Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Blade Nzimande addresses a media briefing. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Dr. Blade Nzimande says he’s proud that South Africa has made significance progress in vaccine production. Nzimande was delivering a keynote address at the National Research Foundation’s award ceremony in Sandton, Johannesburg. The annual awards recognize…
[FILE IMAGE]: MK Part Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele in the National Assembly. The MK Party Caucus in the National Assembly says it is heavily divided, as some MPs have written to the party president calling for the removal of Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele. They say she makes unilateral and undemocratic decisions, also referring to the…
A worker fills a car’s tank at the CO-OP petrol station in Cairo, Egypt April 2, 2020. 1 minute The Automobile Association (AA) has strongly criticised government’s decision to increase the General Fuel Levy (GFL). Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 16-cents GFL increase per litre increase for petrol and 15-cents per litre for diesel…
Australia flyhalf Noah Lolesio 2 minutes Australia flyhalf Noah Lolesio has been cleared by his ACT Brumbies team of serious injury after leaving the field on a stretcher and in a neck brace during his side’s 33-14 Super Rugby Pacific win over the Western Force in Perth on Saturday. Lolesio was carried off by medics…
[FILE IMAGE]: Horses racing at the Hollywoodbets Durban July. The eThekwini Metro says it is ready to host thousands of visitors who will be attending the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday. It’s the largest horse racing and social event in Africa. The Durban July attracts the finest horses, jockeys and trainers from all over South…
Crime Intelligence Head Dumisani Khumalo testifying before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in September. Durban man James Stuart Scharnick is expected to open a case against Crime Intelligence head, Dumisani Khumalo, in Pretoria on Wednesday. This follows Khumalo’s testimony at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria, where he linked Scharnick to suspended National Deputy Police Commissioner…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on January 26, 2025. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, Khusela Sangoni-Diko, says Parliament hopes to finalise the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill by June this year. She made the comments during a media briefing of…
A crime scene cordoned off. 1 minute Eastern Cape police say they are looking for an eighth suspect linked to the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki. Seven accused are appearing at the Lusikisiki Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The accused are facing 18 counts of murder and the possession of unlicensed…
[File Image] AmaZulu King, MisuZulu kaZwelithini 2 minutes Cultural expert Professor Sihawu Ngubane says the instability in decision-making and failure to install a proper structure of advisory to handle the affairs of AmaZulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is tarnishing the integrity of the monarch. This comes after a series of dramatic events that have unfolded within…
6-Year-old Bontle Mashiyane The trial of four people accused of kidnapping and killing six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to start in the Mpumalanga division of the High Court in Mbombela on Monday. The four were arrested after Mashiyane’s mutilated body was found in bushes. She had been reported missing in 2022. The community had burned…
