Fitness fanatics go through the motions. 1 minute New Year’s resolutions, they fly around bright and loud just like the fireworks that accompany this time of the year. One resolution that gets dusted off with metronomic regularity is fitness and weight loss and a healthy lifestyle. But this one is not as easy as it…
Police officer in Malmesbury suspended for allegedly raping a woman at a police station. 1 minute The five suspects that were arrested in Houghton, Johannesburg on Wednesday for the possession of a hijacked vehicle and an unlicensed firearm will appear before the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 10th January. One of the suspects is believed…
Former President Jacob Zuma together with current ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says all due processes to expel former party President Jacob Zuma were followed according to the party’s constitution. Zuma, who was expelled last year after forming the MK Party, has written a letter to the…
Stray dogs at a shelter. 2 minutes Animal welfare organisations in Gauteng say they’ve seen an influx of stray animals coming through their doors since the start of the festive season. Officials at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) in Tshwane say the spike in the number of pet dumping has…
A man holding an ID document. 1 minute Deputy Home Affairs Minister Njabulo Nzuza says they have assisted nearly 700 shack fire victims from Langa on the Cape Flats with birth certificates and identity documents. Hundreds of people were left homeless when a fire razed shacks after Christmas. Nzuza says they will also respond to…
Kaizer Chiefs players. 3 minutes Kaizer Chiefs say they are not dwelling on past results as they have to focus on future games. Amakhosi want to quickly forget about their 1-nil loss away to Cape Town City last Sunday, as they prepare to face yet another side from the Western Cape. Chiefs will host Stellenbosch…
ANC members at an event 3 minutes As the African National Congress (ANC) marks 113 years of its formation on Wednesday, a former journalist and author, Lesley Mofokeng, who is also the Sol Plaatje scholar and journalism lecturer at Wits University says as part of celebrating the anniversary, contributions of activists like Sol Plaatje should…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa attends wreath-laying ceremony of anti-apartheid activist Dullar Omar. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says it is important for the party to draw courage from the late former anti-apartheid activist and Minister Dullah Omar, as it embarks on its renewal path. Ramaphosa was speaking at the wreath laying…
(File Image) llustration of matric results printed on a newspaper. 1 minute The Information Regulator has expressed its disappointment after the Pretoria High Court struck off its urgent application to prevent the Basic Education Department from publishing matric results next week. The court ruled that the matter lacked urgency. The Regulator had argued that publishing…
A prison guard stands behind bars in a file photo. 1 minute The Correctional Services Department has launched an investigation following the tragic death of an inmate at the Leeuwkop prison in Johannesburg. Twenty-eight-year-old Bacelio Alphonso died in prison on the 30th of December last year. His family says a postmortem report has revealed that…
