McLaren’s Oscar Piastri celebrates after winning the race 1 minute Oscar Piastri put Formula One champions and leaders McLaren on pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix with Mercedes’ George Russell joining the Australian on the front row for Sunday’s race. Piastri’s championship-leading teammate Lando Norris will line up only sixth on the starting grid,…
The three accused in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial seen appearing before court. 4 minutes Proceedings in the Joshlin Smith trial will resume on Tuesday in the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay. This past week, one of the kidnapping and human trafficking accused, Jacquen Appollis, testified. He remained steadfast on his claims…
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) seen outside one of the organisation’s offices. 3 minutes Some defence analysts have echoed concerns raised in Parliament this week that the underfunding of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is placing the country’s safety at risk. This week, Peace and Security Cluster Chairpersons briefed…
Blue Bulls training. 1 minute The Bulls crashed out of the European Challenge Cup after losing 34-28 to Edinburgh in the quarter-finals of the tournament at the Hive Stadium in the Scottish Capital. South African born Pierre Schoeman secured the win for Edinburgh when he won a turnover in the dying seconds of the match….
Handcuffs and fingerprints. 1 minute A man has been arrested in Mandeni, KwaZulu-Natal, for possession of suspected stolen electrical items belonging to Eskom, valued at approximately R15o 000. According to the provincial police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda, the arrest was made possible through an intelligence-led operation called Operation Vala Umdodi. The suspect is expected to appear…
JMPD and Environmental Health officers issued a fine to the owner of a shop for trading without a certificate in Hillbrow. 1 minute Two girls have died of suspected food poisoning on the outskirts of Mahikeng in the North West. The girls who are aged between eight and ten are believed to be siblings. Reports…
A hand of man playing chess. 1 minute Young chess masters and seven year-old identical twins, Deauwin and Beauwin Rens from George in the Western Cape, are travelling to Greece to represent South Africa at the World Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships. They have been playing chess since they were two years-old. The twins share…
Suspects accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa at the High Court in Pretoria. 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. Five men are on trial for the 2014 murder of the Bafana Bafana captain who was shot and killed while at Kelly Khumalo’s parental home in Vosloorus,…
REUTERS 2 minutes According to the latest data released by Eskom from April 2024 to March 2025, Eskom only managed to reach 60.6 percent of its 70 percent energy availability factor (EAF) target. The EAF is a measure of the power utility’s performance of its power stations. In November last year, Eskom said in a…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaks at an event 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department is still faced with inadequate number of schools that are available for children with special needs. April marks National Autism Acceptance Month. Gwarube says children who have special needs must be empowered with skills to live…
