Lessons in security and crowd control were learned on that fateful day. 2 minutes On this day, 24 years ago, 43 football spectators lost their lives during a Soweto Derby featuring Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at Ellis Park. Both were in contention for league honours, and interest in the match was unprecedented. The stadium…
A street vendor balances a box on her head as she makes a sale at Markets of Warwick in the Durban CBD, Durban, South Africa. 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it believes it has exceeded projections for spending this festive season as thousands of holidaymakers are visiting various parts of Durban. The…
Image source: Robert Churchill – 123RF.com This to receive a ruling on the Constitutionality of the two Bills. “President Ramaphosa has undertaken this referral in the form of a letter to the Registrar of the Constitutional Court and in terms of Sections 79(4)(b) and 84(2)(c) of the Constitution. “These provisions deal with the process by…
A toilet at a school 2 minutes Some parents in the North West have criticized the provincial Department of Education for its continued failure to provide proper sanitation facilities at schools across the province. This comes after the Department of Basic Education’s 31 March deadline to eradicate pit toilets passed, a deadline set to address…
A panel chaired by the Chief Justice Justice Mandisa Maya, comprising of the Public Protector, Adv Kholeka Gcaleka, Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) Adv Nthabiseng Sepanya-Mogale and the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Chairperson Chris Nissen conducts interviews for three vacancies in the Electoral Commission (IEC) on July 21, 2025. The judicial watchdog says…
[File photo] Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 2 minutes Novak Djokovic expressed his frustration at being “kept in the dark” about world number one Jannik Sinner’s doping case, saying in Brisbane on Sunday that it was not a good look for tennis. Anti-doping authorities said in August Sinner twice tested positive in March for the anabolic androgenic…
The shoreline near the Umhlanga Lighthouse. 1 minute The body of a 23-year-old Limpopo student who drowned at Umhlanga at the start of the week has been recovered in Ballito, further north along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the missing man’s body was found and recovered from the sea by police and…
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address on 27 March 2025. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says security measures have been implemented to protect senior forensic auditors working on high-profile investigations at the metro. This follows the killing of 47-year-old chief forensic auditor in the municipality, Mpho Mafole. Mafole was gunned down…
1 minute Kenny Fihla has been appointed as the new Absa CEO. Fihla, who serves as Standard Bank Group Deputy Chief Executive and CEO of Standard Bank South Africa, resigned from all his executive positions with effect from June 13. Absa says Fihla’s appointment is effective from July 17, subject to regulatory approval. Charles Russon has…
EFF leader Julius Malema delivers the closing address of the party’s third National Assembly. 3 minutes Newly elected Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has hit out at the media for casting aspersions on the outcomes of the party’s elective conference taking place at Nasrec in Johannesburg. The EFF has been criticised on the…
