SA ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool was declared a person non grata by the US. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested formations, including the African National Congress (ANC), that wish to welcome expelled South African Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool, to avoid inflaming the current tense relations between the two countries….
A voter casts their vote in a ballot box 1 minute The ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and uMkhontho Wesizwe are contesting by-elections in Joe Morolong Municipality in Northern Cape. The contested ward 1, previously represented by the ANC, became vacant following the death of a councillor. The ward was won by the ANC in…
BOSA members seen with placards calling for an end to water shedding. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) has launched a litigation initiative to declare water shedding unconstitutional, in commemoration of Human Rights Day. The party will take this legal fight to the Constitutional Court. BOSA Deputy President Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says that the party…
1 minute The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) monetary policy committee is briefing the media on the last interest rate adjustments. LIVE |
Signage seen at an Ithala Bank branch. 1 minute The Tembe Council of Churches in KwaNgwanase near KwaMhlabuyalingana in northern KwaZulu-Natal will today lead a peaceful march at the iThala Centre in Manguzi. The aim of the march is to highlight the plight of local communities and businesses following the closure of Ithala Bank. Various…
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe honoured with an honorary doctorate in Politics and International Relations from the University of Johannesburg 3 minutes Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe has urged the government to mend its strained relationship with the United States and strengthen longstanding ties with the European Union. Motlanthe’s remarks come in the wake of…
1 minute Former Presidents Thabo Mbeki and Joseph Kabila held talks at the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, focusing on African leadership and development. The meeting between the two leaders comes after the collapse of DRC talks in Luanda, Angola. The discussions were aimed at finding the lasting peace in the eastern DRC. The M23 movement…
IOC President Thomas Bach speaks to Reuters – Costa Navarino, Pylos, Greece 2 minutes Outgoing International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach was named honorary president for life on Wednesday, with the German due to step down in June after 12 years in charge. The proposal was passed by acclamation with a teary-eyed Bach, whose successor will…
Simone AVONDETTO and Luca BRAIDOT win the Prologue of the 2025 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race held at Meerendal Wine Estate, Cape Town, South Africa on the 16th March 2025. Photo by Nick Muzik/Cape Epic 1 minute The Italian duo of Luca Braidot and Simone Avondetto has won the second stage of the…
Bafanan Bafana coach Hugo Broos. 1 minute Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has expressed frustration over what he calls the lack of transparency and communication concerning players’ availability. Broos was bemoaning the unavailability of players such as Orlando Pirates talisman, Patrick Maswanganyi, who will miss out on Bafana World Cup qualifying games against Lesotho and Benin. Bafana…
