Person doing a biometric scan Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Social Development says it is satisfied with the progress of the Social Security Agency (SASSA) in KwaZulu-Natal in implementing biometric registration of grant beneficiaries. The committee is on a three-day oversight visit to the provincial offices of SASSA and the National Development Agency. Parliamentary…
Brown Mogotsi speaks to the SABC News on October 6, 2025. Brown Mogotsi, an alleged associate of Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, has written to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria, requesting more time to respond to the allegations made against him. The commission is probing alleged criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal…
Proteas batter Tony de Zorzi scored a century Despite a century by Tony de Zorzi, South Africa were bowled out for 269 in their first innings of the first cricket test against Pakistan in Lahore. The Proteas, who are the reigning ICC World Test Champions, resumed their first innings on 216 for the loss of…
SIU branded vehicle. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has been granted permission to expand its scope of investigations into alleged corruption by the National Lottery Commission (NLC). This is after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed an amendment of the NLC Proclamation, which significantly broadens the scope of the SIU’s ongoing probe. The proclamation amends the initial…
Suspect in police handcuffs Two hundred and thirteen people have been arrested in Mpumalanga for various crimes. They include 93 people for being in possession of drugs and 15 for murder. Provincial police spokesperson Thulisile Magagula says officers have also confiscated R950 000 in cash and recovered 25 vehicles. Magagula says the police’s Operation Shanela…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has gone further to explain his relationship with Hangwani Maumela, the alleged kingpin behind the looting of Tembisa Hospital. Ramaphosa was answering questions in the National Council of Provinces. He says that while he does not know Maumela, he met him on two occasions last year while taking a walk in the…
While South Africa’s focus is on Bafana Bafana, Nigeria and Benin’s national football teams have also intensified preparations ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo, Nigeria, later today. Bafana Bafana take on Rwanda on Tuesday evening at Mbombela Stadium in the Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match. Benin, who defeated Nigeria…
A cargo ship carrying containers approaches towards the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China April 17, 2025. The United States and China on Tuesday will begin charging port fees on ocean shipping firms that move everything from holiday toys to crude oil, making the high seas a key front in the trade war between…
A learner writing an exam. More than 77 000 candidates will sit down for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams in the Western Cape this year, with more than 3 000 more full-time candidates than last year. In what the Western Cape Education Department describes as a mammoth administrative exercise, candidates will write in close…
The reopened inquest into the death of ANC leader Chief Albert Luthuli continues in the Pietermaritzburg High Court. LIVE STREAM:
