India’s Bumrah named ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year

Jasprit Bumrah celebrating after taking a wicket 2 minutes  Jasprit Bumrah was named the ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024 after the India pace spearhead produced his best annual haul in the red-ball format, the sport’s governing body said on Monday. The 31-year-old seam-bowling genius topped the wicket-taking charts in test cricket…

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Netflix back up for most users in US after outage, Downdetector shows

Mike Tyson (black gloves) fights Jake Paul (silver gloves) at AT&T Stadium. 1 minute Video streaming platform Netflix was back up on Saturday after an outage that lasted roughly six hours in the United States, according to the outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which collates status reports from a number of sources, showed that there were…

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Parents urged to vaccinate children as diphtheria cases rise

A nurse prepares a vaccine dosage. 2 minutes The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has expressed concern about the increasing number of respiratory diphtheria cases in the country. 40 cases of diphtheria have been confirmed including nine fatalities. This contagious and serious illness can be prevented through vaccination. Symptoms typically include a sore throat,…

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Court to make ruling in Malema firearm case on Wednesday

EFF leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman appear in the East London Magistrate’s Court on 30 September 2025. Judgment in the firearm case against EFF leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard Adriaan Snyman, has been rolled over to the third and final day for conclusion in the East London Magistrate’s Court….

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Crime stats don’t reflect SA’s crime landscape: Criminologist

Police crime scene tape 2 minutes Criminologist, Professor Kholofelo Rakubu says the second quarter crime statistics do not truly reflect the country’s crime landscape. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu released the quarterly crime stats which indicate that sexual offences have decreased by 2.5%, murder decreased by 5.8% and robbery with aggravating circumstances by 8.8%. The minister…

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Zuma arrives at MK Party anniversary rally

MK Party supporters gather at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban for the party’s anniversary rally. 2 minutes uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) leader Jacob Zuma has arrived at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban where the party is holding its first anniversary rally, since its formation on 16 December last year. He is due…

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SARS processes more than 1.9 million directives for two-pot

SARS offices 1 minute The South African Revenue Service (SARS) says it has successfully processed more than 1.9 million tax directives for pension fund withdrawals under the two-pot retirement system, to the tune of nearly R50-billion as of the 18th of November. In a statement, SARS says close to 170 000 applications were declined for…

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