Director of Luthuli Museum Brian Xaba 2 minutes The Director of the Luthuli Museum, Brian Xaba, has told the Pietermaritzburg High Court that they have provided investigators with sufficient material about the life and death of former African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert Luthuli. Xaba was testifying before the reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death. Luthuli…
FILE PHOTO: Social network words and social media logos are seen through magnifier displayed in this illustration taken, May 25, 2021. Picture taken May 25, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Experts and senior public sector communicators are encouraging the government to use social media platforms and digital communication for swift engagement with citizens. This came out at…
1 minute The South African Police Service (SAPS) says over 17 000 suspects have been arrested through Operation Shanela during the Easter weekend. Police say hundreds were arrested for drug, alcohol, and violent crimes. National Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says many illegal liquor outlets were shut down across the country. Mathe says this was the…
Residents form a queue to cast their special vote in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality by-election at the Regorogile SASSA Offices in Limpopo on 03 December 2024. 1 minute A hung council has emerged yet again at the Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo, following Wednesday’s municipal by-election. According to the Electoral Commission (IEC) results portal, none…
Young people skateboarding. 3 minutes Participants in the Kimberley Diamond Cup Grandslam Tour described skateboarding as not just a sport. They find it healing and free and see it as a sense of belonging. This weekend the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism hosted the Free State leg of its nationwide tour of…
Phoenix community members stage a peaceful demonstration against violence, August 1, 2021. Families of the 36 people who died during the alleged racially-motivated attacks in Phoenix, north of Durban, during the July 2021 riots, say they want justice for their loved ones. They were speaking in Phoenix during an event organised by the Commission for…
A suspect in handcuffs. 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority(NPA)’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption have arrested two former state security members on charges relating to the misappropriation of almost R6 million in state funds. The two suspects made their first court appearance at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court yesterday. Ntshavheni Makhathana was granted R100…
Tourism Minister Patricia De Lille. The board of SA Tourism has been dissolved with immediate effect. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille informed the board about her decision on Tuesday. A statement issued by the Minister today says the board failed to address the legality of the procedure it followed when it convened a special board…
A raging veld fire. The Kouga Municipality in the Eastern Cape has warned residents of Zwartenbosch area along the R330 road to vacate their homes immediately due to raging and uncontrolled fires. The cause of the fire remains unknown at the moment. The N2 between Jeffrey’s Bay and Humansdorp has also been closed to traffic due to dense smoke. Mayor of Kouga Municipality Hattingh Bornman says fire fighters…
File image| The Verulam temple collapse. The search for the men trapped after a temple collapsed in Verulam, north of Durban on Friday has resumed this morning after it was called off last night. One person has been killed and at least eight others were rescued on Friday. It’s believed three people remain trapped beneath…
