# The death toll from the taxi crash on the MR-385 road in Cato Ridge just outside Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, has risen to ten, while five others have sustained serious injuries. A preliminary report suggests the fully loaded minibus taxi was travelling from Hammarsdale to Cato Ridge yesterday when the driver lost control around a bend […]
# US president Donald Trump has reiterated his claims that starting the Iran war was necessary to prevent Tehran from destroying cities like Los Angeles or San Diego in a nuclear attack. This is despite the US intelligence agencies stating last year that Iran abandoned its pursuit of nuclear weapons more than two decades ago. […]
# Cricket: The Joburg Super Kings have secured the services of 18-year-old South African all-rounder Jason Rowles for 2.9-million-rand, the most expensive signing of the auction for SA20’s fifth season. The Super Kings also welcome back former Proteas captain Faf du Plessis, who was bought for 2.7-million-rand, with West Indies veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard joining […]
# Rugby: World Rugby has designated the ‘hip drop’ and ‘knee drop’ techniques as dangerous and illegal tackles. The hip drop tackle, where tacklers use their body weight to pull a player to ground and drop onto the legs of ball carriers from behind, will be added to the foul play law and sanctioned with […]
# A Tennessee judge has granted a motion for the state to preserve all relevant evidence related to the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike. The 50-year-old, who was sentenced to death following her conviction for a murder in 1995, is in the hospital after surviving two lethal doses of the drug pentobarbital last […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the country is ready for next month’s local government elections, with operational preparations in place. A total of 142-thousand-and-72 candidates have been nominated to contest ten-thousand-526 council seats across municipalities. These include 636 independent candidates, 97-thousand-815 ward candidates and 38-thousand-679 proportional representation candidates. Ramaphosa says he has confidence in the […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile has condemned the killing of two learners in Alexandra, saying the death of pupils through violence is deeply concerning. The victims are a Grade 12 pupil from Minerva Secondary School and a Grade 9 learner from Alexandra High School. According to preliminary information, the learners were fatally shot on […]
# The Railway Safety Regulator says fatalities are the industry’s greatest safety challenge. Its latest data shows the public accounted for 95.4-percent of all fatalities. Despite the overall decline in railway occurrences, fatalities increased by 25.9-percent, rising from 139 to 175 in 2025/2026. Security-related occurrences fell to five-thousand-710, representing an 11.2-percent year-on-year decrease. Theft of […]
# Palestinian militant group Hamas has described the October 7, 2003 attacks in Israel as a “historic milestone” in its ongoing struggle project. Yesterday marked three years since Hamas targeted several areas in Israel, including a music festival, killing more than one-thousand-200 people and taking 251 hostages to Gaza. In retaliation, Israel launched a military offensive in […]
