ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula during a media briefing. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has echoed party Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s sentiments, that the Democratic Alliance (DA) should not preside over a budget that they did not vote for. Mbalula briefed the media at Luthuli House in Johannesburg yesterday on the outcomes…
[File image] Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaking at a government event. 2 minutes Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Velenkosini Hlabisa says a full report regarding the continued use of poisonous organophosphates by some spaza shop operators and farmers will soon be sent to parliament to declare the substance illegal. It is alleged that many…
People work in a chicken processing plant. 1 minute University of Johannesburg’s Director of the Centre for Africa-China Studies David Monyae says the newly imposed tariffs on South Africa by the United States points to the death of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). US President Donald Trump last week imposed a 31% duty…
GBVF protest 1 minute Anti GBVF Movement Women for Change is urging government to declare Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) a national disaster. The organisation staged a demonstration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria where it handed over a petition with more than 150 000 signatures. This comes amid a surge in GBVF cases, sparking…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses the National Assembly Plenary Sitting for consideration of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals at Parliament, Cape Town on April 2, 2025. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have filed papers in the Western Cape High Court to intervene in the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) bid to challenge the…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu speaks at an event. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, says the South African Police Service (SAPS) has secured a partnership with the private sector to begin digitizing case dockets, as well as to upgrade five police stations. The identified police stations are in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and the Western Cape….
Trucks seen at the a road block. 1 minute The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has urged religious leaders to preach road safety messages to congregants during the Easter holidays. This is due to the high volume of people who will be travelling to various holiday destinations and others going on pilgrimages during the long weekend….
Royal AM players during a match 1 minute The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is expected to reach a final decision on the future of financially troubled club Royal AM at a Board of Governors meeting in Sandton today. This follows a recommendation by the PSL executive committee last week to expel the KwaZulu-Natal-based club from…
The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues – 11 April 2025. 2 minutes Accused number one, Jacquen Appollis in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case in the High Court at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast, has demonstrated in court how he claims police assaulted him with batons before he gave a statement in March last…
Lessons in security and crowd control were learned on that fateful day. 2 minutes On this day, 24 years ago, 43 football spectators lost their lives during a Soweto Derby featuring Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at Ellis Park. Both were in contention for league honours, and interest in the match was unprecedented. The stadium…
