An empty classroom 2 minutes Teaching and learning have been disrupted in some schools in KwaZulu-Natal due to damage caused by strong winds this week. Amongst the schools affected is Kwamadlala Primary School in Pietermaritzburg. The provincial Department of Education says they are assessing the amount of damage caused by the inclement weather conditions in…
The 7 girl learners appeared in court. 1 minute The case against 11 people accused in the R260 million SASSA fraud scandal has been rolled over to Thursday for final judgment on their bail applications. The accused appeared before the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are alleged to have siphoned off social relief payments…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese vice premier He Lifeng meet in London 5 minutes US and Chinese officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a framework to put their trade truce back on track and remove China’s export restrictions on rare earths while offering little sign of a durable resolution to longstanding…
1 minute Police union SAPU in the Northern Cape says more still needs to be done to reduce incidents of contact crime especially murder and rape in the province. The union was responding to the release of the fourth quarter crime statistics by Commissioner Koliswa Otola. Otola says they have recorded an increase in murder…
[File image] A man in handcuffs. 1 minute Free State police have arrested 271 wanted criminals. This follows the weeklong Operation Shanela which saw a total of over 1 200 arrests during targeted raids. Offences range from possession of dangerous weapons, illegal dealing in liquor, possession of drugs and assault. Police spokesperson Sinah Mpakane says…
Graphic depicting a drug arrest 1 minute Police in Cape Town have confiscated drugs worth R18 million and firearms at a storage facility in Roeland Street. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says officers acted on a tipoff about drugs and firearms being stored at the address. He says a suspect has been arrested. “They conducted…
An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of its head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. 2 minutes Eskom says 87% of municipalities approved for National Treasury’s municipal debt relief are not complying with the conditions of the arrangement. And that municipal debt currently stands at R94.6 billion. The power utility was briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee…
Arrest graphic 1 minute A suspect has been arrested after a blind pensioner in her 80s was brutally stabbed to death at her home in Phoenix north of Durban this week. Her 60-year-old daughter was also stabbed in the incident. Reports from the scene say the suspect was known to the women but police are…
N2 in KZN being cleared of snow 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department says teams have been deployed to assess damages caused by strong winds and snow fall in parts of Umkhanyakude and Umsunduzi among others. The department’s spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says many houses and schools have been destroyed, shelter…
Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos addresses media briefing after friendly match with Mozambique at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo on June 10, 2025. 1 minute Bafana Bafana Coach Hugo Broos says choosing a 23-player squad for World Cup qualifiers in September will be difficult. He was speaking after the national soccer team’s 2-0 win…
