[FILE IMAGE]: DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is attending the two-day provincial council in Kimberly. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, says that if it were up to her, she would appoint Tony Leon as the new South African Ambassador to the United States. This follows the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool last…
Eddie Jordan during his F1 days 3 minutes Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose team gave Michael Schumacher a Formula One debut in 1991 has died of cancer at home in South Africa aged 76, his family said on Thursday. Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered the ‘Piranha Club’ world of grand prix racing with his eponymous…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile laying a wreath at the Langa Memorial, Kariega, in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Human Rights Day is an emotional time for the affected families of the victims who were gunned down at the Langa Massacre in Kariega. Some of these families lost their breadwinners and this has left lifelong scars…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago takes questions from the media after announcing the repo rate. 1 minute The South African Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.5%. The prime lending rate remains at 11%. Central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says inflation has edged slightly higher and appears contained at 3.2%. Delivering his…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver the keynote address during the commemoration of the Langa Massacre, which will be held at Kariega in the Eastern Cape today. The Nelson Mandela Municipality has set aside R5 million to host the event. The Langa Memorial site is receiving a major facelift…
Tap with droplet of water 2 minutes Bonwelong Primary and Umqhele Secondary School in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, continue to face intermittent water supply, which has affected teaching and learning at the schools. As South Africa observes Human Rights Month, the right to access clean drinking water remains a challenge in many communities. Ivory Park councillor,…
Bullets and a crime scene tape 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal police are investigating a case of murder and four counts of attempted murder, after a man was killed and four people injured in a shooting incident at a tavern in the Madanfarm area in Sundumbili on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast. Police spokesperson Paul Magwaza says two…
IFP supporters at an event. 1 minute Over 30 000 people are expected to attend the Inkatha Freedom Party’s (IFP) 50th birthday rally at the Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi Stadium this weekend. The IFP was founded by the late Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi on March 21, 1975, in KwaNzimela, Melmoth, in northern KwaZulu-Natal. It was first known…
1 minute Police have arrested two suspected drug mules at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. A 24-year-old Brazilian man and a 51-year-old South African woman were intercepted on Thursday after arriving from São Paulo, Brazil. Authorities say both suspects had ingested “bullets” suspected to contain cocaine, which was confirmed through medical examination. Police spokesperson…
[File image] Former Eastern Cape MEC for Community Safety Dennis Neer 1 minute The former Eastern Cape Safety and Security MEC , Dennis Neer will be laid to rest in Gqeberha today. The struggle stalwart died at the age of 76 last week Friday after a long illness. President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded Neer a…
