Lily Mine. 3 minutes A prayer was held ahead of the Lily Mine commemoration in remembrance of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda. The three were trapped underground when the mine collapsed nine years ago. To this day their remains have not been retrieved. “When this time comes, it becomes difficult on the family’s…
The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. The bail application of a police officer sergeant accused of killing nine people for insurance claims, together with her two co-accused, has been postponed to the 23rd and 24th of July at the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Sergeant Rachel Kutumela, her sister Anna Shokane and daughter, Flora Shokane,…
Road Accident Fund media briefing: 14 April 2025. 2 minutes Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collin Letsoalo, has denied alleged wrongful involvement in a R79 million lease deal for the Fund’s offices. Letsoalo says there are processes and procedures that need to take place to secure a lease, including consultations with the National Treasury. Letsoalo…
Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 3 minutes The country’s municipal wards are in for a shake-up ahead of the 2026 local elections. This as the Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB) says its work for the ward delimitations is well on track before the crucial polls. Currently, South Africa has…
The Children’s Institute at the University of Cape Town says one in four children in South Africa are stunted. 2 minutes The Health department has raised concerns about the increased levels of child stunting in the country, as more children suffer from malnutrition that ultimately affect their development and school performance. Child stunting happens during…
The KwaZulu-Natal E-hailing Council has blamed the lack of regulation of the e-hailing industry for the recent attacks on the drivers. On Wednesday, two e-hailing drivers were assaulted, and one of the vehicles was shot at in KwaDabeka near Pinetown, allegedly by taxi drivers. Two weeks ago, an e-hailing driver who had just started his…
An electricity meter 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has been working on reforms to help improve the country’s energy security and lower electricity costs. This as tensions have been rising over Eskom’s proposed electricity tariff hike to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for the year 2025. Political parties and civil…
The man whose matric certificate was allegedly used in a forgery case involving Eastern Cape Health Department Deputy Director for Communications, Sizwe Kupelo, has expressed surprise over the matter. In an affidavit read at the East London Special Commercial Crimes Court, Cinga Dyantyi says he had never lost his matric certificate and was shocked when…
Officials at the launch of the drone technology. 1 minute New drone technology, which is the first of its kind in Africa, has been launched in Humansdorp in the Eastern Cape. The initiative in the Kouga Municipality aims to combat high crime levels in the area. The new technology will assist in ensuring a fast-tracked…
Russia’s Andrey Rublev in action during the final against Britain’s Jack Draper at the Qatar Open Title. 1 minute Russian Andrey Rublev has claimed the Qatar Open title after beating Britain’s eighth seed Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 in the final. Draper had never beaten Rublev in their three previous meetings. He went into the deciding…
