Pope Francis greets cardinals as he unexpectedly appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025. 2 minutes South Africans are pouring out their heartfelt condolences following the news of Pope Francis’ passing. The first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died at the age of…
Graduates from the ceremony | Image supplied The Streetwise Academy, launched by KFC in 2021 to address skills development and increase opportunities in a sector not typically associated with formal education, equips team members for roles as supervisors, managers, operations specialists and human resources officers. The qualifications it awards are accredited by the Services Sector…
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His family was set to meet late yesterday to finalise on the date, but developments were pointing to the funeral taking place tomorrow. HIGHLANDERS chief executive officer Sihlangu Dlodlo, who was found dead at his Nketa home, has been honoured by the Bulawayo City Council and will be buried at the Lady Stanley Cemetery. His…
A hospital examination room with an x-ray machine. 2 minutes Health unions in KwaZulu-Natal have expressed dissatisfaction with the measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) regarding the delivery of healthcare to all South Africans. In his address, President Ramaphosa highlighted that, once fully implemented, the National Health…
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers parade on the streets near the Union Buildings. 2 minutes Some members of Parliament’s Defence Portfolio Committee have threatened to press for a commission of inquiry into South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF) participation in the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where 14 soldiers have…
Anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs sit on a shelf in the pharmacy at the Ubuntu clinic in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. 1 minute Treatment Action Campaign members and people living with HIV/AIDS are calling on the South African National AIDS Council chairperson, Paul Mashatile, to implement the six-month supply of antiretroviral for people who are stable on HIV…
A hand of man playing chess. 1 minute Young chess masters and seven year-old identical twins, Deauwin and Beauwin Rens from George in the Western Cape, are travelling to Greece to represent South Africa at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships. They have been playing chess since they were two years-old. The twins share…
Joshlin Smith’s mother Kelly, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn attend sentencing procedures commenced at the Saldanha Bay Circuit High Court in Western Cape on May 27, 2025 1 minute Kelly Smith, Jaquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn have spent their first weekend behind bars as sentenced prisoners for kidnapping and trafficking the then six-year-old…
Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago engaging his counterparts at a meeting in Sandton. 2 minutes Country representatives at the G20 Finance Track meetings have been urged to focus on effective action towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago made the plea at the close of the four-day…
