Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development minister Anxious Masuka GOVERNMENT has engaged the army to assist police in evicting land barons who are targeting farms, creating illegal settlements across the country. This emerged in Parliament last Thursday when Murewa South lawmaker Noah Mangondo complained about the sprouting of illegal settlements on A1 and A2…
Police are still investigating the Sunday bombing incident. Zanu-PF Harare deputy chairperson Ephraim Pfundukwa’s house in the capital city was petrol-bombed on Monday by unknown assailants. On Sunday morning, the offices of the ruling party’s Harare chairperson, Godwills Masimirembwa, was also petrol-bombed by unknown suspects. Police are still investigating the Sunday bombing incident. National police…
File image: A shopper walks past a Vodacom shop in Johannesburg. 1 minute Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has confirmed his decision to appeal the Competition Tribunal’s recent ruling. [On Vodacom/Maziv] I have noted the notice of appeal in the Vodacom/Maziv merger case. This step ensures compliance with timelines as we await the…
Warriors THE Warriors’ Africa Cup of Nations Group J qualifying match against Namibia on Thursday will be played in an empty Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the behest of the Brave Warriors who are the home team. The two teams will face off in the return leg at the same venue on Monday…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland falls. 1 minute Manchester City’s Erling Haaland sustained an ankle injury in their FA Cup quarter-final at Bournemouth over the weekend, the Premier League club said yesterday, with the striker requiring further tests to determine the full extent of the injury. Haaland was replaced in the 61st minute of Sunday’s 2-1…
Vehicles seen on a wet road 1 minute The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department says the inclement weather conditions are expected to carry on until at least Wednesday. This follows the South African Weather Services level five warning of severe thunderstorms. Tshwane Emergency Services added that the impact of severe disruptive rain may include…
Casket bearing the body of 5-year-old Siyabonga Mnisi who died from suspected food poisoning after allegedly buying snacks from a spaza shop in Diepkloof, Soweto. 2 minutes International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola has called on South Africans to allow authorities to deal with the issue of foreign-owned spaza shops. Owners of food outlets, including spaza…
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,…
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, US, April 2, 2025. 1 minute China’s Commerce Minister,Wang Wentao, had discussions with his Saudi Arabian and South African counterparts to exchange views on responding to the United States’ “reciprocal tariffs”, the Chinese ministry said on…
Police in uniform at a crime scene. 3 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) says it will identify unfit members for enrollment into a health and fitness programme. This came out on the last day of the three-day National Policing Summit in Ekurhuleni. The summit was convened to deliberate on new and advanced policing…
