Samwu workers are seen during a strike. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) will lead a march to Tshwane House today to demand the reinstatement of workers who were unfairly dismissed in 2021. The dismissals followed a salary increase dispute which emanated from the City of Tshwane’s failure to adhere to an agreement it had reached…
Twenty-five families and survivors of apartheid-era crimes take President Ramaphosa and government to the Pretoria High Court, seeking constitutional damages for the government’s gross failure to adequately investigate and prosecute apartheid-era political crimes following the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) process. LIVE STREAM:
Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi scores a goal. A return date for Lionel Messi to the Inter Miami lineup is uncertain, but the Herons announced yesterday that the superstar’s right leg injury isn’t serious. Messi came out of Miami’s Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale in the 11th minute, shortly after getting…
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the party’s NEC meeting in Germiston in the East Rand on August 4, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says as much as it cannot interfere with the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) resolution to contest elections independently, it does not agree with…
Western Cape High Court. The State requested an arrest warrant for one of the co-accused of alleged underworld figure Jerome Booysen, who is on trial for the murder of ‘Steroid King’ Brian Wainstein. This follows an earlier stern warning from Western Cape High Court judge Vincent Saldanha – that late-coming and absenteeism could result in…
Japan’s Naomi Osaka returns the ball to Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina in quarterfinal play at IGA Stadium in Montreal, QC, Canada on August 5, 2025. Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka reached the semi-finals of the Canadian Open for the first time after beating Ukrainian Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-2 in the quarters yesterday, while Ben Shelton…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli hands over four state of the art mobile police stations in Mayville on August 5, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Police Commissioner Phumelele Makhoba says district commissioners will be tasked with ensuring that mobile stations are adequately staffed. Makhoba spoke during the handover of four mobile police stations, which will be strategically placed…
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West. The North West provincial authorities want the national government to invoke Section 139(7) of the Constitution at the troubled Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality. The municipality is currently under mandatory intervention in accordance with Section 139(5) of the Constitution. However, the entity is still not functioning…
Medupi Power Station in Limpopo Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says technical challenges at the Matimba power station in Lephalale, Limpopo, were responsible for the last two bouts of load shedding. Ramokgopa is currently visiting the Matimba and Medupi power stations in Limpopo. The country has not experienced load shedding in over four months. Ramokgopa…
Alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg. The bail application of alleged diamond dealer, Louis Liebenberg, will resume at the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court this morning. Liebenberg, his wife Desiree and seven others face multiple charges including fraud, racketeering and theft. The case relates to an alleged R4 billion investment scam. It’s alleged Liebenberg used social media and radio interviews to lure unsuspecting victims to invest…
