Member of Parliament’s Transport Portfolio Committee, Makashule Gana has called for enhanced security measures at the country’s airports, particularly at the O.R Tambo International Airport. This follows a serious security breach at OR Tambo after a passenger boarded a flight to Ethiopia with two training hand grenades in their checked luggage. The breach which was only…
[FILE IMAGE] General view at the start of a track event. 1 minute The first day of the South African Senior Track and Field Championships has kicked off with a bang. Despite the inclement weather in Potchefstroom, the comeback athlete Gift Leotlela pipped Bayanda Walaza in a premier men’s 100m photo finish race. In the…
File image: Leather cricket ball. 3 minutes India may thank the heavens after rain cut short Australia’s push for victory on the final day of the third test in Brisbane on Wednesday, raising the stakes for Melbourne where the series shifts for the traditional ‘Boxing Day’ clash. India were eight for no loss when tea…
Renowned poet Don Mattera. 2 minutes Today, 70 years ago, the apartheid regime forcefully removed nearly 65 000 Black people from their homes in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. A small group of people, together with the Don Mattera Legacy Foundation members, embarked on a march from Sophiatown to Meadowlands in Soweto. This is to commemorate the 70th…
Six tries to one for the Blitzboks in their #HSBCSVNSCPT pool opener against Ireland on December 7, 2024. 1 minute The South African men’s sevens rugby team is just two wins away from winning its home sevens tournament for the first time since 2015. The Blitzboks reached the semi-finals of the Cape Town Sevens yesterday…
ANC Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has called on the United Nations Security Council to act on attacks against UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirteen South African Defence Force soldiers have been killed in less than a week in the DRC after being caught in the…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a meeting of the National Security and Defence Council in Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2022. 1 minute Ukraine’s Ambassador in South Africa, Liubov Abravitova has confirmed that President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in South Africa for a state visit next month. President Cyril Ramaphosa has had constant communication with his…
The Cradock Four garden of remembrance is in honour of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli. 2 minutes The third day of the reopened Cradock Four inquest continues today, with the Gqeberha High Court expected to visit the site where the torched vehicle and bodies of the four were discovered at Blue…
Outside the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The case involving four suspects linked to the disappearance of journalist Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhuli resumes today at the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court. The accused — Samuel Mogongwe, Lucky Sikhosana, Sello Uoane, and Thato Madisha — appeared in court, with some attempting to avoid media attention….
2 minutes Limpopo’s African National Congress (ANC) Peter Mokaba regional task team leader, John Mpe, says the regional elective conference will go ahead despite murmurs from disgruntled party members. Mpe says about 120 delegates from various branches have been accredited to attend the 10th regional conference. He will be contesting against Capricorn District Executive Mayor…
