South Africans waited in long queues to vote. 2 minutes The Electoral Reform Commission Panel says it will be ready to hand over its report to the Home Affairs Minister in May next year. The panel was established six months ago, under the Electoral Amendment Act, to consider South Africa’s current voting system. The panel…
The matter against Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been postponed to 20 January 2025 because the defence filed their heads of arguments late. 1 minute The corruption case involving former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has been postponed to 20 January 2025. The postponement follows the late filing of heads of argument by Mapisa-Nqakula’s defence, which the…
[File Image]: A suspected illegal miner looks at the entrance of an underground gold mine. 1 minute Two more illegal miners have been retrieved from the abandoned shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. This brings to ten the number of illegal miners brought to surface since yesterday. The bodies of three illegal miners were also retrieved from…
Joburg City manager, Floyd Brink. 2 minutes Johannesburg City Manager Floyd Brink has been ordered to vacate his position within 10 days or once an acting manager is appointed. This comes after a High Court ruling declaring his re-appointment unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid in a matter brought before the court by the Democratic Alliance (DA)….
The safety car leads Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris during the race 2 minutes Formula One is enjoying a surge of support in the Middle East with younger female fans the fastest growing demographic globally, according to data published by Nielsen Sports on Tuesday. The Gulf region has four races, one more…
ANC regains power in highly contested by-election at the Karoo Hoogland Municipality. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape won a ward off Democratic Alliance (DA) in the highly contested by-elections at Karoo Hoogland Municipality in Namakwa yesterday. The ANC received 803 votes, DA received 230 and Patriotic Alliance attained 247…
An illegal miner 2 minutes Police in North West say they have now retrieved seven bodies from the disused mine shaft in Stilfontein. Six more bodies were retrieved in the last 24 hours. One body was retrieved last month. The High Court in Pretoria granted an interim order, allowing for food to be delivered to…
Signage directing people to a voting station. 1 minute The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has won the by-election held at Ward 9 in Oudtshoorn in the Little Karoo, that includes parts of Dysselsdorp, Schoemanshoek and other outlying areas. Ferlecia Abrahams from the PA went up against candidates from the Democratic Alliance (DA), the African National Congress…
Pit latrines at an Eastern Cape school 1 minute The Eastern Cape Department of Education says it is working around the clock to eradicate pit toilets at rural schools. Briefing the media on the state of readiness for the 2025 academic year, MEC Fundile Gade says the department has utilised its allocated infrastructure grant and…
Minister Thembi Simelane speaking at a government event. 1 minute Non-governmental organisation, Defend our Democracy says the decision to move Minister Thembi Simelane to the Human Settlements Department, instead of firing her, is an injustice to the country. Simelane is accused of being involved in the VBS scandal and also allegedly living beyond her means…
