Lessons in security and crowd control were learned on that fateful day. 2 minutes On this day, 24 years ago, 43 football spectators lost their lives during a Soweto Derby featuring Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at Ellis Park. Both were in contention for league honours, and interest in the match was unprecedented. The stadium…
Snow clings to branches during below-freezing temperatures. 1 minute The South African Weather Service(SAWS) has issued a weather warning for extremely low temperatures in Johannesburg, Gauteng from Wednesday. The cold spell is expected to last for the rest of the week. City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services has encouraged residents to use all heating devices…
A cluster of rare yellow lillies indigenous to Limpopo. 1 minute Residents of Leolo and Roosenekal in Limpopo want to benefit from the indigenous and rare yellow arum Lilly flower. The flower is protected by the South African Biodiversity Institute. The Institute has strict rules on how the flower should be harvested to prevent it…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the NCOP 2 minutes The National State Enterprises Bill 2024, which lapsed in the sixth Parliament, has been revived by the seventh Parliament. The Bill, among other things, aims to develop a centralised entity for the ownership of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Deputy President Paul Mashatile made the announcement during the…
[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 1 minute Political Analyst Dr Levy Ndou says any political party in the Government of National Unity (GNU) that decides to leave would reverse their own gains. This as the much anticipated meeting between the leaders of…
Security company Reaction Unit South Africa’s vehicles seen were the bodies were found. 1 minute The bail application of 12 suspects, who are accused of hacking to death five people in Inanda in Durban, earlier this month, is expected to take place at the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court today. They were arrested just hours after the…
Prepaid metre bx 2 minutes The majority of Eskom offices in Soweto have closed for the day and the long queues have cleared. Today’s queues were not as long as they had been before Eskom announced an extension for zero buyers. These are customers who have not been purchasing electricity for the past six months…
City Power is on a drive to upgrade prepaid meters. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says over 99% of its vending pre-paid meters have been upgraded. This comes as customers rush to beat the Sunday deadline for meters to be upgraded. City Power says from today its Service Delivery Centres across Johannesburg will remain open…
File image: The logo of Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo. 2 minutes Volvo South Africa has issued a safety recall for three of its models launched into the domestic vehicle market between January 2023 and October 2024. The National Consumer Commission (NCC) says Volvo SA notified the commission about the recall of the three models. This…
[File image] 1 minute The Free State Department of Education says there is no difference between the curriculum taught at special needs schools and mainstream schools, and that teachers undergo annual training. This comes in response to allegations by the Free State Deaf Association that some educators at schools for the deaf in the province…
