Multiple vehicles in a collision on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound at Hammarsdale, September 4, 2025. A multi-vehicle crash has resulted in the closure of both the northbound and southbound lanes of the N3 near Peace Valley in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) says the accident occurred when a truck lost control and crashed…
A man holds a fridge at the launch of the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal. 1 minute Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs, Bernice Swarts, has launched the e-waste recycling pilot project in Schoemansdal, Nkomazi in Mpulanganga. The pilot project is aimed at encouraging residents across the country to recycle their old…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. The former Head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Advocate Shamila Batohi has formally declined to continue giving evidence at the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria. In a statement Batohi says her decision to stop testifying is “considered and informed”. She says it was reached after “significant…
Grey clouds seen during a rainy day. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre is monitoring for any impacts from the current cold front. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Charlotte Powell says reports are coming in of some localised flooding of roadways. She says at this stage, no flooding of homes has been reported….
SAFA President Danny Jordaan and co-accused appear in Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Court, December 2024. The ongoing fraud court case against South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan and his three co-accused has been further delayed. One of the accused, director and owner of Grit Communications, Trevor Neethling, has asked the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court…
FILE PHOTO: The Foxconn logo is seen on a glass door at its office building in Taipei, Taiwan 2 minutes Shares in Asian tech companies that are major suppliers to companies like Apple rose on Monday after the US government granted temporary exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from…
Lt Gen Mkhwanazi 1 minute Organisers of a march in support of KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi say preparations are going according to plan. Scores of people are expected to participate in the planned “Hands off Mkhwanazi” march set to take place on Friday. Civil society groups, businesses and various unions are expected…
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute Longwe Twala, the son of music legend Sello Chicco Twala, appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court. His case has been postponed to Wednesday next week. Longwe was rearrested yesterday, after failing to appear in court last month following his release from custody. At that…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media on the prepaid meter re-coding and the Integrated Resource Plan on November 20, 2024. 1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says there will be no extension for prepaid electricity consumers to re-code their meters should they fail to do it by November 24….
The SABC is reviewing the 2004 Editorial Policy. Picture:SABC The South African Police Service has raised concern over the leaking and publication of affidavits linked to ongoing investigations into drug-related criminal networks. The warning follows a front-page report in The Sunday Times that included details from an affidavit by Seunkie Mokubung, also known as DJ…
