17 Jul

Thousands of people protested in Istanbul and other cities after calls by Turkish authorities to defend democracy after the failed military coup.Meanwhile Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says about 2,839 soldiers, including high-ranking officers. One of them is commander of the Second Army …

Anew report shows that Methane contamination from fracking wells are rare.

A newly released research report from the University of Colorado, Boulder, has found that incidents of methane contamination from fracking wells are rare. When they do happen they result from failed or missing protective measures, not the controversial technique itself. Fracking, or hydraulic fract…

VIOLENCE BEING A TRANSACTION USED BY VOTERS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has expressed concern over the escalating violence around the country, ahead of the local government elections. We've seen scenes of violent protests and destruction of property, in areas including Tshwane, and Vuwani in Limpopo provinc…

Latest in Tlokwe elections

All voting stations in Tlokwe, in the North West province reportedly opened on time to allow voters already on voter's roll a final window to provide their missing address details ahead of the 2016 Municipal Elections. The decision follows last week's judgement by the Constitutional Court which rul…

Durban 37th festival underway

The 37 the Durban International Film Festival, currently underway will host a series of free public screenings, to bring films to the public. The festival will travel around different areas in Durban, where people will have the opportunity to watch this year's opening night film The Journeymen. Joi…

Focus on the Family Africa, hosts seminars to teach parents how to unspoil kids

Anyone who has raised children, knows of terrible twos, and temper tantrums that young ones throw in public. Some behaviour has been dismissed as the children being spoiled, with the blame heaped on parents. Focus on the Family Africa, will be hosting seminars teaching parents how to unspoil their …

301 firefighters deployed in Canada to be send home

It's still unclear when the striking South African fire fighters, will return home from Canada. Their employers, working on fire said that the fire fighters would be coming home following a pay dispute. Stephen Kirker spoke to Working on fire spokesperson, Linton Rensburg....

NSFAS targets companies that employ most of its debtors.

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says that it will now target companies that employ most of its debtors, in a bid to recoup money owed to it.Stephen Kirker speaks to NSFAS spokesperson, Kagisho Mamabolo....

Graduate from Oprah Winfrey Leadership academy Nompumelelo Nobiva

Her story starts off like a typical tale of woe many poverty stricken young South Africans know so well. Mpumi Nobiva, lost her parents to AIDS at the age of 9, and was raised by her grandmother with not much, by way of material things. As luck would have it, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, decided to o…

Criminal charges to be laid against the teachers

The department of basic education is considering laying criminal charges against some of those mentioned in the "jobs for Cash" report. The report was released by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga on Friday night. Teachers Union (SADTU) Xolani Fakude.says the report is not based on facts...S…