran, Dr Tlou Theophilus Cholo, the highest honour, known as the Seaparankoe Award. This is in recognition of his lifelong service to the liberation of South Africa. Dr Tlou Cholo is…
2 minutes Whistleblowers in South Africa have been described as indispensable to the country’s fight against crime. This is because blowing the lid on corruption and crime could come at a huge cost. This is according to Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, Minister of Public Service and Administration, speaking at the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in…
FILE | Christmas lights 1 minute George’s Oewer Street in the Western Cape is lit up for the festive season once again attracting hordes of visitors for the annual Christmas lights spectacular. Since 2001, residents have been decorating the outside of their homes for the public to enjoy. What started as a tradition is now…
1 minute The state is opposing bail in the case of a 58-year-old teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl at a primary school in Makotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The teacher, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the minor, is applying for bail in the Mankweng Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. He…
Sinkhole at Relebogile Secondary School. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says teaching and learning conditions at the Relebogile Secondary School in Khutsong, west of Johannesburg, are disappointing. The school was forced to close in 2023 after a huge sinkhole developed on the premises. Learners are currently accommodated in adjacent temporary classrooms…
Blitzboks team 1 minute The Blitzboks will face New Zealand in the semi-finals of the Sevens World Championship in Los Angeles late this Sunday. The Springbok Sevens finished unbeaten in Pool A after defeating Olympic champions France 19-10, League champions Argentina 29-21, and Great Britain 12-7. Argentina will take on Spain in the first semi-final…
Fresh vegetables. 2 minutes Botswana’s unbanning of South African vegetable imports has been widely welcomed as a positive move for South African farmers and consumers in Botswana. The new Botswana administration lifted the ban put in place to protect their agriculture sector. Experts, however, say the move worked against the Botswana nationals as vegetables were…
Water in a dam after heavy rains. 2 minutes The Water and Sanitation Department says it’s impressed by the improvement of dam levels across the country. This after Limpopo, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and parts of KwaZulu Natal received large amounts of rain during the past week. Some roads and infrastructure have been severely damaged in the…
Colleen Makhubele addressing a media conference. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party member Colleen Makhubele has resigned from Parliament. She was the party’s chief whip. In a letter addressed to party leader and former South African President Jacob Zuma, Makhubele stated that after careful consideration, she believes her resignation as MP would be in the best interest…
Olympic champion Caster Semenya. The European Court of Human Rights has reignited Caster Semenya’s long legal battle against sport authorities over sex eligibility rules and regulations. This follows its ruling in favour of Semenya. This after finding that Switzerland had violated her right to freedom from discrimination, taken together with her rights to respect for…
