Escaped elephants cause havoc in Mpumalanga

Elephants escaping the Songimvelo Nature Reserve in Mooiplaas near Elukwatini, Mpumalanga are tormenting communities neighbouring the reserve.  It is alleged the elephants escape through the nature reserves porous fence and destroy people's crops among others. The fence was repaired in 2024. The Mp…

Learner killed in Gauteng scholar transport crash buried in Limpopo

One of the 14 learners who died in a scholar transport-truck crash in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, has been laid to rest in Limpopo. The 16-year old Sagwadi Baloyi-Mathye final resting place is at Olifantshoek village, outside Giyani. Mourners, including the classmates paid tribute to the late Sagwadi.…

SADC scrambles to assist victims in flood ravaged Mozambique

Aid workers are scrambling to access flood ravaged areas of Mozambique to provide much-needed support, but are facing a mammoth task. At least 600,000 people have been affected in Gaza province alone, where over 10,000 square kilometres is covered by floodwater. In response to the floods, the South…

Row over Cape Town school principal reinstatement takes new twist

A former high school principal from Cape Town will challenge the Western Cape Department of Education in the Labour Court. This after the court ruled in his favour to be reinstated in his post by early February. However, the department filed an application for leave to appeal this judgement, suspen…

EFF vows to end cooperation with the ANC

EFF leader Julius Malema says his party is to end cooperation with the ANC. He was delivering his political address opening the EFF's second plenum following their 3rd National people's assembly. This weekend EFF officials, including representatives from provincial and youth leadership, have conven…

Outgoing NPA head Shamila Batohi apologises over her behaviour at Nkabinde Commission of Inquiry

INTRO: The National Prosecuting Authority's intense focus on prosecuting cases arising from the State Capture Commission has, in hindsight, limited its ability to decisively address internal challenges, including the alleged infiltration of rogue prosecutors. This is according to outgoing National …

National Consumer Commission recalls over 200 Chinese vehicles

The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has just issued an urgent safety notice involving Chinese-owned, SAIC South Africa, specifically regarding the recently launched MG3. The commission says a seat defect in the vehicles could see cause the driver's seat to move unexpectedly during a collision, a…

FIFA World Cup Trophy heads to Johannesburg and Cape Town this weekend 

If you want to get a glimpse of the FIFA World Cup Trophy, you need to be in Johannesburg TODAY. The trophy was officially welcomed into the country by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Building in Pretoria yesterday and TODAY the trophy heads to Johannesburg's Nasrec Expo Centre where fans ca…

UN renews call for withdrawal of sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors 

The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the immediate withdrawal of sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. This follows the latest round of designations which brings the total number of sanctions on ICC prosecutors and judges to eleven. Special …

UN renews call for withdrawal of sanctions against ICC judges and prosecutors 

The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the immediate withdrawal of sanctions against judges and prosecutors of the International Criminal Court. This follows the latest round of designations, which brings the total number of sanctioned ICC prosecutors and judges to eleven. Special R…