It took over two days for more than 100 people from different organisations to save a North West man who had fallen from a mountain and become wedged on a cliff between two large rocks. The man was stuck near the Rustenburg Kloof Resort for three days. After various failed attempts to extricate his foot, … Read more
If new mines are to be built as low labour requiring mechanised mines, where does this leave the current distressed gold and platinum mines of South Africa?
The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will continue talks with student leaders on Monday in an effort to reopen its campuses, the institution said. “We hope to reach a resolution very soon,” said spokeswoman Willa de Ruyter. She said TUT management was willing to engage with student leaders but said they needed assurances that there … Read more
Nigerian preacher TB Joshua on Sunday said he would travel to South Africa in the coming weeks to meet families and survivors of a building collapse at his church that killed scores. A guesthouse at Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed on September 12 as more floors were being constructed on top of the … Read more
From Agence France-Presse Leicester City came from 3-1 down to beat Manchester United 5-3 in a thrilling Premier League clash on Sunday, piling on the early season agony for Louis van Gaal. It seemed big-spenders United were on course for their first competitive away victory under van Gaal after goals by Robin van Persie, Angel … Read more
From Agence France-Presse The space race to end America’s reliance on Russia escalated this week with a multibillion-dollar NASA award for SpaceX’s Elon Musk and an unexpected joint venture for Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos. At stake for both Internet tycoons, besides money, are the bragging rights of restoring US access to low-Earth orbit, a path … Read more
Pretoria, South Africa – The crime statistics released by the SA Police Service on Friday 19 September are a stark reminder of how far South Africa still has to go to reduce violence and crime, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said on Friday. ‘A second consecutive year of increases in serious violent crime such … Read more
JSE-headed Pivotal Property Fund has announced a R1.5 billion acquisition from Standard Bank Properties, which includes the majority stake in Sandton’s landmark Alice Lane development.
Despite the fact that more often than not, the display when the two giants of South Africa soccer clash is actually less entertaining compared to the pre hype, there is still nothing more exciting for the majority of sports fans in South Africa than the Soweto Derby . The media hype before every derby is often exaggerated … Read more
by Susan NJANJI Many properties in crime-ridden South Africa are secured by electronic burglar alarms and high concrete walls topped with high-voltage electric fences, but in the quaint small diamond mining town of Cullinan, coffins are the latest security gadgets. Following a spate of robberies in the semi-rural town of around 28,000 people, some residents … Read more