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…
Provincial Operation Basadi which is a crime prevention programme as part of Women’s Month. An all-female law enforcement operation is being conducted in the Umgungundlovu District at Pietermaritzburg, targeting the most dangerous crime hotspots. Provincial Operation Basadi, which is a crime prevention programme as part of Women’s Month, has seen female officers lead roadblocks, compliance…
OR Tambo District Municipality was the hardest hit region in the Eastern cape floods. Tensions are running high in the OR Tambo District Municipality after the closure of a mass care centre that was sheltering flood victims. Some of the displaced victims were left destitute after the floods. They are more vulnerable now and they…
Muvhango cast. The end of the SABC’s flagship Tshivenda soapie has been met with mixed emotions by residents of Thathe-Vondo in Limpopo, where some of the scenes were filmed. Muvhango was decommissioned after being flighted on SABC 2 for 28 years. The show was based on a fictional Vhavenda chieftainship located in the mystical village…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane. Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, addressed the public with a crucial update on the 2026 Online Admissions application period for Grade 1 and Grade 8. With the deadline looming on 29 August, Chiloane reflected on the department’s progress and challenges, chief among them, the growing concern on oversubscribed schools….
Signboard welcoming people to Limpopo Province. The Musina Municipal Council in Limpopo is split over the suspension of Municipal Manager, Nathaniel Tshiwanammbi. The special council sitting held last week resolved to suspend Tshiwanammbi on alleged corruption relating to the extension of the contract of a security company. Opposing the suspension, Mayor Godfrey Mawela, wrote a…
Ridzani Primary School in Limpopo ceiling collapse. Parents and teachers at Dingamanzi Primary School outside Giyani in Limpopo say shoddy workmanship by the contractor led to a ceiling collapsing on the learners on Tuesday. Twenty-three learners sustained injuries, three of them were seriously hurt. The learners were treated and discharged from a local clinic and…
Police at a crime scene. Three people have been shot and killed in Mkhuhlu, Mpumalanga. Two victims died at the scene after the car they were traveling in was riddled with a hail of bullets. The third victim succumbed to his gunshot injuries at a local hospital. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli, says, “There were…
Police at a crime scene. Three people have been shot and killed in Mkhuhlu, Mpumalanga. Two victims died at the scene after the car they were traveling in was riddled with a hail of bullets. The third victim succumbed to his gunshot injuries at a local hospital. Provincial Police Spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli, says, “There were…
[File Image]: Members from OUTA protest over Babita Deokaran’s murder. Wits School of Governance Professor, Alex van den Heever says South Africans need to take action to end the high level of corruption and financial mismanagement in government. He was speaking at a symposium in remembrance of whistle-blower and former Gauteng Health senior official, Babita…
