General view of a ball during a warmup match The competition for spots in the Springbok starting line-up is creating camaraderie among the players, which they say will benefit the team even more. Returning lock, Lood De Jager and fullback Aphelele Fassi are just two players with quality rivals in their positions and they see…
Plane on Blue Lagoon beach 1 minute A light aircraft had to make an emergency landing on the beach near Blue Lagoon in Durban this morning. It’s believed that the aircraft was heading towards Virginia Airport a few kilometers to the north of the city. No one was injured in the incident. ALS Paramedics spokesperson…
Ammunition seized during arrests in the Western Cape. Western Cape police have arrested 26 suspects for gang-related crimes. Most of the suspects were arrested in and around Manenburg, Elsies River, Kensington, Wynberg, Lentegeur, and Delft this week. The majority of the suspects are known gang members and were arrested for crimes including possession of unlicenced…
Loeries has announced this year’s international jury presidents (Image supplied) Along with five international jury presidents, 189 judges and 17 panels across 12 countries across Africa & the Middle East will judge the Loeries this please. The judging takes place from 7 to 9 October at the Cape Town City Hall. Loereis Creative Week takes…
A bus crashed with a truck in Wadeville on the Eastrand on Wednesday. 1 minute The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has expressed concerns about the increased number of fatal bus crashes on the country’s national roads. Sixteen people died after a bus lost control and overturned on the R21 road in Kempton Park on…
1 minute Legendary actor Don Eric Mlangeni-Nawa’s funeral service is being held this morning at the Germiston Civic Centre, east of Gauteng. The award-winning actor passed away on Wednesday last week at the age of 65. Affectionately known as Bro Don, his career spanned nearly four decades, earning him praise as a prolific performer, a…
[FILE IMAGE]: Bullets seen at a crime scene. Five people have been killed and six wounded following a shooting incident at a tavern in Zithobeni in Bronkhorstspruit in the early hours of Sunday morning. Witnesses say two men entered the tavern and demanded that one of the patrons hand over his licenced firearm. A shot…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday set up four working groups, including one on the protection of female sports and another on commercial opportunities, as it looks to reshape the Games under new president Kirsty Coventry. Coventry had already said in June the IOC would spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports, four years after…
Prison cells 1 minute A former councilor in the Okahlamba Municipality at Bergville in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has been sentenced to life imprisonment after the Ladysmith Regional Court found him guilty of murdering his fiancé and their three children. Forty-eight-old Michael Buthelezi was a DA councilor when there was a fire at his home in the…
(FILE PHOTO) Candles lit during a funeral. 2 minutes A Special Provincial Official Funeral Service was held in Gugulethu, Cape Town for Madoda Myoli, a PAC liberation struggle stalwart. He passed away in Zimbabwe in 1989 and his remains were repatriated to South Africa in September this year. Friends and comrades packed the community hall…
