Minister Gayton McKenzie tabling his budget Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie tabled his budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town this morning. While there were several rejections to his proposals from opposition parties, all members agreed that sports, arts and culture are an integral part of the country’s social fabric. Banyana…
Court hearing The Kimberley Magistrate’s Court has postponed the case of nine suspects linked to a R51-million tender awarded during the construction of the Northern Cape mental hospital. Legal representatives of former MEC of Transport, Roads and Public Works, John Block, his former HOD, Patience Mokhali, and businessman, Tshegolekae Motaung, who were arrested in May…
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko addressed the post-budget briefing at the Provincial Legislature on July 16, 2025. The Gauteng Health Department says its R67 billion budget allocation for the 2025/26 financial year will be used to strengthen services, improve infrastructure, and address priority health needs across the province. This was announced this morning during a…
Limpopo Transport authorities say the R71 at Magoebaskloof, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, has been closed to traffic following a gas truck explosion earlier this morning. The explosion has caused veld fires in the Magoebaskloof area. The truck was travelling from Polokwane to Tzaneen. A truck driver has been hospitalised with minor injuries. Department spokesperson Matome…
FILE | Contralesa President Kgoshi Mathupa. The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) has urged the public to refrain from forcibly taking people to initiation schools. This plea comes in response to a recent incident involving a 72-year-old man who was abducted from his home in Ga-Mamatsha village in Limpopo and taken to…
[File photo] Mcebisi Jonas The Presidency says it is concerned about the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) persistent campaign against South Africa’s national interest and its posture of trying to embarrass the country since the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as the Presidential special envoy in the United States (US). They have cautioned the DA after it claimed…
[File photo] The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya and Free State Commissioner Baile Motsweenyane address the media on Apr 27, 2025. The Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, says he was surprised to receive a letter stating that he has been placed on…
Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni The Minister in the Presidency responsible for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, states that one of the country’s risks identified in the National Security Strategy for 2024-2028 is a possible coup d’état. She was briefing the media at Parliament after the debate of her department’s budget…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Walter and Albertina Sisulu Foundation has called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign, citing his failure to effectively address the country’s corruption crisis. The Foundation was reacting to the President’s decision to place the Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave and creating a judicial commission of inquiry. This follows allegations…
Firoz Cachalia. The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party says it will directly approach the Constitutional Court to challenge the appointment of Firoz Cachalia as the acting Minister of Police. The party says President Cyril Ramaphosa violated the Constitution by appointing Cachalia as the acting Police Minister. It says the Constitution does not allow for two ministers…
