X-ray of lungs. 2 minutes The Health Department says individuals with TB who do not show symptoms are a major concern as they unknowingly spread the disease and are less likely to go for testing. Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the leading causes of death globally. In 2023, South Africa recorded 270 000 new TB…
[File Image]: Floods during heavy rain. 1 minute The death toll from the devastating floods in the Eastern Cape has risen to 88. The figure includes a ten-year-old girl from Libode. The provincial government spokesperson, Khuselwe Rantjie, says post-mortems on 83 bodies have been completed. Ranjie says 56 bodies have been released to the bereaved…
Flooding is seen along a section of the N12 between Bloemhof and Christiana, adjacent to the Bloemhof Golf Course on 29 April 2025. 2 minutes Floods in areas near the Vaal River have severely affected about 130 households in the Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality in Bloemhof in the North West. Last Friday, ten sluice gates of…
Al Hilal’s Mohammed Al-Qahtani fouls Real Madrid’s Fran Garcia to concede a penalty. 2 minutes Al-Hilal might have fallen just short of victory, but their 1-1 draw with 15-time European champions Real Madrid at the Club World Cup on Wednesday underlined the growing strength of Arabic football on the world stage. Simone Inzaghi’s side produced…
Sundowns’ players 3 minutes South African clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have avoided each other in the quarter final draw of the CAF Champions League conducted earlier today. In quarter final three Sundowns will host Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg encounter on the 1st of April. On the other hand, Orlando Pirates…
Tembisa Hospital fire on April 19. 2025. 2 minutes The Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) says it will be sending inspectors to probe the cause of the fire incidents at Tembisa hospital in Gauteng’s Eastrand. The fires, which happened days apart, have brought into question the hospital’s safety protocols and emergency preparedness. OHSC’s Chief…
ActionAid International secretary-general Arthur Larok HUMANITARIAN organisation ActionAid has called for the overhaul of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank institutions saying they do not serve African interests. Zimbabwe is one of the countries in the Global South affected by huge debts from the IMF and the World Bank. In an exclusive report…
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…
Truck hijacking case postponed to May for further investigation. 1 minute The case of three men accused of a truck hijacking has been postponed to May for further investigations by the Gilead periodical court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Liquor outlet business owner, Mokgadi Maphepha, his accomplice Lesedi Khubayi and a truck driver, Robert Ledwaba, allegedly…
SANDF soldiers The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a warning to its members to avoid creating explicit content on social media while in uniform. This follows a viral clip of an SANDF member performing a striptease while in her uniform. MEDIA STATEMENT || The South African National Defence Force Cautions Its Members…
