A person cooling himself off with water. 1 minute The Weather Service has issued a warning of extremely hot weather conditions across the Western Cape. City of Cape Town Disaster Risk Management Centre spokesperson Charlotte Powell says the warning is in place until Wednesday. She has urged the public to exercise measures to protect themselves…
Mdzananda Clinic in Khayelitsha provides health to some of the half million plus animals in the township. The only animal welfare and clinic in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats has embarked on a massive sterilisation campaign for pets in an attempt to reduce the number of unwanted animals. The Mdzananda clinic says they aim to…
Nigeria named five uncapped players in a 28-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations with several surprise selections from coach Eric Chelle after World Cup elimination last month. Nigeria’s squad for this month’s tournament in Morocco is headlined by two former African Footballer of the Year winners, Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen, but also has uncapped…
FILE | Damages after a fire at an informal settlement 1 minute A fire has broken out in an informal settlement in Sea Cow Lake in Durban. It is believed that about 100 shacks have been affected. The eThekwini Fire Department has managed to extinguish the fire to prevent it from spreading. The total number of…
[FILE IMAGE] General view at the start of a track event. 1 minute The first day of the South African Senior Track and Field Championships has kicked off with a bang. Despite the inclement weather in Potchefstroom, the comeback athlete Gift Leotlela pipped Bayanda Walaza in a premier men’s 100m photo finish race. In the…
[File image] 1 minute The West Coast Airshow near Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape has ended in tragedy after a small aircraft crashed Saturday afternoon. Plumes of smoke could be seen near the crash site. It’s understood that firefighters have responded to the incident and have since extinguished the blaze. They are still at…
[File image] South Africa’s unemployment rate has increased to 33.2% in the 2nd quarter of 2025 from 32.9 recorded during the first quarter. The country created 19 thousand jobs in the first quarter. More than 140 000 jobs were lost. Unemployment has ticked up in the South African economy. Releasing the Quarterly Labour Force Survey,…
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen speaks at a government function. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa must fire DA ministers from his cabinet if Ramaphosa is not happy with the DA’s strong stance against corruption. The DA leader earlier announced his party was withdrawing from the upcoming National Dialogue after…
SAPS making an arrest. Over 400 suspects were arrested in Gauteng during the police’s Operation Shanela at the weekend. Arrests were made across various districts, including the City of Tshwane, where 98 suspects were arrested, 66 in the City of Johannesburg, 132 in Ekurhuleni, 64 in the Sedibeng District Municipality, and 95 in the West Rand…
Suspended Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality Deputy Mayor Gary Van Niekerk. 2 minutes Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Deputy Mayor, Gary van Niekerk, has been suspended from the position. His suspension was put to the vote in council and 56 of the 120 in the council voted in favour, with 46 against. Van Niekerk was in court…
