CAF President Patrice Motsepe speaking at a briefing. 1 minute Delegates from member associations have arrived in Cairo for the 14th Confederation of African Football General Assembly, where a new executive will be elected on Wednesday. CAF President and South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe is expected to be unopposed for a second term at…
A sign advocating for an end to child abuse. 1 minute The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba has confirmed accepting Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett’s decision to step down from the church’s inquiry panel into serial child abuser John Smyth. This after Wits University academic, Dr Hylton White, wrote an open letter to the church,…
The late chieftainess of the Mqhekezweni Great Place has been laid to rest 4 minutes The late chieftainess of the Mqhekezweni Great Place has been laid to rest. She was buried on Friday at the village outside Mthatha, Eastern Cape. 71-year-old Nogcinile Mtirara passed away two weeks ago at her royal home. She was allegedly…
Court proceedings in the Meyiwa trial 2 minutes The High Court in Pretoria has postponed the Senzo Meyiwa trial to 22 April. This follows a two-month adjournment, granting defense counsel Charles Mnisi time to prepare to represent accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, who lost his lawyer, Thulani Mngomezulu, after his passing. Sibiya, along with four…
Soccer Football – Premier League – West Ham United v Arsenal – London Stadium, London, Britain – November 30, 2024 Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka scores their fifth goal from the penalty spot 1 minute Resurgent Arsenal romped to a 5-2 victory at capital rivals West Ham United in Saturday’s Premier League derby with all seven goals…
The four-day tournament is featuring 22 teams from USA, Mozambique, France and the United Kingdom amongst others. 2 minutes Female elderly citizens and football players have expressed happiness in taking part in the bi-annual international grannies tournament being held at Nkowankowa Stadium, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo. The four-day tournament is featuring 22 teams from USA,…
1 minute The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Health says accurate reporting of maternal deaths, delays in expectant mothers accessing care; and staff shortages remain serious challenges for the province’s maternal health sector. The committee says it has also identified inconsistencies in maternal mortality reporting across multiple health information systems, which obscure the true scale of…
US President Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship, in Brownsville, Texas, US, November 19, 2024 . 1 minute The Soul City Institute for Social Justice says it is deeply concerned about the Trump administration’s suspension of foreign aid. Some US-funded aid programmes around the…
DNA samples. 3 minutes The South African Police Service has welcomed the Portfolio Committee’s recommendation that its forensic laboratories be audited and investigated. This comes after it was revealed that the police forensic unit has a DNA backlog of at least 140 000 cases. Currently, the country has only three operational forensic science laboratories –…
School bus outside Woodrow Wilson Senior High School. 3 minutes A scholar transport dispute is brewing in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The Mthatha Taxi Owners Association has issued a warning against the operation of private scholar or staff transport in the area, as of the 15th of January. In a letter, the taxi association…
