City of Tshwane vehicles and technicians are seen at a Koedoespoort substation in Pretoria on 02 January 2026. Power has been restored in East Lynne in Pretoria. Residents there say they have been without electricity for a fortnight. The prolonged outage followed after a fire at the Koedoespoort substation. Residents and business owners in the area say the situation…
FILE | Former president Jacob Zuma in court. The High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal has dismissed an application by former President Jacob Zuma and French arms manufacturer Thales for leave to appeal a ruling that cleared the way for their arms deal corruption trial to proceed. Judge Nkosinathi Chili made the ruling on Wednesday morning….
Spanish football Federation president Luis Rubiales during the Spain and Ukraine Press Conference at the UEFA headquarters, Nyon, Switzerland on October 5, 2022. 2 minutes Spain’s former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales told a court on Tuesday that player Jenni Hermoso had given her consent to being kissed on the mouth. The incident was witnessed…
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester addresses the High Court in Pretoria on September 17, 2024. 4 minutes The Free State High Court has reserved judgment in Thabo Bester’s application against alleged unfair treatment by the Correctional Services Department. The lawyer of escaped convicted serial rapist and murderer Bester had a hard time convincing the…
The SAFA NEC with Minister Gayton McKenzie early this year. Soccer fanatics in Limpopo are displeased that the SAFA NEC has resolved to ban clubs from the province and some Eastern provinces in the national promotional playoffs that are underway in Pretoria, Gauteng due to unresolved disputes. The fans are blaming SAFA in the province…
US soldiers welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump will discuss a myriad of issues when they meet on Wednesday. President Ramaphosa has arrived in the United States of America for the most important meeting with President Trump. Magwenya says on the…
Microlight crash in sugarcane field 1 minute A pilot has survived a microlight crash, south of the Groutville Airfield, north of Durban. In a statement, IPSS Medical Rescue says they responded after receiving reports from passing motorists who had witnessed the crash this morning. Emergency response teams searched the sugarcane fields before locating the pilot….
The only Tshivenda soapie on TV, Muvhango, which was on SABC 2, has come to an end after 28 years. Muvhango was created by Duma Ndlovu and was first aired on SABC 2 on April 7, 1997. In 2006, Muvhango was nominated for the South African Film and Television Award for Best Soapie Opera. In…
A back view of SAPS rescue vehicles. The physical search for a missing British tourist in the eMkhuze area in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been called off. Seventy-one-year-old Elain McSorley was reported missing last week, on Saturday, after a self-guided hike at the Ghost Mountain Inn and Safari at eMkhuze. McSorley was one of a group…
N3 long distance taxi strike brought to a halt 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, says that a multi-disciplinary team which includes officials from the SAPS and Metro Police has managed to restore order on the N3. This after striking members of the Durban Long Distance Association blockaded the route. The strike which started…
