Bullets and a crime scene tape 2 minutes Police in Cape Town are investigating an alleged extortion incident after a 31-year-old man in the Marikana Informal Settlement in Philippi East was shot multiple times after he allegedly paid an amount of R8 000 to his killers. The incident comes as police are still probing the killing…
3 minutes It is time for South African men to be better human beings, change their violent ways, and learn to coexist with women and children. Men from across the country gathered for the annual summit to speak about their challenges, hear each other out, confront their traumas and build one another. The EmpowaMen Summit…
Delegates at the 12th World Urban Economic Forum. 1 minute The 12th World Urban Economic Forum has kicked off, marking its second return to Africa, this time in Cairo, Egypt. Today marks the first day of attendees are engaging in sessions and workshops, exchanging insights and ideas on various urban development issues. Free State Human…
1 minute Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the monetary policy committee has decided to cut rates by 25 basis points – meaning that the prime lending rate decreases to 11%. It’s the third consecutive rate cut by the Central Bank. The cut comes despite the US Fed’s decision to keep rates on…
Player taking a corner kick. 2 minutes Orlando Pirates have advanced to the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League. This follows after they played to a goalless draw with Algerian team MC Alger at Orlando Stadium last night. The Buccaneers beat the Algerians 1-0 in the first leg and will progress on aggregate and meet…
1 minute Twenty-six illegal mineworkers were retrieved from a disused mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, during the first day of the official rescue operations. According to Mametlwe Sebei representing Lawyers for Human Rights, two bodies were also brought up from underground. Meanwhile, the Ministries of Police and Mineral Resources and Energy are expected to…
The spaza shop that allegedly sold snacks to the children that led to them dying from food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto. 2 minutes The president of Together in Defence of the Township, Sipho Mthembu, has welcomed an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that a joint fund of R500 million will be established to help small…
2 minutes Western Cape COSATU secretary Malvern de Bruyn says the welcoming of expelled South African ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, will not escalate diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The ANC and its alliance partners have gathered at Cape Town International Airport ahead of Rasool’s arrival. He was expelled by the US government…
The late Executive protection officer at the University of Fort Hare, Mboneli Vesele 1 minute Eastern Cape police have issued warrants of arrest for three suspects linked to the murder of the bodyguard of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Fort Hare. Mboneli Vesele was killed while sitting in his vehicle outside the Vice-Chancellor’s…
Increased police visibitly at the Stilfontein mine shaft. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and his deputy Cassel Mathale have conducted an oversight inspection in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp in the North West. They are accompanied by the provincial Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi and MEC for Community Safety and Transport management Wessels Morweng. This after about fifty…
