People standing in a queue for updating prepaid meters in Soweto. 2 minutes There’s frustration among Eskom customers as hundreds of them continue to queue outside the power utility’s offices across Johannesburg to have their prepaid electricity meters recoded. There’s a long queue in Chiawelo, Soweto, with some elderly standing in the scorching sun. Tomorrow…
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…
A mineworker resurfaces from underground. 1 minute The Sabie Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga has postponed the cases of 52 alleged illegal miners brought to the surface at a local disused mine last week. The foreign nationals from Mozambique, Lesotho and Zimbabwe appeared in court briefly on Wednesday on a charge of contravening the Immigration Act….
EFF Secretary-General Marshal Dlamini speaks during a party event. 2 minutes EFF Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini says the party has met with the ANC in a chief whip’s forum to discuss the possibility of voting for the national budget. While the national budget has been tabled in parliament, political parties must still vote for it to…
Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi in action. Orlando Pirates edged out newly-promoted Orbit College 1-0 on Tuesday night, securing back-to-back league victories and climbing to seventh place with six points from four matches. Orbit College, meanwhile, remains mired in 14th on three points after the same number of outings, their defensive resolve tested but ultimately…
Day two of the second test between the Proteas and Pakistan. The South African cricket team, through left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, has staged a remarkable fightback in the first session of day two of the second test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. Pakistan, who won the toss, resumed their first innings on 259 for the loss…
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute Eastern Cape police have confirmed the arrest of a 54-year-old suspect in connection with the shooting incident at Walter Sisulu University (WSU) on Tuesday. This after one student was shot dead and several injured during unrests at the institution. The suspect has been charged with murder and attempted murder and…
W Cape’s newly rehabilitate Main Road 310 reconnecting Citrusdal to the N7. The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has re-opened Main Road-310, the crucial route linking the West Coast town of Citrusdal to the N7 highway. The road was severely damaged by floods in June 2023 and July 2024, when the Olifants River burst its…
The Real Prince wins the Hollywoodbets Durban July in style! The Real Prince is the winner of the country’s premier horse racing event, the 2025 Durban July. Ridden by Jockey, Craig Zackey, and trained by Dean Kannemeyer, the Real Prince beat favourite, Eight of Eighteen, by the narrowest of margins to win the race. The…
File Image: A farmer inspects the soil ahead of planting. 4 minutes Lobby Group, AfriForum is threatening legal action against the Government of National Unity (GNU) should the government start expropriating land without compensation. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on Thursday. The aim of the law is to repeal the Apartheid-era…
