2 minutes Officials from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education will meet with learners from Durban’s Centenary Secondary School on Monday following a fight last week in which three learners were stabbed. School management and department officials held a meeting over the weekend to determine the cause of the altercation. It was confirmed that the incident…
NSRI search and rescue boat 1 minute The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says a number of search operations are continuing amid several drowning incidents across the country over the festive season. Those still missing include an 18-year-old at Brighton Beach in KwaZulu-Natal, two people in Doringbaai and Langebaan on the Cape West Coast and…
Makhanda 3 minutes Residents of Makana in the Eastern Cape are sounding the alarm as the region’s ongoing water crisis intensifies. Some communities say they’ve been without a steady water supply for over five days, leaving them to grapple with basic daily needs like drinking, cooking, and sanitation. The situation, which has been escalating over…
[File image] KwaZulu-Natal Violence Monitor Mary de Haas says the time President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the judicial commission of inquiry into law enforcement agencies to complete its work is too long. The commission must provide interim and final reports after three and six months, respectively. It will investigate allegations related to criminal syndicates’ infiltration…
Joshlin Smith’s mother Kelly appearing in court last year. 1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial is expected to resume in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. Shocking testimony emerged last week, including that the child’s mother allegedly sold her for R20 000. Kelly…
NewsDay spoke to business leaders on their views about the festival. LAST week, the third Ideas Festival hosted by media mogul Trevor Ncube in Nyanga provided a galaxy of ideas on how Zimbabwe could be transformed. NewsDay spoke to business leaders on their views about the festival. Trevor Ncube — Alpha Media Holdings chairman Seeing…
FILE | Scene of an accident in Carlswald, Midrand, Gauteng on March 31, 2023. 2 minutes Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says last year, the cost of road crashes sat at more than R200 billion. She says road crashes have an impact on society and also hits the economy hard. Creecy revealed the figures during the…
2 minutes Three University of Johannesburg (UJ) students arrested in connection with the murder of a Soweto high school learner are expected to return to the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court next Thursday. The suspects, aged between 19 and 24, made a brief court appearance today. The case was postponed for an identity parade to be conducted….
SA artist Phillip Matlhoko in his studio. 1 minute A Kimberley artist is travelling to the Far East this week for a cultural exchange exhibition. Phillip Matlhoko will exhibit his art in China as part of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo scheduled to start on June 12 in the Hunan province. The event will…
Boots on the Ground at the Gauteng Safety Agreement Signing. 2 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says the province has decided to fully deploy its resources to intensify the fight against crime. He was speaking at the signing ceremony of the Gauteng Safety Agreement held at the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus. Lesufi says metropolitan…
