Church donation goes to Belgravia rehab for disabled development

Minister of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cambridge, Quinette le Roux Weitsz, visited the Rehab for Persons with Disabilities in Belgravia to hand over...

East London lifesavers heading to interprovincial

East London Surf Lifesaving Club (ELSLC) nippers Dominic Stegmann, (boys captain), Janey Wood and Taylor Emslie and junior Kerry Elliott have been selected as...

Boks congratulate Blitzboks on Commonwealth Games gold

Springbok assistant coach Deon Davids and prop Frans Malherbe have congratulated to the Blitzboks for claiming the gold medal in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth...

When to collect your social grant this month

Millions of South Africans will receive their old age‚ disability‚ social relief of distress (SRD) and other grants this week. The SA Social Security Agency...

Young cast excel in musical ‘Moana’ Sakuba continues to raise...

FAITH MTWANA What can I say … except congratulations to Sonwa Sakuba and his team on another well- produced stage performance. The production of Moana Jnr...

Koi show makes a splash once again Breeders from across...

TAMMY FRAY The South African Koi Keepers Society, in collaboration with Gonubie’s Cavalo Koi, returned to Spargs from July 15-17 to host the first physical...

Stirling’s MacDonell off to Fina world champs in Serbia Waterpolo...

  GOING SWIMMINGLY: Local wonder Tumi MacDonell, centre, is representing SA at the Fina Youth womens championships in Serbia, East Europe Picture: SUPPLIED TAMMY FRAY Three weeks...

Enyobeni tavern deaths: all 21 children had methanol in their blood

All the children who died in the Enyobeni tavern tragedy had methanol in their blood. This was announced at the briefing by police and the...

East London’s Andy Birkett strikes gold for Team SA

POWERING AHEAD: Andy Birkett leads the front bunch into a portage en route to winning the gold medal in the men’s marathon final at the...

BREAKING NEWS | 22 killed in East London nightclub

Twenty-two people have been found dead at an East London nightclub. The horrific scene unfolded in the early hours of Sunday morning with frantic messages...

More than 8‚500 people aged 21 to 34 died on SA...

Drinking and driving‚ refusing to wear seat belts and excessive speed largely to blame A total of 8‚547 people aged 21 to 34 died on...

Drama at the funeral of AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau

Mourners have been asked to respect the special category 1 funeral for the late AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau after the service almost descended...

Cocaine worth more than R100m found on vessel in Durban harbour

A total of 265 bricks of cocaine worth R111m were discovered concealed in bags aboard a vessel ferrying trucks in the Durban harbour on...

From Buffalo Flats to Red Cross Hospital paediatric surgeon, Dr Yentl...

‘In the medical field you have a sacrificial responsibility,’ she says of facing Covid-19, cancer and the listeria outbreak when giving birth to her...

Check those old Lotto tickets! Millions in unclaimed prizes are waiting...

A PowerBall Plus jackpot of more than R7m and more than R1.7m in a Lotto jackpot are among the unclaimed winnings across the National...

Sassa apologises to grant beneficiaries affected by paypoint changes

As millions prepare to collect their social grants‚ the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has apologised to affected grant beneficiaries who can’t withdraw their...

82-year-old gogo bust with bags of dagga strapped around her body

An 82-year-old woman who was nabbed with 3kg of dagga strapped around her body has escaped jail time‚ Mpumalanga police said on Friday. The woman...

Here’s why Trevor Manuel says he is no longer an ANC...

Former finance minister Trevor Manuel has cleared the air on his relationship with the ANC‚ explaining he is no longer a member of the...

Girl‚ 4‚ in kidnap-for-ransom ordeal rescued‚ suspects nabbed during money drop

A kidnap-for-ransom money drop was foiled near the Eastgate Mall in Johannesburg on Monday night‚ leading to the safe return of a four-year-old girl. She...

Animal lover’s long wait for graduation day finally ends

When Nelson Mandela University student Ingrid Greeff passed her game ranch management diploma studies with eight distinctions in 2014, she never expected to wait...

SCAM ALERT! Sars warns taxpayers of fraudsters using WhatsApp to rip...

The SA Revenue Service (Sars) has warned taxpayers about a new WhatsApp scam targeting their personal information. Sars this week noted a rise in complaints...

Eastern Cape company pays fine for selling fake Volkswagen goods

A company in Gqeberha that sold counterfeit Volkswagen goods was convicted and fined R17,000 by an Eastern Cape court this week. A Hawks investigation found...

Arena CEO steps down after 23 years in the group

After serving the group for more than 23 years, Arena Holdings chief executive Andy Gill will step down from his position at the end...

Teacher hijacked in Gqeberha school car park

A teacher was hijacked in the car park of a northern areas school in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The teacher at Sanctor High School in Bethelsdorp...

Heavy rain wreaks havoc in KZN causing death‚ flooding and collapsed...

Persistent heavy rain over large parts of KwaZulu-Natal has resulted in widespread flooding‚ school closures‚ roads collapsing and several accidents. The province has been pounded...

JUST IN | Wife of ex-Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, drowns

An inquest docket has been opened after a woman's body was found floating in a pool in Gqeberha on Monday. The deceased has been identified...

Yes‚ we owe the taxman money‚ but not as much as...

The ANC on Monday denied that it owes the taxman more than R100m. In a statement‚ the ruling party dismissed as false a report by...

Bodies of drowned school rugby players recovered in Durban

The bodies of two school rugby players‚ aged 17 and 18‚ were recovered at two Durban beaches on Monday morning ahead of a rugby...

WS Death of SA crew member aboard cruise ship ‘accidental’, says...

MSC Cruises SA says the death of a South African crew member aboard its ship MSC Orchestra is believed to be of an “accidental...

‘New dates for social grants are not for the R350 grant’...

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has clarified that the new payment dates for social grants do not include the R350 social relief of...

JUST IN | Raymond Zondo is South Africa’s new chief justice

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced deputy chief justice Raymond Zondo as the new chief justice on Thursday. He will also nominate Supreme Court of Appeal president...

‘2.7-million potholes’: Mbalula’s celebrations at reaching a Twitter milestone takes a...

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula's celebration at reaching a milestone on Twitter was short-lived after users flooded his comment section with complaints. The avid social media...

Four big names implicated in volume 3 of the state capture...

Former president Jacob Zuma‚ mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe‚ former minister Nomvula Mokonyane and late Bosasa CEO Gavin Watson are among the...

You can no longer send mail to Russia‚ Ukraine and Belarus

The SA Post Office (Sapo) has suspended mail services to Russia‚ Ukraine and Belarus amid ongoing tensions between the countries. The suspension of services seems...

Policeman delivers a baby girl for the fourth time in his...

A member of the SA Police Service  in Despatch recently showed that police officers can wear many hats when he rolled up his sleeves...

Woman pleads for ex-husband who raped her daughter not to be...

A woman whose ex-husband was found guilty of repeatedly raping her daughter — his stepchild — over five years pleaded for him not to...

Budget 2022 | Fuel and RAF levies unchanged but booze &...

The National Treasury has resolved not to hike the general fuel levy and the Road Accident Fund levy for the first time in 31...

Godongwana makes R426m available for state capture criminal cases

A senior National Treasury official has described the conduct of the Guptas and other companies who looted public funds as “treason” and says the...

Drinking Nelson Mandela Bay’s water ‘could present risk to human health’

The Nelson Mandela Bay municipal water supply may be unsafe for consumption, and city officials have warned residents to boil their water before drinking...

‘Kill cop families, poison the water, burn hospitals’: Bheki Cele on...

Police minister Bheki Cele on Monday said intimidating threats had been made by then-faceless instigators of the July 2021 unrest which spread after the...

Man hit by car dies shortly after allegedly murdering mother

Moments after allegedly murdering his elderly mother, a man died after being knocked over by a car in KwaNobuhle in the early hours of...

‘He must be ashamed of himself’ — Dali Mpofu takes fresh...

Dali Mpofu has slammed police minister Bheki Cele’s claims that EFF leader Julius Malema and national police commissioner Gen Khehla Sitole plotted to remove...

Jacob Zuma denied leave to appeal

Former president Jacob Zuma has been denied leave to appeal the dismissal of his “special plea” to remove lead prosecutor advocate Billy Downer from...

‘We used to share lunchboxes and laughs’: Shot Thembisa nurse honoured...

Colleagues and friends of slain Tembisa Hospital nurse Lebohang Monene were united on Tuesday in paying tribute to their “ever-smiling” friend. They were at a...

BREAKING | Eastern Cape man guilty of burning girlfriend and four...

Masixole Ndzube was on Friday morning found guilty of torching five people, including his girlfriend, to death. Ndzube, 32, was further found guilty of arson...

Relief as R350 Covid-19 distress grant extended for another year

Millions of South Africans who benefited from the R350 Covid-19 social relief of distress (SRD) grant can breathe a sigh of relief, as the...

State of disaster to end ‘soon’: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced the government’s intentions to end the national state of disaster. “We are ready to enter new phase in our...

No‚ the R350 grant won’t be increased to R700- Sassa clears...

The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) has called fake news on claims the R350 social relief of distress (SRD) grant applicants will receive R700...

WATCH | ‘Future ANC president’ Duduzane Zuma making ‘back-breaking work look...

ANC ward 11 branch chairperson Duduzane Zuma traded in his fancy suit for shorts and a black rubbish bag at the weekend‚ getting his...

Victim now prime suspect in Central mass stabbing

Injured foreign national rescued from surf at Humewood Beach disappears after release from hospital In a bizarre twist, a man believed to be the victim...