1 minute The ANC, IFP, Action-SA, the PAC, Rise Mzansi, BOSA, the UDM, Good Party, Al-Jamah and the PA are holding a joint media briefing on the outcomes of their discussions to resolve the fiscal framework. The briefing is taking place at the Southern Sun Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. LIVESTREAM:
Jacob Zuma in court 1 minute Judge Nkosinathi Chili is expected to hand down his ruling in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on the appeal application by former President Jacob Zuma of the recusal of the lead prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial. Zuma and the State, who opposed the appeal application, argued the matter…
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a Pick n Pay store at the Dobson Point Shopping Centre, in Soweto, South Africa, March 19, 2024. 1 minute Consumer inflation has slowed in line with market expectations. Stats SA data shows that annual Consumer Price inflation rose by two-point-seven percent in March, on a…
1 minute The grandson of the late Chief Albert Luthuli, Albert Luthuli Junior, is expected to continue with his testimony at the Pietermaritzburg High Court this morning. He did not conclude his testimony when he was testifying last week before the re-opened inquest into Luthuli’s death. The inquest is looking into the circumstances surrounding Luthuli’s…
2 minutes The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed former apartheid security officers’ bid to secure the recusal of the presiding Judge in the COSAS 4 trial. Judge Dario Dosio of the Gauteng High Court will not be recusing himself from the historic trial which seeks justice for the murder of three teenagers in…
4 minutes The fight continues for three South African clubs in the CAF inter-club competitions this season. That’s despite both Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns failing to win their first-leg semi-final home encounters this past weekend against Egyptian opposition Pyramids FC and Al Ahly, respectively. The two South African clubs will have to dig deep…
Pope Francis’ body is carried in a coffin into Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on the day of its translation, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 23. 2 minutes The Chaplain at Saint Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, Father Thabo Mothiba, says he hopes that the next pontiff will continue the work started by the…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 2 minutes The Activists and Citizens Forum has labelled the alleged attempted assassination of Deputy President Paul Mashatile as a fabricated story. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Deputy President’s vehicle was shot at four times on the windscreen. The forum argues that if the alleged incident did happen, the African…
South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor, Lesetja Kganyago speaks on the sidelines of a meeting of G20 finance officials in Cape Town on February 25, 2025. 1 minute South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the G20 must decide which issues to prioritise and establish better processes to reclaim its impact. Kganyago delivered…
The Convenor of the African National Congress’ (ANC) Provincial Task Team in KwaZulu-Natal, Jeff Radebe speaks outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court where an inquest into the death of former party President, Chief Albert Luthuli is being heard on April 22, 2025. 2 minutes The Convenor of the African National Congress’ (ANC) Provincial Task Team in…
