Protea players Temba Bavuma and Lungi Ngidi. 1 minute South Africa seamer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the home test summer with a groin injury, missing series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, while captain Temba Bavuma will have a fitness test on Monday to assess his availability. Ngidi is expected to return to…
South Africa’s ambassador Ebrahim Rasool 1 minute Diplomacy expert Dr Oscar van Heerden has attributed the growing tensions between South Africa and the United States to a small group of disgruntled white males with links to South Africa. This is after South Africa’s ambassador to the US Ebrahim Rasool, was unceremoniously booted from the US…
[FILE IMAGE] Five men are on trial for Meyiwa’s murder. 2 minutes Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial Bongani Ntanzi has denied knowing singer Kelly Khumalo. According to the confession statement said to be made by Ntanzi, he fingers Meyiwa’s former girlfriend Khumalo as the alleged mastermind behind the contract killing. Ntanzi…
[File Image]: Burning candles on black background. 1 minute The first negotiator for a democratic South Africa, on behalf of the erstwhile South African government, former spy boss and first director-general of the Western Cape from 1994, Dr Niël Barnard has passed away. According to a statement released by the family, Barnard died peacefully in…
Bullets seen at a crime scene. 2 minutes The community of Bloekombos in Kraaifontein say they are still in shock following the fatal shooting of the principal of Ekuthuleni Primary. The 54-year-old was shot in his car on Thursday and his wife was wounded. Counselling is being provided to affected people and learners. “This is…
Drugs confiscated 1 minute Police have arrested a suspect and confiscated drugs worth an estimated R700 000 in Swellendam in the Western Cape. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says officers acted on information about a foreign national woman, suspected of transporting drugs from Cape Town to George by bus. “During the search, they identified the suspect,…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula says Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who is on special leave, will not step aside from ANC duties. He was speaking on the sidelines of the ANC National Working Committee meeting, currently underway in Cape Town. The ANC National Working Committe (NWC) is assessing the structures of the…
The Randburg Magistrates’ Court. The Randburg Magistrates’ Court has postponed the bail application of 12 SANDF Special Task Force members to Wednesday, the 2nd of July. The group faces charges related to the 2023 murder of Hawks Serious Specialist Investigator Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa. They also face charges for the kidnapping and disappearance of Ethiopian…
NPA Head Adv Shamila Batohi 1 minute Head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Adv Shamila Batohi has admitted that her department is experiencing challenges in finalising matters. She says South Africa is struggling with State Capture cases. Speaking on SABC News’ Face the Nation programme on Thursday, the NPA head adds that there is…
1 minute The Rand held firm against the US dollar ahead of the budget speech this afternoon, a pivotal day for the South African economy. This is according to Statistics South Africa’s release of the Consumer Price Inflation data for April. Inflation dropped sharply to 2.7% in March, the lowest since June 2020. On Tuesday…
