3 minutes It has been 49 years since the uprisings on 16 June 1976, when the youth in Soweto marched in protest against the compulsory introduction of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction in their schools. The youth of the day demonstrated their will to influence political change in the country. However, since then, South…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute Police say they expect to make an arrest soon in the murder of IFP Deputy Chief Whip Khethamabala Sithole. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says he’s satisfied that the evidence that the investigating team has gathered, it’s close to making a breakthrough. Sithole was gunned down…
1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert Luthuli resumes in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The Luthuli family is seeking to overturn the findings of the original inquest, which concluded that his death was accidental. Chief Luthuli died in 1967 after allegedly being struck…
1 minute The Western Cape High Court is hearing the EFF’s urgent application on the increase of the General Fuel Levy. The General Tax Levy increase is expected to take effect tomorrow. LIVE STREAM:
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma (C) before addressing party members 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma will brief the media in Durban today. He is expected to focus on the current political climate in the country. This after the Western Cape High Court ruling yesterday that the National Assembly’s decision to designate party’s…
2 minutes A woman has died after a tree unexpectedly fell in the Company’s Garden in Cape Town during the 13th annual Slave Route Challenge. She was one of 8,000 participants in the race, which pays tribute to the city’s enslaved past by tracing historic sites tied to slavery. Organizers confirmed that all safety and…
[File Image]: A service station in South Africa. 2 minutes The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF)’s case against an increase in the general fuel levy is not strong. The Western Cape High Court is today expected to hear the EFF’s urgent application against the increase. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana…
Two suspects aged 52 and 68 were arrested on the N3 near the Roadside policing precinct this morning following a road blockage by a number of trucks, which were left unattended with no keys. 1 minute Two suspects are expected to appear in the Vrede Magistrate’s Court for blockading the N3 highway near Villiers in…
The security police abducted and killed the Cradock Four in 1985. 1 minute The High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape will inspect the home of one of the Cradock Four, Matthew Goniwe, when the inquest into their deaths resume this morning. The four anti-apartheid activists were Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto. Security…
SA artist Phillip Matlhoko in his studio. 1 minute A Kimberley artist is travelling to the Far East this week for a cultural exchange exhibition. Phillip Matlhoko will exhibit his art in China as part of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo scheduled to start on June 12 in the Hunan province. The event will…
