An empty classroom. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department says the mobile classes provided to assist with the placement of learners at Hoërskool Akasia, north of Pretoria, are of good quality. Angry parents yesterday barricaded roads and burned tyres demanding that their children be placed as they stay in close proximity to the school. Although…
Water in a drum. 2 minutes The community of Emondlo under the Abaqulusi Local Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been left without water following a burst water pipe in the area. On Saturday, the area was affected by a heavy storm, which affected hundreds of community members. The infrastructure was destroyed, trees were uprooted, and…
A police officer conducting a search on an individual during multidisciplinary Operation Shanela. Gauteng police have arrested more than 100 suspects linked to gender-based violence during the final week of Women’s Month. Provincial spokesperson Mavela Masondo says the arrests were made during Operation Shanela over the weekend, targeting suspects wanted for rape, sexual assault, and assault…
A person smoking an e-cigarette. The practice of vaping in South African schools is on the increase and detrimental to learners. That’s the submission of some health experts on the public hearings on Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill 2022 held this week. Vaping is the practice of inhaling and exhaling vapour containing…
COSAFA Cup2025 Champions Angola. 2 minutes Angola’s national football team beat South Africa 3-nil at the Free State stadium on Sunday, to successfully defend their COSAFA Cup title. A goal in both halves by the tournament’s leading goal scorer, Aurelio Depu, and another by Milson sealed the victory for the defending champions in Bloemfontein. The…
Cannabis leaves, largely thought of as a waste product. Researchers from Stellenbosch University have found the first evidence of rare phenolic compounds, known for their anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and antioxidant properties in Cannabis leaves. The researchers say the discovery may pave the way towards the leaves of cannabis plants no longer being regarded as waste, in…
Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 1 minute Twenty-nine candidates from 16 political parties will contest by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo today. Candidates from ANC, EFF, Umkhonto weSizwe, the DA and Al Jama-ah amongst others will battle against each other for the heart and soul…
1 minute The High Court in Pretoria continues to hear evidence from lead investigator, Bongani Gininda, in the soccer star Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial. Live stream below:
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. 1 minute The lawyer of Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of then Free State Premier Ace Magashule, says they are weighing all their options in order to seek redress regarding the alleged violation of her constitutional rights. The High Court in Bloemfontein last week found that…
E-hailing vehicle set alight at Maponya Mall as part of a dispute between taxi drivers and e-hailing drivers. The family of the 27-year-old e-hailing cab driver, who was brutally killed in an arson attack at Maponya Mall in Soweto, are pleading for assistance to have his remains returned home. Mthokozisi Mvelase, who hails from the…
