Police search a vehicle and occupants Over 200 suspects have been arrested in the Northern Cape for various crimes, including rape, murder, attempted murder, robbery and drug-related offences. The suspects were apprehended during the week-long Operation Shanela. Provincial police spokesperson Cherelle Ehlers says compliance inspections were conducted at numerous liquor premises, farms and scrapyards. She…
NSFAS Logo. 1 minute As institutions of higher learning prepare to resume teaching and learning for the new academic year, concerns are mounting as to whether students will find accommodation. The Private Student Housing Association says the Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has not paid them their R44 million debt for student accommodation for last…
SANDF Members 1 minute The family of Calvin Moagi, one of nine South African soldiers killed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is mourning his death. Moagi was among the SANDF troops who lost their lives during clashes with M23 rebels. Family spokesperson Monageng Moagi expressed the family’s grief over the tragic loss….
Families are unable to access their homes 2 minutes Residents of Amanzimtoti, south of Durban, whose homes have been flooded following disruptive rains in KwaZulu-Natal, are calling on the eThekwini Municipality to intervene. About six families are unable to access their homes due to a blockage caused by earthworks allegedly dumped during the development of…
Cricket ball and bat. 1 minute A Krugersdorp High School learner has died in a freak sporting accident that took place at the Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, over the weekend. This happened during a cricket match between Krugersdorp High School and CBC on Saturday. In a statement addressed to parents,…
[FILE IMAGE]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
Nvidia’s planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of US negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday, and comes days after its CEO met President Donald Trump. “We put that in the trade deal with the magnets,” Lutnick told Reuters, referring to an agreement Trump…
A 32-year-old Eldorado Park father accused of assaulting and raping his four-year-old daughter will appear in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on Tuesday. The man appeared in the same court briefly on Friday. He faces charges of murder, attempted murder, and rape. The accused allegedly physically assaulted the girl and her two-year-old brother. The…
The silent walk in Cape Town was in support of the bombing victims in Gaza 2 minutes Hundreds of people dressed in black have taken part in a “silent solidarity walk,” at Cape Town’s Sea Point Promenade to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The event, organised by Mothers for Gaza and supported…
Picture that shows a keyboard, cards, chips and dice Rise Mzansi will picket outside the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition in Pretoria, calling for urgent reforms to the country’s gambling laws on Friday. The party plans to hand over a memorandum of demands, outlining the party’s seven-point plan to overhaul the gambling industry. #GamblingReformsNOW…
