[File photo] People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US. 1 minute South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. This is according…
OR Tambo International Airport. 2 minutes The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO)says there is no basis to identify the group of white Afrikaners resettling in the US as refugees. The first group of white Afrikaners is set to arrive in the US today, following the Trump administration’s decision to grant them refugee status….
View from the top of the “Chamber of Mines” building in the central business district of Johannesburg, Gauteng, November 15, 2017. 2 minutes The Gauteng Provincial Government has reported an underspending of R1.8 billion at the end of the 2024/25 financial year. The Departments of Health and Education accounted for 58% of the unspent funds,…
Two taxi owners killed in Limpopo. 1 minute Limpopo police are investigating a taxi-related shooting that claimed three lives and injured one person in Musina. Two taxi owners and a suspect were killed during a shooting spree over the weekend. Police say two gunmen opened fire on taxi owners who were seated at a food outlet….
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana holds a press conference at the G20 Media Centre in Cape Town on February 27, 2025. 1 minute Finance MECs and Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana are expected to meet in a Budget Council today ahead of the National Budget announcement next week. Last month, the National Treasury announced its decision to…
[File photo] Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 1 minute The confession made to a magistrate in the Usindiso arson case is admissible in the trial at the High Court in Johannesburg. The trial within a trial on the matter has concluded at the court. Seventy-six people died in…
FILE | Barricaded street as residents in Diepkloof Hostel in Soweto protest. 1 minute Traffic on the R40 between Dwarsloop and Acornhoek in Mpumalanga has come to a standstill due to a protest by local community members. The protesters have allegedly blockaded the road, demanding jobs from a foreign-owned truck company operating in the area….
Junior Boks during training. 1 minute The Junior Springboks lost 48-45 to New Zealand in the final round of the Under-20 Rugby Championship at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha. New Zealand scored eight tries to South Africa’s seven to defend their Under-20 title in a high-scoring match. The Junior Boks held a narrow 26-24…
Evidence leader, Adv. Salome Scheepers during the Judicial Conduct Tribunal Hearing on complaints against Judge President Mbenenge in Sandton, Johannesburg on May 12, 2025. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge resumes today with a ruling from the Tribunal. This comes after evidence leader Adv….
1 minute The inquest into the death of Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Live proceedings below:
