High temperature indicator 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a heatwave advisory for Gauteng. The extremely hot conditions are expected to persist until Saturday. However, the province can still expect scattered thunderstorms over the weekend, with localized flooding predicted in low-lying areas. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela says isolated to a scattered chance of…
MK Party President Jacob Zuma addressing MK Party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court. 2 minutes Former President Jacob Zuma says the charges against his daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla are baseless and malicious. Zuma was addressing MK party supporters outside the Durban Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Zuma-Sambudla, who has been released on warning, appeared on a charge…
A crime scene seen cordoned-off. 1 minute A 15-year-old male learner fatally shot a 13-year-old female learner at the Benson Senior Primary School in Libode, Eastern Cape, on Wednesday. It is alleged that the victim was coming from the local school grounds when she was shot. She was then rushed to hospital where she succumbed…
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces interest rates in Pretoria on January 30, 2025. 1 minute Independent Economist Elize Kruger says further interest rate cuts would attract investors to the country and boost economic growth. Her comments come after the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) reduction of the repo rate by another 25 basis points to…
University of Johannesburg 1 minute The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Student Representative Council (SRC) is calling on the institution to prioritise students who initially received acceptance letters but lost their placement due to delayed registration. This comes as UJ prepares to reopen available spaces. With over 300 000 matriculants achieving Bachelor passes, institutions of higher…
The Border Management Authority (BMA) Commissioner, Dr. Mike Masiapato addresses a media briefing at the GCIS in Pretoria on January 31, 2025. 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) says more than 58 000 people who were attempting to enter South Africa illegally were detected and apprehended during its festive season operations. The majority of…
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos 2 minutes Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says his biggest ambition before he calls it quits on his football career is to take a team to the World Cup. Broos played for Belgium in the 1986 World Cup and wants to take the South Africans to North America in 2026. However,…
Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith 3 minutes Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says there is a marked difference between the suspension of former Mayco Member for Human Settlements, Malusi Booi and a recent raid at the offices of Mayco Members, JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg. Hill-Lewis says there is…
1 minute Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says there is “a high risk of load shedding this weekend”. He says three units tripped earlier this week, and Eskom is eating into reserves. The power utility is briefing the Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy on its 2023/2024 Financial Year Annual Report. #Eskom #MediaStatement LOADSHEDDING HIGH RISK…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla appears in the Durban Magistrate’s Court on January 30, 2025. 2 minutes Former president Jacob Zuma’s daughter and uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party’s MP, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla has been released on warning by the Durban Magistrate’s Court. She has been charged under the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and…
