File Image: A hospital room with a patient bed and chair. 1 minute The Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that its internal probe has cleared the Westbury Clinic in Johannesburg of an expectant mother’s death. It says investigations into the death of 32 year-old Miriam Singh have found that an underlying condition is the cause….
Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre in partnership with Working on Fire – Kishugu JV have deployed Aerial Resources for fire suppression in Leeurivier farm. 1 minute A pilot at Kishugu Aviation in Stellenbosch says climate change is increasingly hindering aerial firefighting efforts, with temperatures often surpassing 40 degrees Celsius during the summer fire season….
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen 2 minutes Max Verstappen has conceded that his Spanish Grand Prix clash with Mercedes’ George Russell, which left the Formula One champion on the brink of a ban, was wrong and should not have happened. The Red Bull driver made his comments on Instagram a day after the race at the Circuit de…
Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuizen. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says he is confident that the South African government will intensify its talks with its American counterparts to get them to reconsider the looming export goods tariff hike. South African products exported to the US will be hit with a 30% tariff increase effective from…
Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 1 minute Twenty-nine candidates from 16 political parties will contest by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo today. Candidates from ANC, EFF, Umkhonto weSizwe, the DA and Al Jama-ah amongst others will battle against each other for the heart and soul…
Equipment used to manufacture alcohol recovered. The police have arrested seven foreign nationals for running a facility that is manufacturing illegal alcohol at Klapmuts in the Cape Winelands District. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says five men and two women were arrested. He says officers followed up on information when they discovered the facility. “The members visited…
Image by tatlin from Pixabay Dr Adele May from the University of Pretoria is spearheading an initiative to create a training programme that equips South African families with communication skills to better support loved ones living with dementia. This comes ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day on Sunday. The day highlights the importance of open conversation to…
Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi speaking during a function. Public Service and Administration Minister, Chief Mzamo Buthelezi, says there will be serious repercussions for those found to be ghost workers in government departments. Buthelezi says at the moment, the department is busy compiling a comprehensive report to determine the financial costs of ghost employees. The investigation is…
Nelson Mandela House Museum, Soweto. The Gauteng Department of Arts and Culture has vowed that the Mandela House Museum in Orlando West, Soweto, will not go under liquidation. This after Soweto Tourism Association called on the provincial government to immediately attend to the long-standing issue of the liquidation of the museum. The organisation says the…
Senuran Muthusamy South Africa’s bowlers have Pakistan on the ropes early on day two of the first Cricket test match in Lahore, Pakistan. However, the Proteas’ stuttering batters failed to land any killer blows of their own later on in the day. After bowling out Pakistan for 378 in their first innings, South Africa finished…
