SAFA House. The South African Football Association (SAFA) has shown no financial growth over the last two decades and it’s on the brink of bankruptcy. Chairperson of the Association’s finance committee, Mxolisi Sibam, says SAFA’s annual turnover is R250 million and more than 25% of it goes to staff salaries. Sibam has proposed salary adjustments…
Commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. EFF leader Julius Malema’s name has been mentioned at the Madlanga Commission. Witness A has testified that Malema is close friends with suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. However, nothing about Witness A’s testimony links Malema to the allegations being investigated by the commission. Witness A says…
Bullets seen on a desk. One person has been killed and another seriously injured following a shooting incident on Argyle Road in Durban. It is alleged that the two people were shot at while inside their vehicle. ALS paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says, “Paramedics arrived on scene to find chaos and carnage as they found…
Informal trading stores are seen in the Johannesburg CBD on 20 October 2025. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has committed to restoring law and order in the city by enforcing municipal by-laws in the metro. Morero addressed the media in Johannesburg on issues affecting the inner city. He says officials are in full support of informal traders;…
Morocco has become only the second African side to win the FIFA under-20 World Cup after Ghana in 2009, after they beat Argentina in the final in Nunoa, Chile, earlier on Monday morning. 🤩🤩 Congratulations to 🇲🇦Morocco as they capped off a historic run in Chile on Sunday night, beating Argentina 2-0 to win first-ever…
Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi speaks at the National ICT Policy Colloquium in Pretoria on October 17, 2025. Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has signalled the government’s readiness to engage on key reforms in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector to create policy certainty that encourages private sector investment. He…
Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze, at the Usindiso Building in Johannesburg on 31 August 2025. The case against Sthembiso Mdlalose, who is accused of setting alight the Usindiso building in Johannesburg’s CBD, has been postponed to November. Mdlalose’s lawyer was not present in court due to a family bereavement. Mdlalose appeared…
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KZN Premier Thami Ntuli KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says he plans to make it compulsory for all municipalities to set aside part of their budgets for disaster management after the province continues to be severely affected by climate change. He was speaking at the launch of the Summer Disaster Risk Campaign in Harding. The summer…
Inside the Polokwane International Airport on 21 October 2025. Commercial flights at the Polokwane International Airport have been delayed while others have been cancelled. The airport says it is awaiting approval for new regulations from the Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS), which helps pilots land safely in poor weather. Gateway Airports Authority CEO, Mokgadi Matli, says ATNS has…
