National Men’s Rally on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa on 24 August 2013. 2 minutes Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) Strategic Leader, Dr. Nompumelelo Zungu, says women are the most vulnerable in society as they are financially dependent on their partners and this makes it difficult for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) to leave…
Community members pray outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes Professor of Environmental and Sustainability Law at Wits University, Tracy-Lynn…
The organisation, Society for the Protection of our Constitution, approached the court for relief for the unconfirmed number of illegal miners. 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria is hearing the main application over the stand-off between illegal miners and police at a mine in Stilfontein in the North West. The organisation, Society for the…
Workers are seen at a branch of South Africa’s mobile operator, Telkom, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 21,2023. 1 minute Telecommunications operator Telkom has completed the first phase of its job cuts. Last year, the company announced plans to reduce its workforce by 1 800 positions. In its results for the six months ending September…
Clairwood Hospital Emergency Unit handover. 1 minute The opening of Clairwood Hospital Emergency Unit in KwaZulu-Natal. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute A Durban-based pregnancy care centre, Hope for the Heart, is calling for more support for men and women dealing with unplanned pregnancies. This after a foetus was found dumped in a bin on a road in Berea, yesterday morning. A person rummaging through the bin found the foetus wrapped in a plastic bag and unresponsive. In a second…
A person holds a Palestinian flag during the annual Quds Day (Jerusalem Day) in Cape Town, South Africa on April 14, 2023. 1 minute Learners from the Hartley Road Primary School in Durban will swim for 41km to raise funds for the people of war-torn Gaza. The 41km distance is the length of the Gaza…
1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources will be briefed by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources on the Junior Mining Exploration Fund and small-scale mining projects. The small-scale mining sector consists of artisanal or subsistence mining operations, sub-optimal formal mining operations and entrepreneurs with upfront capital. LIVE STREAM:
File image: Sol Plaatje Municipality building in the Northern Cape. 1 minute Political analyst Sethulego Matebesi believes the African National Congress (ANC) in Northern Cape has roped in Martha Bartlett as the Executive Mayor of Sol Plaatje Municipality because of her wealth of experience in governance. Bartlett, a Member of Parliament and former Education and…
File image: Hospital drip. 1 minute The Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape says nine children from the Mossel Bay area were admitted to hospital yesterday after allegedly sharing chips that they bought from a spaza shop. The children experienced stomach cramps and were immediately taken to a local hospital. Municipal Mayor Andrew…
