South Africa has spent over R72 million on about 900 000 doses of vaccines for the Foot and Mouth disease outbreak since March this year. The government is now prioritising measures to manufacture locally produced FMD vaccines to respond quicker to outbreaks and prevent economic devastation for many agricultural stakeholders. Various stakeholders, led by the…
Flight FA288 was departing from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport to Durban’s King Shaka International Airport. Lanseria Airport, west of Johannesburg, has confirmed two flight cancellations today due to the ongoing FlySafair pilot strike, now in its second day. Airport management says FlySafair has continued to keep both the airport and passengers informed about developments…
Gavel in a court room. The State has added a fifth suspect to the attempted murder case involving actress Tebogo Thobejane. According to the National Prosecution Authority (NPA), Nthabiseng Nzama briefly appeared in the Alexandra magistrates’ court on Monday, in connection with allegations of facilitating fund transfers between accounts, while fully aware that the money…
[File image] The Tlhabane Magistrates Court in Rustenburg, North West, has handed 31-year-old Philani Daka a 25-year prison term on two counts of murder. He murdered his girlfriend, Lebogang Mokwena and her mother, Msesi Mokwena, in January last year, in Lefaragatha village. Following the commission of the crime, Daka evaded arrest for months. However, the…
Bryan Mbeumo arriving at Brentford’s stadium before the match against Manchester United last season. Manchester United have signed forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford until 2030, with the option to extend for a further year, United said yesterday. United paid 65 million pounds ($88 million) to Brentford, with another 6 million potentially due in add-ons, for…
Files The Gauteng Department of Health says plans are underway to digitise a minimum of 800 million paper-based patient records across all 37 hospitals in the province. This project started at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, where 800 000 patient files have so far been digitised. The initiative aims to make patient records…
MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Johannesburg Kenny Kunene. The MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Johannesburg, and Deputy President of the Patriotic Alliance, Kenny Kunene, has confirmed he knows Katiso Molefe. Kunene says he was outside Molefe’s house and waiting for a meeting when members of the South…
Stranded FlySafair passengers at OR Tambo International Airport on July 21, 2025. FlySafair says it had to cancel 26 flights, which account for 13% of its operations amid the wage strike by pilots, which started yesterday. The airline’s pilots have rejected the airline’s 5.7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10.5% hike….
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader, Julius Malema has slammed uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader, Jacob Zuma for his visit to Morroco, saying it paints him as sellout. This after former ANC President and now leader of uMkhonto we-Sizwe Party, Jacob Zuma, was seen in photos on social media visiting Morocco,…
Slain South African artist, Oupa John Sefoka, famously known as DJ Sumbody. Police have confirmed that the firearms used in the murder of Oupa John Sefoka, more popularly known as DJ Sumbody, have been linked to at least 10 other high-profile murder and attempted murder cases. This was heard outside the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court, north…
