35 new foot and mouth disease cases confirmed in Free State
Cattle on a farm. The Free State Department of Agriculture has confirmed 35 new cases…
South Africa’s anti-corruption efforts lag behind global average: CPI
A graphic depicting corruption. South Africa’s anti-corruption efforts continue to hover below the global average despite a global decline in corruption. This is according to the Anti-Corruption organisation, Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI). The index shows that South Africa’s score has remained unchanged at 41 over the last three years since 2024. The…
Netherlands record first win at ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Leather cricket ball. The Netherlands have recorded their first win at the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup. The Dutch beat Namibia by seven wickets in their Group A match in New Delhi on Tuesday morning. The Netherlands, who won the toss, restricted Namibia to 156 for the loss of eight wickets. Only…
Promises kept and targets missed from SONA 2025
FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his SONA 2025 speech As President Cyril Ramaphosa prepares to deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday, SABC News looks back at some of the promises he made during his 2025 speech. There are some positive results for infrastructure funding and investment but there is a thirst…
Families claim agreement among state players prevented TRC prosecutions
Justice scale and law books. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Cases Inquiry sitting in Pretoria has heard that political interference to ensure that TRC cases were not investigated or prosecuted, originates from an informal agreement made between old order and new order state players brokered between 1998 and 2003. This is the claim made by families of the…
IPID only reacting to Mbense murder because of Madlanga Commission publicity: Commissioner Khumalo
IPID) Director of Investigation and Provincial Co-Ordinator Thuso Keefelakae testifies before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Director of Investigation and Provincial Co-Ordinator Thuso Keefelakae says the case docket regarding the murder of Emmanuel Mbense has been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mbense was allegedly tortured and murdered in…
35 new foot and mouth disease cases confirmed in Free State
Cattle on a farm. The Free State Department of Agriculture has confirmed 35 new cases of foot and mouth disease, bringing the provincial total to 291 cases. Department spokesperson Moliehi Moeng says outbreaks have been recorded in several areas across the province, with infected farms placed under quarantine and movement restrictions implemented within a 10-kilometre radius. Moeng says a…
Accused two in Meyiwa case claims he was assaulted by police
FILE | A man holds Senzo Meyiwa’s picture during his memorial at the Moses Mabida Stadium in Durban. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says he was continuously assaulted by the police, as they were forcing him to sign documents pinning him to the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain. Ntanzi was on…
Vrededorp residents want President to address crime, service delivery during SONA
The main street in Vrededorp, Johannesburg Vrededorp residents in Johannesburg have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use his State of the Nation (SONA) speech to address the scourge of crime, substance abuse, unemployment and poor service delivery in the area. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA on Thursday evening at a joint sitting of Parliament…
COSATU seeks ministers’ intervention over ongoing SAPO crisis
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it will seek urgent engagements with the Ministers of Employment and Communications as well as with Treasury, to find solutions for the ongoing crisis, threatening the collapse of the South African Post Office (SAPO) and jobs of thousands…
My corruption busting record is why I am labelled a spy: O’Sullivan
Private investigator, Paul O’Sullivan testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee. Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan says attempts are being made to discredit his corruption busting record by spreading a narrative that he is a spy. O’Sullivan is appearing before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security for a second day. He is appearing…
