A worker shows the mouth of a cow 3 minutes Small-scale farmers from the Nkombose area in Mtubatuba on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast are appealing to the government to dispatch extension officers to areas impacted by foot and mouth disease. This week, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced the extension of the boundaries of the…
Police vans at the scene of an arrest. Gauteng police have arrested a man in his 40s in connection with a stolen vehicle and found unlicensed ammunition in his possession. The suspect was nabbed during Operation Shanela in Alexandra, Johannesburg. Provincial Police Commissioner Tommy Mthombeni says the vehicle crime investigation unit confirmed that the…
[File Image] Officials standing next to the entrance of Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape, July 5, 2022. 1 minute The Enyobeni inquest in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, will resume on Friday. The inquest has been postponed for the viewing of video footage of the night in question, where…
Harold “Dickie” Bird at a cricket match Legendary English cricket umpire, Harold “Dickie” Bird, has died at the age of 92. Bird, one of the most beloved umpires in the history of the game, officiated in 66 Tests and 69 One Day Internationals, including three World Cup finals. He made his umpiring debut in 1970…
[File image] Anthony Joshua during his fight against Jake Paul REUTERS British former world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua was involved in a car accident in Nigeria’s Ogun State that killed two people, local police said on Monday. Joshua, 36, sustained minor injuries when his vehicle collided with another car, Ogun State Police Command said,…
Violent protest in Diepkloof 2 minutes Police have confirmed that two people died and one person was seriously injured during violent protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. Protesting residents looted a delivery truck that was passing through the area on its way to deliver canned fish. Reports say the truck driver ran over two of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chaired the first cabinet meeting under the Government of National Unity (GNU) on July 9, 2024. 1 minute Public Governance expert, Prof Purshottama Reddy, says the Government of National Unity (GNU) cannot be expected to solve all of South Africa’s problems one year after its establishment. He…
Meriting township 2 minutes Meriting is surrounded by mines, yet its residents remain trapped in a cycle of poverty and neglect. A place that should be thriving with development opportunities instead finds itself battling deteriorating infrastructure, water shortages and high unemployment. This is what a resident had to say, “There’s no development at Meriting, like…
Residents of Jagersfontein making their way through mine sludge after the local mine dam walls collapse. The Jagersfontein Lerumo Justice Forum has expressed concern over what it calls delayed justice, almost three years after the 2022 Jagersfontein Mine dam wall collapse. The forum has also lamented the discrepancy in the number of people reportedly killed…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi The Institute for Security Studies says deadly gang violence that broke out in the Western Cape this past week highlights the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s allegations. Cape Town has seen another wave of shooting incidents in which several people have been killed. Mkhwanazi is set to appear before Madlanga…
