Reigning ICC World Test champions, South Africa, have a fight on their hands in the second and final cricket test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. After winning the toss and electing to bat, the hosts scored 259 for the loss of five wickets on day one. Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 42 at stumps. Day one…
The inside view of a spaza shop on Alexandra Road in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal during a joint compliance visit and inspection by Fidelity ADT and the SAPS on 14 November 2024. 1 minute The Township Economic Commission of South Africa (TECSA) has issued a warning to citizens allegedly registering tuck shops on behalf of undocumented…
FILE: Mseki Primary School in Gugulethu, Cape Town 1 minute There will be public consultations in the development of the new norms of standards for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. This is according to the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. She briefed the media in Parliament earlier on the…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. 1 minute The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in Bloemfontein is scheduled to hear an appeal by President Cyril Ramaphosa today and tomorrow. The appeal challenges a 2023 Pretoria High Court decision that set aside the president’s recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the King of the Zulu Nation. The High…
President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe during the draw. 2 minutes Ivory Coast will begin the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title against Mozambique, while hosts Morocco open the 2025 tournament against the Comoros Islands in Rabat on December 21. Ivory Coast, who won the last edition on home soil…
Former ATM President Vuyolwethu Zungula 2 minutes Professor Caesar Nongqunga has been announced as the new president of the African Transformation Movement (ATM), replacing Vuyolwethu Zungula. The party announced the move in a statement, saying the decision was made by the National Executive Committee to separate the roles of party advocacy and organisational building. Zungula…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, will be back before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee Friday morning. The committee was established to investigate allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi on…
By-elections in Thabazimbi 2 minutes Voting is underway in the by-election at the dissolved Thabazimbi Local Municipality, in Limpopo. More than 51 000 registered voters are registered to cast their votes at 57 voting stations. Twelve wards became vacant when the council was dissolved in October following years of political instability. Voting started smoothly with…
The complainant is City of Harare’s housing and community services department. TWO business executives based in Harare have been taken to court over a botched US$1 million residential stands deal. The two, Lilan Chitanga (52) and Spencer Mabeka (45), appeared before regional magistrate Stanford Mambanje who granted them US$300 bail each, and remanded the matter…
State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. The Presiding Judge in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case, Nathan Erasmus, is expected to make a ruling in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday on a defence leave to appeal the matter. He will further make judgment on whether…
