South Africa’s National Dialogue starts on Friday, August 15, 2025 with a convention to outline its modalities. The dialogue aims to assess 30 years of democracy, identify challenges, and work towards a prosperous future. President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated the National Dialogue as part of the Government of National Unity. LIVE STREAM:
Former Springbok Dawie Snyman South African rugby has lost one of its greatest servants. Former Springboks utility back and Western Province coach Dawie Snyman, passed away at the age of 76 this morning. Snyman was educated at Grey Kollege in Bloemfontein and studied at the University of Stellenbosch. He was selected for the 1971 Springboks’…
The dispute over the final resting place of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu is back in court. The full bench of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria will hear the Lungu family’s bid for leave to appeal the entire judgment of the court which found that the Zambian government is entitled to repatriate the remains…
The joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Police and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development in the National Assembly at Parliament on July 22, 2025. Parliament’s legal team has advised that judges can be called by the institution. The issue of having judges appear before the ad hoc committee dealing with KwaZulu…
Former ANCYL Secretary Sindiso Magaqa Former Umzimkhulu Municipal manager Zweliphansi Skhosana denies allegations that he was involved in the murder of former ANC Youth League Secretary General and Local councilor Sindiso Magaqa in 2017. Skhosana is applying for bail in the Umzimkhulu Magistrates Court in the south of KwaZulu-Natal. He was implicated as…
[FILE IMAGE]: Youth protest over lack of employment options. The latest labour force numbers from StatsSA show that while the number of jobs grew by 19 000 for the second quarter of 2025, the number of unemployed people increased by 140 000, raising the unemployment rate by 0.3 of a percentage point to 33.2%. South…
Locals chant slogans as they protest, following local media reports of a killing of an e-hailing driver the previous day The family of slain e-hailing driver, Mthokosizi Khuzwayo, is reeling following his brutal murder last night. The 27-year-old was gunned down and his vehicle set alight allegedly by disgruntled taxi operators outside the Maponya Mall…
A view of the crash in Limpopo. A sixth inmate has succumbed to injuries while in hospital following the crash on the R101 between Mokopane and Mookgophong in Limpopo. A police officer also died during the crash. It happened when a police van that was transporting 11 inmates to court in Mookgophong collided with a…
FILE | Action SA’s Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip addresses the media. ActionSA has joined the list of entities withdrawing from the upcoming National Dialogue due to concerns about the logistics of hosting it. The dialogue will take place at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria on Friday. Last week, several legacy foundations withdrew…
South Africa’s national women’s rugby team received its official send-off to the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. The squad will travel to the United Kingdom on Thursday ahead of the first match in Pool D, against Brazil, in 10 days. Their recent victory over the New Zealand Black Ferns…
