File | Flooded area in Limpopo. More drowning incidents related to floods are being reported in the Giyani and Phalaborwa areas in Limpopo. A two-year old child has drowned in a pit at Nkomo village outside Giyani. Another child, one-year-old, has also drowned in a pit at Humulani village outside Phalaborwa. The body of man,…
Nominees for the SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. World Rugby Player of the Year in 2025, Malcolm Marx, will be up against his Springbok team-mates Pieter-Steph du Toit, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, Ox Nche and Jasper Wiese, for the prestigious SA Rugby’s Men’s Player of the Year Award. SA Rugby has announced the nominees…
A building destroyed by flooding in Limpopo seen on the image above. Flood victims at Mbaula village outside Giyani in Limpopo have received relief. Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Gift of the Givers have provided relief material in the form of food parcels, blankets and clean drinking water to more than 100 victims. Thirty-five houses were…
Thabo Mbeki speaking at the Veterans’ inaugural conference in Bloemfontein. Former African National Congress (ANC) president Thabo Mbeki says he has called on the new leadership of the Umkhonto WeSizwe Liberation War Veterans to advise the party on how to deal with what he terms counter-revolutionaries. He was speaking at the veterans’ inaugural conference in…
Egypt’s Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal. Liverpool coach Arne Slot says he is delighted to have Mohamed Salah returning from Africa Cup of Nations duty soon, despite an apparent falling-out just weeks ago. In a fiery outburst after a 3-3 draw at Leeds United, the Egyptian forward accused the club of throwing him…
A freeway in SA Twenty pedestrians have been arrested in Benoni, East of Johannesburg. Authorities say they were enforcing by-laws which prohibit pedestrians from walking on freeways because they are high-speed zones designed for vehicles. The arrests were made under the National Road Traffic Act. Six other pedestrians were arrested for allegedly contravening the Immigration…
A car drives through a flooded road Families located in the Vhembe District in Limpopo have been forced to postpone funerals. This as floods wreak havoc in the province. The Luvuvhu River has also burst its banks. This has prompted authorities to urge residents not to attempt to cross submerged bridges as heavy rains persist…
Inaugural Conference of uMkhonto weSizwe Liberation War Veterans The African National Congress (ANC) Umkhonto we Sizwe Liberation War Veterans organization says South Africa will not be bullied by the United States. The association says it stands with government and remains resolute in protecting the sovereignty of South Africa. The organization is holding its inaugural…
Former Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka. Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has called on law enforcement to expedite criminal investigations against former Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO Tebogo Malaka, saying her resignation should not shield her from accountability. Malaka was suspended from the IDT in August last year following the release of an independent PwC report into…
A flooded area The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has described the loss of life in the devastating floods in Limpopo and Mpumalanga as alarming. The death toll in both provinces now stands at 31. The Mpumalanga Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department has confirmed that another person has died in the…
