Year: 2023

USA ( CBS News )  The United States space agency (NASA) has unveiled the four-member crew for its upcoming mission around the moon, a team that includes the first woman, the first person of colour and the first Canadian assigned to a lunar mission. At a ceremony on Monday in Houston, Texas, NASA announced that […]

South Africa ( SABC News ) The Sebokeng Hospital in the Vaal has performed brain surgery for the first time in over four decades. Two patients were suffering from bleeding on the brain. Sebokeng Hospital had been referring patients in need of brain surgery to the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital. Gauteng Health Spokesperson Motalatale […]

(Supersport ) An individual who has committed human rights abuses will be unable to be an owner or director of a Premier League football club under new rules approved on Thursday.   Human rights abuses, based on the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020, will be one of a number of additional “disqualifying events” under […]

South Africa ( SABC NEWS ) One of the four suspects, arrested in Cape Town by the task team investigating the murders of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, has appeared in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on an unrelated charge of robbery with aggravating circumstances. Siphamandla Ngcobo, who allegedly also breached his parole […]

South Africa ( News) Six police officers attached to the Maitland Flying Squad are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday 30 March on corruption charges. The officers were arrested earlier today (Tuesday). The two sergeants and four constables, aged between 31 and 42, were arrested by members of the provincial Anti-Corruption Unit. They were […]

  South Africa ( SABC News ) Unions representing the majority of South Africa’s public sector workers have confirmed that they have accepted government’s revised 7.5% wage increase for the next two years. Government initially offered 4.7% but improved its offer to prevent protracted wage negotiations and a prolonged strike. National Manager for the Public […]

Mpumalanga ( Times Live ) A Mpumalanga chief, Clyde Mnisi, 37, was killed in a hail of bullets late on Sunday night on the road leading to the Kruger Mpumalanga International (KMI) airport, outside White River. Mnisi was chief of the Mnisi tribal authority in Bushbuckridge, which has 11 villages under its authority. He became […]

Uganda ( BBC News ) People who identify as gay in Uganda risk life in prison after parliament passed a new bill to crack down on homosexual activities. It also includes the death penalty in certain cases. A rights activist told the BBC the debate around the bill had led to fear of more attacks […]

JOHANNESBURG ( ENCA ) – Bafana Bafana threw away a comfortable 2 goal lead to draw with Liberia in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. Lyle Foster scored a brace to put the hosts in control, but after the interval, substitute Tonia Tisdell reduced the deficit. Mohammed Sangare completed the comeback with a wonder strike.

    ( Times LIVE)  Banyana Banyana will meet Serbia next month as the South Africans continue to prepare for their second appearance at the Fifa World Cup. The tournament will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand from July 20, with the climax set for August 20. Desiree Ellis-coached Banyana, who made their maiden […]