ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope dies

ANC Stalwart, Gertrude Shope. 1 minute ANC stalwart and struggle veteran Getrude Shope has died at the age of 99 at her home in Gauteng. Ma-Shope, as she was affectionately known, was born in Johannesburg but grew up in Zimbabwe. She was trained as a teacher, and later taught in Natal and Soweto. She joined the ANC at the age of 29…

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E-waste recycling project launched in Mpumalanga

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…

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Seven killed in separate Eastern Cape crashes

File image: A cracked windscreen. 1 minute Seven people have died in two separate crashes in the Eastern Cape on Friday night. Three people died on the scene, while another two succumbed to their injuries in hospital in a collision involving two cars on the R409 between Ndabakazi and Ngqamakhwe. In the second crash, two…

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McLaren are right to let drivers race freely: Verstappen

Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – April 13, 2025 McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in action during the race.  McLaren are right to let their drivers race freely for the Formula One title and Oscar Piastri would be labelled a number two if he accepted anything else, Red Bull’s…

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