Political parties seen on screen. 1 minute A total of 192 political parties have until the end of business today to make their submissions as to why they should not be de-registered by the Electoral Commission. More than a week ago the IEC issued a notice of cancellation of registration to inactive political parties including…
A doctor points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB (tuberculosis), January 27, 2014. 1 minute Minister of Health Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says Tuberculosis (TB) kills ten people every hour in the South Africa. Motsoaledi was speaking in Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal at a World TB Day event. Deputy President Paul…
Free State Human Settlements leads with 10 irregularities. 1 minute The Free State Human Settlements Department will forfeit about R50 million after failing to spend the funds. The money will now be transferred to another province. Democratic Alliance Member of the Provincial Legislature David van Vuuren has told Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, that…
Bullets seen on on a table. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has condemned the attack on local community patrollers. This follows a shootout at Marry Me informal settlements in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, over the weekend where five patrollers were killed, and eight individuals were sent to hospital. According to the police report, the…
A logo of the SAPS seen at a police station. 1 minute South Africa does not have the necessary policing resources to stop corruption in the S0uth African Police Service (SAPS) ranks according to crime expert and director of IRS Investigations, Chad Thomas. His remarks come after the arrest of two police officers who were…
Lab tech holds TB cultures for testing 1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Health and Wellness in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature says it will continue to holding health authorities accountable for the effective implementation of TB control measures. It says the measures include early diagnosis, compliance to treatment and public awareness. The committee’s statement comes…
1 minute The trial of a couple charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography begins at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg. Live stream below:
2 minutes Danish mountain biker Annika Langvad won the women’s race in the ABSA Cape Epic, together with her partner Sofia Gomez Villafane of Argentina. This was Landvad’s sixth win in the Epic and she said she rode most of the stages in incredible pain. “This has been absolutely crazy, it did not go according…
1 minute The cross-examination of Lourentia Lombaard, the key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial under way at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. Live stream below:
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni. 1 minute The State Security Agency (SSA) has described allegations about an alleged operation called Sibonkolo as diversionary tactics that seek to undermine progress in reforming the Agency. The SSA says in a statement released by the Ministry in the Presidency that the Agency does not have an operation…
