Pope Leo XIV conducts Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, May 9, 2025. 1 minute International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has congratulated the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. The pope, also known as Robert Prevost, is the first US-born leader of the Catholic Church and also holds citizenship in Peru. Lamola…
Chelsea’s stadium Chelsea scored three times in the second period of extra-time to hand 10-man Benfica a 4-1 defeat in Charlotte in their weather-affected last 16 Club World Cup clash on Saturday as the English side set up a quarter-final meeting with Brazil’s Palmeiras. Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall scored in a nine-minute…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the decision by the Bisho High Court to stop the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) from investigating the province’s Premier and party Provincial Chairperson, Oscar Mabuyane, regarding his academic qualifications at the University of Fort Hare. The court declared the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is looking at strengthening various trade opportunities on the continent amid the escalating global trade war. In his weekly letter to the nation, Ramaphosa says South Africa will continue to pursue relationships that serve its national interest, as uncertainty grows over future trade relations…
A police officer stops a motorist at a roadblock. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Transport Department says it will be implementing additional roadblocks for the remainder of the Easter weekend. It says with the high traffic volumes along the N3, the department is intensifying efforts to ensure safer roads during this holiday weekend. KZN Transport…
RIDE-HAILING platform, inDrive, has added courier services RIDE-HAILING platform, inDrive, has added courier services to its growing list of offerings for the convenience for its clients in the country. In addition to its recently established ride-share and intercity services, inDrive has pledged to “challenge injustice” in terms of pricing and service delivery in the freight…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues in the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute Eight people have been killed in a collision between a truck and a delivery vehicle on the N2 near Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal. The crash that occurred this morning injured sixteen other people. Craig Botha from the province’s Private Ambulance says, “A devastating collision between…
The kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joslin Smith will commence on the 3rd of March 2025. 1 minute The kidnapping and human trafficking case of Joslin Smith from Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast has been adjourned to March 3. Western Cape High Court judge, Nathan Erasmus, set down the date and the…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has rushed to congratulate Front for the Liberation of Mozambique (Frelimo) presidential candidate Daniel Chapo amid unrest in that country over the disputed preliminary results. The final outcome of the presidential, legislative and provincial elections will be announced by Friday. But preliminary results show a disputed landslide victory for…
