EFF Leader Julius Malema 1 minute The Constitutional Court has refused AfriForum’s bid for leave to appeal the “Kill the boer” judgment, which found that the chant did not constitute Hate Speech. After the apex considered the application, it concluded that the application should be dismissed as it bears no reasonable prospects of success. In…
The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman speaks at the Provincial Budget and Governance Forum in Swellendam on December 9, 2024. 1 minute The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, is expected to table the 2025/26 Provincial Budget this morning. The budget will be tabled amid significant fiscal constraints, as national finances remain…
Residents of KaMajika Village near Hazyview in Mpumalanga collect water from the Kambeni River. 2 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile will officially close the National Water and Sanitation Indaba at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng, today. President Cyril Ramaphosa who delivered the keynote address yesterday underscored government’s commitment to tackling South Africa’s water…
US Embassy in Pretoria 1 minute Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says the United States (US) is well within its rights to choose its ambassador to South Africa without consulting Pretoria. Ntshavheni was briefing the media in Pretoria today on the outcomes of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. US President Donald Trump has announced his nomination…
1 minute Stats SA says it has noted a drop in free basic services rendered in municipalities, compared to 10 years ago. According to its non-financial census of municipalities for the year ended 30 June 2023, only three provinces showed the highest proportion of households that benefited from free basic water services. They are the Western…
Ramaphosa at the Water Indaba 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the time for talking shop is over as government and stakeholders must find solutions to the country’s water crisis. Ramaphosa was speaking at the two-day National Water and Sanitation Indaba, taking place in Midrand, Gauteng. The Indaba is set to address the country’s…
Former US Ambassador to South Africa, Ebrahim Rasool. 1 minute The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it hasn’t received a formal communique from the United States of America regarding the deployment of a new US ambassador to South Africa. US President Donald Trump has nominated Brent Bozell III to be Washington’s ambassador…
1 minute The final analogue switch-off set for 31 March 2025 will not go ahead as planned. This comes as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria suspended the switch-off deadline and interdicted the Minister from implementing it pending a final determination on part B, which is the review of the lawfulness of the decision to…
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address. 2 minutes Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has condemned the recent protest action by the City’s metro police officers, describing it as shameless. Ekurhuleni Metro Police went on strike, disrupting traffic on various major roads in the city last week. They were demanding increased salaries and…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 2 minutes Novak Djokovic won 12 of the last 14 games of his match against Lorenzo Musetti to crush the Italian 6-2 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open in his best performance since the Australian Open. The momentum in the rain-delayed match seemed to swing in Djokovic’s favour when…
