EFF Leader Julius Malema speaks during a media briefing on 03 February 2025. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says utterances by United States President Donald Trump on South Africa’s Expropriation Act are offensive and undermine the country’s sovereignty. Trump said the US plans to cease financial aid to South Africa pending…
Lily Mine. 3 minutes A prayer was held ahead of the Lily Mine commemoration in remembrance of Pretty Nkambule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda. The three were trapped underground when the mine collapsed nine years ago. To this day their remains have not been retrieved. “When this time comes, it becomes difficult on the family’s…
Murder accused Reinhardt Leach. 2 minutes The trial of Reinhardt Leach, accused of murdering Vicky Terblanche, has been remanded until Wednesday in the High Court in Gqeberha. This comes as the state began calling witnesses as it lays out its case. Leach stands accused on eight charges related to the murder of his girlfriend, Vicki,…
1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Police have confirmed that one of the suspects linked to Tuesday morning’s cash-in-transit heist on the N2, near the NPC cement Factory in Durban, has been shot and killed in a shootout with police on Moore Road in Durban. A second suspect was injured in the shootout and has been arrested. Police…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons 1 minute The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee and the United Front’s Trevor Ngwane say load reduction reflects government’s and Eskom’s failure to expand electricity supply at a rate that meets the needs of the masses. Dr Ngwane made an oral submission at the load reduction inquiry…
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga 1 minute There have been calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has to resign after the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The minister has been grilled by Parliament on the report she gave about the deaths of the South…
Lions 1 minute Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says one of the three lions that had been living in the bush in the Gluckstadt area near Vryheid in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has been tracked and killed. The three lions were spotted killing livestock in the area last month. In a statement, the organisation says the remaining two lions…
Great North Transport bus operators affiliated to Satawu have joined the nationwide bus strike. 2 minutes The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) is investigating alleged corruption and maladministration in the Limpopo government-owned company, Great North Transport. Over R500-million in pension funds allegedly went missing at the company. SIU spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago says some former contractors and…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 SONA. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament says it is looking forward to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) later this week which will focus on the key priorities such as strengthening water and energy supply, as set out by the party that leads the…
Douw Steyn with firmer President Nelson Mandela 1 minute Insurance entrepreneur and founder of Steyn City Douw Steyn has died. The family confirmed this in a statement this morning. Steyn is also the founder of Auto and General Insurance company. Along with his friend Guiseppe Plumari, the two developed the R9-billion Steyn City residential estate…
