The bus that was involved in an accident that claimed over 40 lives. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says preliminary findings indicate that the bus that crashed and killed 43 people outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo was travelling at high speed while descending a mountainous area. Creecy says a mechanical inspection revealed that several of the brakes were not in working condition. She…
Taxis queueing at a taxi rank. 1 minute Police say 19 security guards have been taken in for questioning in connection with a fatal shooting that left one person dead at the Nyanga taxi rank on the Cape Flats. Seven others were wounded. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile says 13 rifles and seven handguns…
The Zimbabwe senior men’s football team defeated Namibia 1-0 and 3-1 in Group J Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers both played at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. THE Warriors have made a major leap forward on the Fifa rankings after posting two wins from two matches in the last international window this month. The…
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda maintains his innocence, saying the fraud charges against him are malicious and political. Gwamanda stands accused of defrauding some Soweto residents in an alleged funeral policy scheme that ran between 2011 and 2012 through his then-company Ithemba lama Afrika. He appeared…
EFF leader Julius Malema addressing the public at the event. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reiterated the party’s stance that it will not work in a government that includes both the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the Freedom Front Plus (FFPlus). The EFF leader says the DA and the FFPlus are…
Padel racket and balls on the court. 2 minutes Spanish two-time world padel champion Willy Lahoz says he plans to take the sport to new heights in South Africa. The game, which is believed to be among the fastest growing sports in the world, is described as a mix of squash and tennis. The project…
[FILE IMAGE]: University student activists express their views in a public Fees Must Fall dialogue. Students at UCT have welcomed the idea of the National Dialogue to help solve service delivery challenges. The first sitting of the National Dialogue Convention took place earlier today in Pretoria. The Presidency described the Convention as a call to…
A soccer field stands empty at Kino Sports Complex, where the Iranian men’s soccer team is scheduled to practice for the FIFA World Cup, in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., March 4, 2026. Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after co-host the United States launched airstrikes against the country alongside Israel, killing its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says Cabinet has welcomed the G20 experts task force that was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to combat extreme wealth inequality. Ntshavheni briefs members of the media on Friday on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting that was held on Wednesday. Ntshavheni adds…
Police in Volksrust, Mpumalanga, are investigating a case of murder following the discovery of the body of an 11-year-old girl who was previously reported missing. Slindile Gule went missing on Sunday after she was sent by a neighbour to buy prepaid electricity at a filling station. Her body was discovered on Wednesday with multiple injuries…
