2 minutes Today is World Radio Day. It is a global celebration of the enduring power and influence of radio as a means of communication, education and entertainment. Established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 2011 and officially adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012, this day highlights…
Accused in court 1 minute The case against the six men accused of the murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender Luke Fleurs has been transferred to the High Court in Johannesburg. The suspects are expected to appear on the 7th of next month. Fleurs was fatally shot in April last year during a hijacking at a…
Child rapist and murderer, Itumeleng Machabe. 1 minute The Northern Cape High Court has found 27-year-old Itumeleng Machabe guilty of the murder of an 11-year-old minor who was kidnapped and raped in Kimberley in 2022. Relebogile Segami was killed and her body was dumped by Machabe behind the provincial legislature. The convict has been in…
The UN says five South African soldiers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the DRC for the abuse of four adults and a minor between 2014 and 2016. 2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says it met with the families of the 14 soldiers who lost their lives in the Democratic…
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima. 2 minutes UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has described the United States of America’s decision to freeze funding for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as shocking. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Pepfar) funded projects in South Africa have received waiver letters in which they’ve been asked to…
1 minute National Assembly has called a Joint Sitting Debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address. LIVE | National Assembly debates President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA: Day 2
Ford cars are on sale at a dealership of Genser company in Moscow, Russia, February 14, 2017. 2 minutes Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley says US President Donald Trump’s proposed and implemented tariffs have added “a lot of costs and a lot of chaos,” although Farley says he believes the president aims to strengthen the…
Over 51 Putco buses razed to ashes 2 minutes Four men accused of torching 51 Putco buses at depots in Mpumalanga’s Nkangala district a fortnight ago, are expected to appear before the Mdutjane Magistrate’s Court in Siyabuswa. Mduduzi Masango and Steven Mthombeni were arrested on Tuesday and will join the two other co-accused Isaac Mabena…
EFF members in parliament ahead of the SONA debate. 3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to close Israel’s embassy in South Africa as a sign to show that the country will not be intimidated by foreign forces. His remarks follow an Executive Order issued by US…
4 minutes The South African government has vowed that the 14 fallen South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be given a decent send-off. The handing over of mortal remains will be held at the Airforce Base Swartkop in Centurion on Thursday. There will also…
