City of Joburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance in Johannesburg claims the City of Johannesburg is in a state of total collapse. The party has cited, among others, the crumbling infrastructure, potholes, broken traffic lights, and electricity and water supply problems. The DA’s Johannesburg Caucus briefed the media in Johannesburg on…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 4 minutes Police crime scene analyst, Brenden Burgess, has testified in the re-opened inquest into the death of ANC leader, inkosi Albert Luthuli, in the Pietermaritzburg High Court that the version of the driver of the train that allegedly hit him is highly unlikely. The first inquest in 1967 heard that the…
One of the many roads that have been washed away during flooding in KZN. 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC, Siboniso Duma, has expressed concerns that 30 contractors who were awarded road tenders cost the department R4,6 billion because they don’t complete the projects by the deadline. Two of these contractors have abandoned projects altogether. Duma…
[File photo] Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube 4 minutes The Department of Basic Education says 90% of the public schools are currently in a better position in terms of the infrastructure assessment conducted. The department gave an update on the progress made on school infrastructure to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education in Parliament. It…
Document showing corruption. 2 minutes Mpumalanga Premier, Mandla Ndlovu, says the provincial Department of Education did not follow the correct procurement process when it bought 22 laptops. He says the devices that allegedly cost over R2 million were also of poor quality. Ndlovu says the money spent on the laptops will be recovered from the…
Naomi Osaka hits a shot during her first round match against Camila Osorio during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden IN California, United States (US) on March 5, 2025. 1 minute Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka won her first Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) title since triumphing at the 2021 Australian…
A trial within a trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 5, 202 to test the court’s jurisdiction of former Premier, Ace Magashule’s PA, Moroadi Cholota’s extradition claims. 2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) maintains that the Free State High Court has no jurisdiction to entertain former Premier Ace Magashule’s…
Home Affairs building. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s decision to scrap Section 6(1) of the South African Citizenship Act of 1995, calling it a major victory. The section stipulates that South Africans automatically lose their citizenship if they voluntarily acquire another nationality, unless they apply for and receive permission to…
A man types on a computer keyboard. 2 minutes The South African Reserve Bank and the Bank for International Settlements has launched the TechSprint initiative under South Africa’s G20 Presidency and the BIS Innovation Hub. The initiative, which is in its sixth year, focuses on finding technological solutions that are scalable, while enhancing trust and…
McLaren driver Oscar Piastri (81) and McLaren driver Lando Norris (4) celebrate after finishing first and second during the F1 Miami Grand Prix 3 minutes Oscar Piastri enjoyed a dominant run to victory at the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday but the McLaren driver could not claim an entirely flawless afternoon. After getting out of the car,…
