Russia’s Andrey Rublev in action during the final against Britain’s Jack Draper at the Qatar Open Title. 1 minute Russian Andrey Rublev has claimed the Qatar Open title after beating Britain’s eighth seed Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in the final. Draper had never beaten Rublev in their three previous meetings. He went into the deciding…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking during a meeting with government stakeholders. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing the annual opening of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL) in Parliament today. The NHTKL is made up of traditional leaders who are delegates from the Provincial Houses of Traditional Leaders of South Africa and represent…
A hospital ward. 2 minutes The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has criticised Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi for attributing the high cost of private healthcare to a lack of regulation. Motsoaledi presented the Health Market Inquiry (HMI) report at a media briefing yesterday, highlighting widespread overuse of health services, deteriorating benefits, and…
A branch of the VBS Mutual Bank. 2 minutes Former Thulamela Local Municipality Mayor Avhashoni Tshifhango is facing trial in the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo today for alleged corruption in the looting and collapsing of the defunct VBS Bank. Tshifhango allegedly received a bribe of a vehicle valued at more than half a…
[FILE]: People walking in front of the Western Cape High Court. 1 minute Alleged underworld figure, Nafiz Modack, is expected to continue his testimony in the Western Cape High Court this morning. Modack and 14 co-accused are facing over 100 charges. They include the murder of anti–gang unit detective Charl Kinnear. Yesterday, Modack’s defence counsel was taken to task for wanting to…
[FILE IMAGE]: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla registering at Parliament on June 25, 2024 ahead of her swearing in as an MP. 3 minutes The Umkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has initiated an internal disciplinary process against party member Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla. Earlier this month, Zuma-Sambudla took to social media hurling insults at party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu expressing her dissatisfaction…
A drop of water coming from a tap. 1 minute The Polokwane municipality in Limpopo says the current water shortage in some areas is due to the ongoing load shedding. The municipality’s spokesperson, Thipa Selala says water levels are low at Ebenezer scheme, Seshego dam, Olifantsproot water plant and others. Selala says they have deployed…
2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has his work cut out for him as some Gauteng residents are pinning their hopes on his State of the Province Address on Monday evening to deal with pressing issues facing them. Unemployment, poor service delivery, the scourge of rape and student debt are among the challenges that residents…
Armed Police officer 1 minute Six cash-in-transit suspects have been shot and killed in Laudium, west of Pretoria. This is after a shootout with the police on Monday night. According to police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Mavela Masondo, unlicensed firearms and ammunition have been recovered at the scene. A seventh suspect was also severely wounded in…
1 minute Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda appears in the Protea Magistrate’s Court for fraud charges. Live stream below:
