University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg Wits University says a Student Representative Council member accused of raping a female student has been suspended. The incident is said to have happened over the weekend. The university says the decision to suspend follows internal consultations and engagements with the Wits Investigations Office and the Gender Equity Office….
KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma at the scene of the fatal crash on the R34 in Vryheid on June 17, 2025. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in KwaZulu-Natal says most of its members who had been hospitalised following a bus crash on the R34 between Ulundi and Vryheid on Monday night, have been…
Miners in a cave. 1 minute A new study by the Benchmarks Foundation has revealed that legitimate mining companies in South Africa are connected to syndicates that buy gold from illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, and funnel it into the formal economy. The illegal operations also involve scrap metal dealers, security companies, and law…
Fire fighting vehicles at Cape Town International A fire that broke out just a short while ago at the landing side of the Cape Town International Airport in the Western Cape has been extinguished. In a statement, Airports Company South Africa Spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says and all passengers, staff and visitors are safe. Passengers and…
Chairs and desks inside of a classroom. The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says citizenship or immigration status is not a determining factor in the allocation of school spaces. This follows a campaign launched by Operation Dudula in Soweto calling for schools to prioritise South African learners over foreign nationals. GDE Spokesperson Steve Mabona says they’ve made it clear…
EFF leader Julius Malema at the Nasrec Expo Centre on December 13, 2024. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, has come out to clarify that he never called for violence, during his delivery of the party’s political report, at the elective conference currently under way in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. Malema’s utterances…
Accident scene for illustrative purposes 1 minute Three children have died in a crash between a car and a bakkie on the N8 in Bloemfontein. Police Spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says the car had five occupants, four children and a woman driver, while the bakkie only had the driver. Kareli says a 6-year-old boy and a…
Forensic officials hold a meeting outside a tavern, the scene of an early morning shooting in Bekkersdal township, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, December 21, 2025. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko The case against five of the 11 people who were arrested in connection with the mass shooting at KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal on the Gauteng’s West Rand…
The festival began with the fill-up Masvingo Music Concert at Caravan Park Masvingo yesterday headlined by Freeman, Trevor Dongo, Chillspot Family, Nisha Ts, DJ Nospa (Byo) and local supporting artistes on rotation. NESTLED in the heart of Zimbabwe, the historic ancient city of Masvingo hosts a spectacular annual event that draws music lovers from far…
Vaal University of Technology in Vereeniging, Gauteng. Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela has warned that he will not allow the recent exposure of fraudulent qualifications to compromise the 2026 academic year at the Vaal University of Technology in Vereeniging, Gauteng. The higher learning institution is currently at the centre of a major scandal. It involves a syndicate selling fraudulent…
