Dancer/choreographer Dada Masilo. 1 minute Artistic Director Peter John Sabbagha says internationally renowned Soweto-born dancer and choreographer, Dada Masilo, was a loving and caring person. Masilo died yesterday after a short illness at the age of 39. She is the recipient of many local and global awards including an Italian lifetime achievement award for classic and contemporary dance…
Euline Reid’s child during her therapy session. 1 minute A parent of a child living with a disability has decried a lack of government schools for learners with special needs in the country. November is National Disability Rights Awareness Month and organisations caring for people living with disabilities say more awareness is needed as they continue…
MultiChoice logo is displayed outside the company’s building in Cape Town, South Africa The Competition Commission has welcomed the approval of the proposed merger between the French media company CANAL-Plus and MultiChoice. The Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the over R30 billion deal on Tuesday that could significantly transform the local media landscape. The merger sets…
1 minute Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media following the implementation of load shedding, which has since been escalated to Stage 6. Live proceedings below:
[FILE IMAGE]: A man stands behind bars. A man who hacked his partner and stepson to death with an axe in Britstown in the Northern Cape, has been sentenced to two life terms. The Britstown Regional Court sentenced 46-year-old Nathan Olifant for the murders of Patricia Olifant and his stepson, Romanio Welkom, in June 2023….
Severe flooding in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 49. This after disruptive rains, strong winds and snowfall over the province since Monday. Emergency response teams have been dispatched to various areas and are working around the clock to provide critical support to communities impacted….
[FILE IMAGE]: Former Minister Nathi Mthethwa at the launch of the Human Rights Month at the Imbizo Media Centre in Parliament. ANC KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) convenor Jeff Radebe says the late SA Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa was a selfless leader who was prepared to lay down his life for the freedom of South Africans during…
But in an update on the police X (formerly Twitter) handle, the police said “the death toll has risen to seven”. THE number of people who died early Thursday morning when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus collided with a fuel tanker at Kuwadzana 7 turn-off along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway has risen to seven. An earlier…
Pelindaba nuclear station in Gauteng. The Department of Electricity and Energy Deputy Director General Zizamele Mbambo says they will explore all financing options for the expansion of South Africa’s nuclear energy programme. The programme has been in operation since 1984. The department will convene its third G20 Energy Transitions Working Group meeting in Sun City…
1 minute Two suspects are expected to apply for bail at the Durban Magistrates’ Court next Monday in connection with the murder of businessman Shailen Singh. Brothers Darren and Farrel Govender were arrested after Singh was found shot dead in the parking lot of a restaurant in Umhlanga, north of Durban, over a week ago….
