McLaren’s Lando Norris during practice 2 minutes McLaren’s Lando Norris followed up his victory in Monaco by lapping fastest in first practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Friday, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ending the session as his closest rival. The Briton, winner last Sunday to close to only three points behind championship-leading teammate…
A new credit utilisation survey has shown a growing dependency as consumers buckle under the pressure of the higher cost of living. This is contained in payday lender Wonga’s survey, where 85% of the 12 000 respondents actively use credit. The drivers behind this borrowing paint a complex picture of vulnerability, resilience and untapped economic potential….
MK Party flag. 1 minute The convenor of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party in Mpumalanga, Busisiwe Mkhwebane says plans to replace party members who were removed from their positions in the provincial legislature are under way. Three party members, including former convenor Mary Phadi, were directed by the party to resign from their positions in the…
Cape Town Emergency Services. Firefighters from the Cape Winelands District Municipality have been attending to three separate fires. The Wemmershoek fire in the Drakenstein area was still raging late yesterday. Spokesperson, Jo-Anne Otto says no structures are in immediate danger but several netted orchards require protection. She says teams from the Drakenstein Fire Service and…
Trade Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau. 2 minutes Trade Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau says they are still trying to make sense of the new tariffs imposed on South Africa by the United States. Last night, the US President Donald Trump imposed a 30% tariff on all imports to the US. Tau says…
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has confirmed that they have received communication from FIFA that it is investigating the Teboho Mokoena saga. The Bafana Bafana midfielder was fielded in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho despite having collected two yellow cards. The 28-year-old Mokoena was ineligible to play in March in a…
At Nasrec Expo Centre, today members of the All United Amhara Association are calling for the stop of the persecution of the Amhara people in Ethiopia. Various organisations, including the Ethiopian group All Amhara United Association, are demonstrating just outside the Nasrec Expo Centre, south of Johannesburg. This, as world leaders continue meeting as part…
A prisoner behind bars in a maximum-security prison. The Garies Regional Court in the Northern Cape has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 15 years imprisonment for the murder of a 39-year-old man in Klipfontein. Police spokesperson, Ivan Magerman, says the accused, Juandre Smith fatally stabbed the deceased last year with a screwdriver after an argument….
PAC President Mzwanele Nyhontsho. 2 minutes Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) president, Mzwanele Nyhontso, has rebutted suggestions that left-wing political parties are dying. This follows an electoral decline of the PAC and Azanian People’s Organisation (Azapo) in recent polls. Azapo was swept out of Parliament following the 2014 elections and has not returned since….
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, September 23, 2025. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says the KwaZulu-Natal Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) will continue its work despite the embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu issuing a directive for its disbandment. Masemola is testifying before the Madlanga Commission of…
