South Africa’s Temba Bavuma in action 1 minute The South African cricket team is on the brink of being crowned ICC World Test champions. Chasing 282 for victory in the final against Australia at Lord’s in London, the Proteas were on 213 for the loss of two wickets at the close on day three. They…
FILE: Illegal miners getting arrested. The Johannesburg Metropolice K-9 unit and the Hawks have, during a raid, uncovered an illegal gold refinery operating in Booysens, Johannesburg. The facility is believed to be a key processing hub for Zama Zama cartels. This raid forms part of ongoing law enforcement efforts to disrupt the full value chain…
DA leader John Steenhuisen Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has denied that he has been captured by the African National Congress (ANC), and he is pushing the party’s policies as minister. Steenhuisen, who was the fiercest critic of the ANC-led government, is now the Minister of Agriculture in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet. This followed…
Revolver, bullet cases and shoe print 1 minute Police are investigating a suspected vigilante attack after three people were shot and set alight in Delft on the Cape Flats on Tuesday morning. According to police spokesperson Andre Traut, officers responded to the crime scene in Gushindoda where they found the bodies of two men and…
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean MacPherson briefs the media on the progress regarding the IDT investigation at Parliament in Cape Town on April 6, 2025. 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean MacPherson says he has a full week ahead as a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet. He was responding to a question…
Two Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) trainee candidates have died during selection programme training exercises on separate occasions. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says 24-year-old Michael Nyambi died on the 29th of August after becoming ill from heat exhaustion while participating in a fitness programme. 26-year-old Zwelethu Tekete died on Monday, 1 September. Fihla explains, “Marvellous…
Springboks team The Springboks have moved to the top of the Rugby Championship standings with a comprehensive 67-30 victory over Argentina in Durban. Bok flyhalf, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, contributed 37 points, which included a hat-trick, as South Africa ran in nine tries to three. He has also moved past Percy Montgomery to top the all-time list…
2 minutes Eskom has announced that loadshedding has been suspended from 10 o’ clock this morning. The power utility says this is due to sufficient generation capacity and replenishment of emergency reserves in the past 44 hours. Eskom’s spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says there is a change in the frequency of rolling blackouts due to structural…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Two more people have been shot and killed and another wounded in Mitchell’s Plain on the Cape Flats. Police say two men died after being shot multiple times. This follows a spate of shooting incidents in the area in the past week. Several people were shot and…
[File image] Seven people have been killed in four separate crashes on the N2 between Shaka’s Rock and Mandeni on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast in the past 24 hours. IPSS Medical rescue spokesperson Samantha Meyrick, says in one of the crashes, a car veered off the road after hitting a pedestrian. The vehicle then hit…
