Screenshot 1 minute As 2024 draws to an end, Google has given an insight as to what enthralled South Africans throughout the year. The tech giant has released the top search results that have been of keen interest to South Africans throughout the year. This list reveals a number of events, sporting and music interests…
FILE | Gas explosion Limpopo’s Department of Transport and Community Safety says that the R71 in Makgoebaskloof has been reopened for traffic. This after a truck carrying gas cylinders crashed and the cylinders exploded on Tuesday night. The vehicle went out of control and veered off the road. The explosion also caused a runaway veld…
Golden Arrows Head Coach, Manqoba Mngqithi. Golden Arrows coach, Manqoba Mngqithi, believes South Africa is capable of winning the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament which starts in Morocco on Sunday. Bafana Bafana finished third to win the bronze medal in the last edition of the tournament in Ivory Coast early last year. They qualified for their…
The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town’s Koeberg nuclear power plant. 1 minute Eskom leadership says the ever-increasing municipal debt is a risk to the entity’s financial sustainability. Municipal debt owed to the power utility is around R10 billion per year. Eskom’s leadership and the board appeared before Parliament’s Committee on…
A police van at a crime scene. 1 minute The Rhubela family at Kubha village in Bizana in the Eastern Cape is reeling in shock following the death of its six family members. According to police, a 27-year-old mother was found dead with her three children and two family children in their home. The cause…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 1 minute The Presidency says it is prepared to discuss a new trade framework with the United States in the event that the country is expelled from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This comes amid growing concerns about the possibility of the…
BP Southern African retiring Chairperson, Thandi Orleyn, says South Africa’s refinery capacity has been reduced and the market has become import concentrated. This follows the Mineral and Petroleum Resources department flagging the security of the country’s fuel supply having become vulnerable because of the recent closure of domestic refineries. This was revealed at the Portfolio…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 3 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) spokesperson Mkhuleko Hlengwa has described the murder of senior party member Khethamabala Sithole as senseless. Sithole was gunned down at the Buyafuthi Hostel in Katlehong, Gauteng, more than a week ago. Two suspects have since been arrested in connection with Sithole’s death…
A drop of water coming from a tap. 1 minute The City of Tshwane has warned Hammanskraal residents receiving water from the newly launched Klipdrift Magalies Water Package Plant, not to consume following complaints of poor quality. Affected areas include Wards 49, 73, 74, and 75-specifically Mandela Village, Marokolong, Ramotse, Kekana Gardens (Steve Bikoville), and…
Men sift through the rubble after floods in KZN. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says it has systems in place to respond to any incidents following a weather warning of damaging winds in parts of the province. The South African Weather Service issued the warning as a cold…
