Children play at a public park. 2 minutes Non-profit and community outreach organisation, the Santa Shoebox Project, is calling for Early Childhood Development (ECD) staff to receive more psycho-social training in a bid for them to detect the warning signs of abuse and neglect in the children they care for. This comes as South Africa…
Court proceedings in the Meyiwa trial 2 minutes Defence counsel Zandile Mshololo in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial says there is no evidence that suggest accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli drove the car allegedly used as the getaway vehicle when Meyiwa was killed. Ntuli and four other accused are on trial at the High Court…
Labour Court judge Justice Lawrence Murasi dismissed the appeal with costs. CHIKOMBA Rural District Council (RDC) is making a fresh bid after two failed attempts to approach the Supreme Court to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former employee of defrauding the local authority of US$2. Chikomba RDC fired Lawrence Magwiroto, who was…
FILE | Christmas lights 1 minute George’s Oewer Street in the Western Cape is lit up for the festive season once again attracting hordes of visitors for the annual Christmas lights spectacular. Since 2001, residents have been decorating the outside of their homes for the public to enjoy. What started as a tradition is now…
Springbok wing Cheslin Kolbe at the SA Rugby Awards. 2 minutes Springbok winger Cheslin Kolbe became the first backline player since 2013 to take the SA Rugby Men’s Player of the Year title at the SA Rugby Awards ceremony which was held at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town last night. The versatile was…
Increased police visibitly at the Stilfontein mine shaft. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and his deputy Cassel Mathale have conducted an oversight inspection in Stilfontein near Klerksdorp in the North West. They are accompanied by the provincial Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi and MEC for Community Safety and Transport management Wessels Morweng. This after about fifty…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago addresses the Annual Ordinary General Meeting 1 minute The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut the interest rate by 25 basis points, with effect from tomorrow. As a result, the repo rate has been decreased to 7.25%. The prime lending rate is now 10.75%. South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor…
[File photo] President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is not at all worried about his upcoming visit to the United States amid accusations of genocide against white Afrikaners. He is to undertake a working visit to meet his counterpart Donald Trump on Monday and Tuesday next week. Ramaphosa says he will…
Rally car racing in snow filled roads 2 minutes World championship rally drivers have resolved a dispute with the sport’s governing body over when they can swear during a competition. The World Rally Drivers Alliance (WoRDA) had protested after Hyundai’s Adrien Fourmaux was fined 10 000 euros ($11,375.00), with a further 20 000 suspended, for swearing in a television interview…
Horrro crash in Cato Ridge, KwaZulu Natal. 1 minute Five people have been killed and one seriously injured in a crash in Cato Ridge, western Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. The injured person has been taken to hospital. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrieth Jamieson says, “Paramedics responded to this horrific collision this morning and found emergency personnel already in attendance….
