World marks International Nelson Mandela Day

[FILE] Late former South African president Nelson Mandela. Today is Nelson Mandela International Day. It is in honour of the late former president. The day is celebrated every year on the 18th of July, which is Mandela’s birthday. The United Nations (UN) had officially declared the day in November 2009, and the first UN Mandela Day was…

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INFOGRAPHIC | Looking back on 75 years of headline news

Former President Nelson Mandela giving a speech after his release Today marks 75 years since the founding of the SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, that the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the Broadcast House on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. This interactive infographic documents the many history-making stories that SABC…

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Govt generated billions in infrastructure investment: Ramaphosa

[File Image] President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders at the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament, Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government generated about R400 billion in infrastructure investment last year. He says the private sector played an important role in what he describes as…

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MKP gives President deadline to resign or will go to ConCourt

FILE | uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) members march in Gauteng. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has warned that if President Cyril Ramaphosa doesn’t resign by the end of today, it will approach the Constitutional Court. The party’s spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela says that Ramaphosa violated a section of the constitution when he appointed Professor Firoz Cachalia…

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Black Caps too hot for Proteas

Proteas vs New Zealand South Africa lost the second match of the T20 Triangular series at the Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe on Wednesday. New Zealand, with former Proteas coach Rob Walter in their dressing room, beat the South Africans by 21 runs. The Proteas won the toss, but New Zealand managed to record 173…

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Committee rejects Nkabane’s apology for not appearing

FILE | Higher Education and Training Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane addresses a press briefing. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has rejected the apology that Minister Dr Nobuhle Nkabane has submitted. She has requested the committee to excuse her after it asked her to appear before it to account for the debacle surrounding…

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Mchunu awaits judicial commission of inquiry to tell all

[File photo] Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Policing Summit on at Emperors Palace Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has responded to allegations by KwaZulu-Natal provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, linking him to corruption. Mchunu says he will await the judicial commission of inquiry established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to give his side. Mchunu…

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