LIVE | ANC launches Service Delivery Action Plan

African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa will give marching orders to thousands of ANC councillors who will be gathered at FNB as part of taking accountability on the work they do. Ramaphosa will introduce the Service Delivery Action Plan to thousands of his party’s councillors at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg. Adopted by the…

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ANCYL NGC wraps up in Kimberley, puts youth issues in spotlight

ANCYL President Collen Malatji The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL)’s second National General Council (NGC) has officially come to an end in Kimberley, Northern Cape. Over 4 000 delegates raised social issues that affected the youth. The youth league president Collen Malatji says the government should find solutions to the issues affecting young people…

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Calls for urgent GBV law reform after Chatsworth tragedy

GBVF graphic Community activist and councillor, Dr. Jonathan Annipen, says while the South African Police Service (SAPS) uses domestic relationship-related crimes as a proxy to measure intimate partner violence, Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) not being defined as a specific offence in South African law is “unacceptable”. #PODCAST Community activists urge South Africa to criminalize Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) as…

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Leotlela, Simbine finish 5th and 7th in Tokyo World 100m final

South African sprinters, Gift Leotlela and Akani Simbine, finished in 5th and 7th place, respectively, in the final of the men’s 100m at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Jamaica’s Oblique Seville was crowned world champion in a personal best time of 9.77 seconds. His compatriot, Kishane Thompson, was second, and Olympic champion, American…

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LIVE: Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture

Former President Thabo Mbeki to deliver a keynote address at the Inaugural Professor Stan Sangweni Memorial Lecture – under the theme: Professional & ethical public sector — a catalyst for a development state. Livestream:  Professor Stan Sangweni played a pivotal role in embedding constitutional values within the framework of public administration. His visionary leadership championed the…

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Simbu wins Tanzania’s first world marathon gold

Alphonce Felix Simbu won gold in a photo finish against German Amanal Petros Alphonce Felix Simbu snatched gold in the first photo finish at a major championship marathon on Monday, edging out German Amanal Petros in a dramatic race to the line to give Tanzania its maiden world title. The photo finish showed the 42.195km…

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Alleged serial rapist to appear in Soweto court

Anti-rape activists’ sloganeering. A 41-year-old alleged serial rapist is expected to appear at the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on Monday morning. The man was arrested in connection with a series of serious crimes, including rape, kidnapping, robbery and assault committed in Diepkloof and Orlando between 2008 and 2025. It is reported that the man…

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ANC puts SACP election discussion on hold for bilateral talks

The African National Congress (ANC) has resolved to defer its discussion on the South African Communist Party (SACP)’s decision to contest elections independently to its regular National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting sometime next month. It is currently hosting a Special NEC to discuss the state of local government with several mayors and their MMCs from…

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