The seven young South African scientists attending the 74th Lindau Laureates meeting in Germany. Seven young scientists specialising in chemistry were selected by the Academy of Sciences South Africa (ASSAf) to represent the country at the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting held on 29 June to 5 July in Lindau Germany. The meeting is held…
Members of the South African Football Association’s (SAFA) National Executive Committee (NEC) in Sandton on Friday. The long-awaited South African Football Association (SAFA) congress will take place in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, today. It was postponed in May due to the association’s financial difficulties. SAFA President Danny Jordaan will once again face a motion to…
Office of the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticized Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) Minister Parks Tau’s proposal to establish a R100 billion Transformation Fund aimed at supporting black-owned businesses. The DA has described the move as a unilateral and irresponsible policy decision that undermines…
SA track and field sprinter Wayde van Neikerk. South Africa’s 400 metres world record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, has advanced to the men’s 200 metres semifinals at the World Athletics Championships (WAC) in Tokyo. The 33-year-old, who sustained a career-threatening knee injury in 2017, finished second in his heat in a time on 20.19 seconds….
Banyana Banyana celebrate during a Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) Defending Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) champions, South Africa (Banyana Banyana) have secured a quarterfinal berth at this year’s tournament in Morocco. However, they still have a lot to play for in their last Group C match against Mali this evening. Banyana Banyana…
The crash scene where the second plane was found. The Aeronautical Rescue Co-ordination Centre (ARCC) says a preliminary report into the cause of two plane crashes in KwaZulu-Natal will be released in 30 days’ time. An investigation is under way into the causes of the crashes. The ARCC has confirmed that both pilots have been…
File image: Mail and Guardian Political Editor, Paddy Harper and former City Press Editor Ferial Haffajee at the Taco Kuiper Award for Investigative Journalism ceremony. 3 minutes Tributes continue to pour in following the death of seasoned and award-winning journalist, Paddy Harper, who died in his Durban home yesterday. At the time of his death,…
ActionSA and the Democratic Alliance (DA) are taking legal action against the eThekwini Municipality in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. The two parties accuse the municipality of failing to repair sewage infrastructure, which they say has led to raw sewage leaking into rivers and the ocean. The ongoing issue has resulted in high levels of E.coli…
1 minute Sentencing procedures start in the Joshlin Smith trial at the Western Cape High Court. Live proceedings below:
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 1 minute The body of a 17-year-old boy from Khayelitsha in the Cape Flats has been found on Strand Beach. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the teenager went missing near the Strand Pump Station on Wednesday. NSRI rescue swimmers and CoCT Strand lifeguards…
