Turkey’s Trade Minister Omer Bolat addresses the audience during a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, April 29, 2024. 2 minutes Turkey was offered partner country status by the BRICS group of nations, Trade Minister Omer Bolat said, as Ankara continues what it calls its efforts to balance its Eastern and Western ties. Turkey, a NATO…
1 minute Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues today at the Pretoria High Court. LIVE STREAM:
SAPS vehicle 1 minute Representatives of residents of Lenasia will meet with City of Johannesburg officials again today to discuss their water situation. On Tuesday the City’s technicians were in the area to deal with illegal water connections. This led to a community protest. Last night, angry residents closed a section of the Golden Highway…
Euline Reid’s child during her therapy session. 1 minute A parent of a child living with a disability has decried a lack of government schools for learners with special needs in the country. November is National Disability Rights Awareness Month and organisations caring for people living with disabilities say more awareness is needed as they continue…
[FILE] Diabetes is the major co-morbidities associated with serious COVID-19 complications and one of the most pressing health issues in South Africa. 1 minute Deputy Health Minister Joe Phaahla and Gauteng Health and Wellness MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko are to lead this year’s World Diabetes Day commemoration event in Hammanskraal, Tshwane. World Diabetes Day aims to…
The Union Buildings, in Pretoria. 1 minute The Presidency says there is an increase in the vetting of senior government officials who are being employed in the public sector. The Presidency briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the Special Investigating Unit’s report. Chief Operating Officer in the Presidency, Rory Gallocher, has conceded that…
South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan speaks during a media briefing. 1 minute With pressure mounting on Danny Jordaan to step down as South African Football Association president. The 73-year-old sport administrator is expected to appear in court this morning on charges of fraud and theft amounting to R1.3 million, despite filing an…
3 minutes Government has joined hands with a number of role-players in the private sector to combat the scourge of crime in the country. The aim is to develop some tangible initiatives, including the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed this in Parliament on Tuesday during the oral question-and-answer session…
A miner’s helmet. 2 minutes Five suspected illegal mine workers had been retrieved alive from a mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West, by late Wednesday afternoon. They were assisted by about 50 residents who volunteered to rescue the miners who were too weak to come to the surface by themselves. The residents used ropes to…
A gavel used in the court of law. 2 minutes The Pietermaritzburg Magistrates Court has postponed the case against Musawenkosi Mnikathi, an area manager for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who faces charges for allegedly transporting election materials without a police escort during the general elections on May 29. Members of the uMKhonto weSizwe (MK)…
