Tablets, blood samples and a file written food poisoning. Six people have died after an alleged food contamination incident at Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village, outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The victims include a seven-year-old girl. More than 70 people have been taken to hospital. Those affected ate food allegedly laced with poison during a funeral service over the…
Photo by Helena Lopes via www.pexels.com An executive summary of the study reveals a promising outlook for South Africa’s on-premise beverage market, particularly in the spirits and cocktails sectors. Despite ongoing economic challenges, including a cost-of-living crisis, South Africans continue to prioritise dining and drinking out, with half of the population visiting on-premise venues weekly….
Justice Mangota ruled that SMM was within its rights to sue for the eviction of Sigauke from the property as it did under HC 437/24. AN ex-Shabani-Mashava Mine Holdings (SMM) employee has been evicted from a company house after his former employer approached the High Court over the property. SMM Holdings and Afaras Gwarazimba were…
National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, speaking at an event. National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, will continue her evidence at the Nkabinde Inquiry in Pretoria on Friday morning. On Thursday, Batohi told the inquiry that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) faces undue influence from various sources, making prosecutions increasingly difficult….
Ditsobotla Municipality head office building The embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality council has re-elected Molefe Morutse as Mayor. This move comes after national government intervened to address the municipality’s chronic governance and administrative failures, including financial mismanagement and service delivery breakdowns. Earlier this month, the national Department of Cooperative Governance visited the troubled municipality and instructed…
Gauteng motorists are warned to brace themselves for major traffic disruptions on Friday and Saturday in the cities of Tshwane, Johannesburg, and Ekurhuleni. This comes as authorities prepare for operational readiness ahead of the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit next month. High-security routes -including the N1, N3, N12, M1, R21, R24, and R512 will be affected….
File photo | A truck accident scene. 1 minute Two drivers have been critically injured in a crash on the R56 Ixopo Road, near Umkhomazi on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Provincial Road Traffic Inspectorate spokesperson Sindi Msimang has warned motorists to be cautious with emergency services still on the scene. “There’s a report of an…
Pregnant woman 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Health is investigating how a mother and her baby died at one of its health facilities over the weekend. The 32-year-old woman allegedly went to Westbury clinic after experiencing labour pains on Sunday. She died as well as her unborn baby. The community in Johannesburg is enraged…
Javelin thrower, Jo-Ane du Plessis came 4th at the Tokyo World Championships 2025. Eight days into the Athletics World Championships in Japan, and still no reason for Team South Africa to celebrate. Javelin thrower, Jo-Ane du Plessis, had to settle for 4th place in the women’s final, despite a season’s best of 63.06m. The Paris…
Fire crews working to combat raging fires in the area. The wind has picked up around Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga municipalities in the Eastern Cape leading to flare-ups once again. Fires around Wedgewood Golf Estate and parts of the old Cape Road in Nelson Mandela Bay Metro are being extinguished, while firefighters in the…
