Call for unity as Christians mark Good Friday
A cross seen as the sun sets Many Christians have called on South Africans to…
Call for unity as Christians mark Good Friday
A cross seen as the sun sets Many Christians have called on South Africans to use Good Friday to unite against injustices and social challenges facing the country. They were participating in a silent ecumenical procession with a cross through the streets of Durban to the city hall. A silent ecumenical procession with a cross…
Cabinet describes Nigerian chief’s coronation as a ‘kindergarten gimmick’
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addresses the media regarding the results of the Cabinet meeting in Hatfield, Pretoria on April 2, 2026. Cabinet has described the coronation of an alleged Nigerian Igbo king in KuGompo in the Eastern Cape as a mere kindergarten gimmick that has no legal effect. Violent protests erupted in various…
CTIA and surrounds hit by power cut due to kites flying into powerlines
Powerlines seen overhead Eskom has urged communities around the Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) to ensure that children are supervised and kept away from power lines after the airport and surrounding industrial areas experienced a power outage early on Friday morning. NOTICE Please be advised that Cape Town International Airport is currently running on generator…
Motsoaledi visits Mankweng Hospital after death of one of the conjoined twins
Newborn baby feet. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is Friday afternoon visiting Mankweng Hospital, east of Polokwane in Limpopo, after the death of one of the twins that were conjoined. The twin died Friday morning due to infections after the successful operation to separate them. The twins were successfully separated in mid-March. The Sithole twins were…
Sono advocates faith-based response to unemployment, crime
Bisho Mosa Sono Bishop Mosa Sono of Grace Bible Church says prayer must be at the center of all efforts to deal with the challenges of unemployment, crime, drug abuse and corruption. He was speaking during a Good Friday prayer service held at the Orlando Amstel Arena in Soweto, where more than 30 000 people…
FS Premier flags officials’ role in undocumented Zimbabwean migration
The 40km stretch of the fence is damaged and full of holes. Free State Premier, Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae, believes officials might be involved in allowing undocumented Zimbabwean nationals to pass through the border and other provinces undetected. This comes after a group of 32 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals, including young children and infants, were detained after the…
SA managed trade surplus of R240-billion: Kieswetter
File: A container ship docked at a port SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the country has managed to achieve a trade surplus of R240-billion despite the lacklustre performance in exports. Kieswetter indicated that trade, specifically imports from the United States, had dropped during the period under review. SARS earlier announced that it had exceeded R2-trillion…
ANC welcomes Dunga as Gauteng Finance MEC
The EFF Gauteng Provincial Chairperson Nkululeko Dunga welcoming fighters outside the Constitutional Court during our release Phala Phala Judgement March. The ANC in Gauteng has welcomed the appointment of EFF member Nkululeko Dunga as the province’s new Finance MEC. Premier Panyaza Lesufi announced the appointment during his cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday. Dunga will occupy the…
TMPD arrests 40 in Easter road crackdown
Tshwane Metro Police Department ramps up Easter roadblocks, arresting over 40 motorists on the N1, near Pretoria The Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) says its officers have arrested over 40 people for various road traffic violations during its Easter Road Safety operations along the N1 Highway on Thursday. Some of the offences include drinking and…
One of the twins separated after being born at Mankweng Hospital dies
A view of Mankweng hospital outside Polokwane in Limpopo. One of the twins who was separated after being born conjoined at Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo has died. The twins were born attached to the abdomen in January. A surgical procedure to separate them was conducted by a team of surgeons more than two weeks ago….
