Springbok flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit. 2 minutes Springbok flanker, Pieter-Steph du Toit, has cemented his place in history by becoming the first South African to be named World Rugby’s Men’s 15s Player of the Year for a second time. The 32-year-old who also won the award in 2019, was nominated in the category along with…
[FILE IMAGE]: Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a media briefing. Political Analyst, Professor Bheki Mngomezulu says, ideally, President Cyril Ramaphosa should ask Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to step aside temporarily pending the investigation into the authenticity of allegations against him. This comes after KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi accused Mchunu of being in constant contact…
COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa leads the review of the White Paper on local government in Midrand, Johannesburg, on Monday. Live proceedings below:
[File Image] :Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 1 minute More than 250 tuck shops in the North West were found to be non-compliant to the Standard Draft By-Laws that promote the development of township economies. The provincial Department of Co-operative Governance conducted about 4 000 inspections at spaza shops across the province. President Cyril…
File Photo: A pregnant student in uniform 1 minute The Executive Director of the Family Policy Institute, Errol Naidoo, says broken family structures are the biggest contributors to the high number of teenage pregnancies in the country. A significant number of teenagers under the age of 16 gave birth on Christmas and New Year’s Day,…
The accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case seen during their appearance. 1 minute Another police officer in the Joshlin Smith trial has testified that accused number two, Steveno Van Rhyn gave his confession willingly. Colonel Edward Clark was tasked with taking the confession from Van Rhyn. A video showing that an initial so-called confession…
[File] South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers. Several major routes in Thohoyandou will be closed until Saturday as part of preparations for the upcoming Armed Forces Day celebrations. The Thulamela Municipality says the road closures are necessary to ensure the safe movement of heavy army vehicles and to protect members of the public. Traffic…
File image: South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicles in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute North West police have opened an inquest docket following the discovery of a body at Margaret Shaft in Stilfontein. This is one of the shafts that illegal miners used to emerge from underground between November and December last year, at the…
Motorists travelling around the vicinity of the Nasrec Expo Centre, South of Johannesburg, are advised to expect major traffic delays this weekend, due to road closures as a result of G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says motorists will face delays on roads that have been blocked due to the summit. Some roads…
Children seen having a meal. South Africa’s largest food redistribution non-profit organisation, FoodForward SA Foundation, has warned that urgent action is needed to address the deepening hunger crisis in the country, with millions of households being food insecure. A comprehensive survey by the organisation, in conjunction with a research unit of the University of Cape Town,…
