1 minute Advocacy group, the Indigenous First Nation Advocacy South Africa, has strongly condemned the newly signed Land Expropriation Act. It has described the Act as a devastating blow to the land restitution rights of the indigenous San and Khoi people. The advocacy group believes the Act prioritises cheap reconciliation over justice, marginalising already vulnerable…
Miners in a cave. 1 minute A new study by the Benchmarks Foundation has revealed that legitimate mining companies in South Africa are connected to syndicates that buy gold from illegal miners, known as Zama Zamas, and funnel it into the formal economy. The illegal operations also involve scrap metal dealers, security companies, and law…
3 minutes Dr Jacobus Cilliers, Head of African Futures and Innovation at the Institute for Security Studies, has described the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as a ‘mission impossible’. He has urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to engage in serious discussions with Rwandan President Paul…
At least 50 Putco buses were set on fire at the Moloto Bus Depot in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Mpumalanga police say they are investigating malicious damage to property, attempted murder and assault following attacks on some depots of Putco bus company. Fifty buses were torched and two workers were injured overnight. An unknown group of…
FILE PHOTO: Plastic and other debris are seen on the shores of Cap Haitian beach, in Cap Haitian, Haiti October 9, 2018. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill into law, aiming to ensure agricultural land supports long-term food production and economic growth. The law establishes a…
1 minute The leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA) addresses the media on recent political developments and its preparations for the upcoming local government elections following an important meeting of its Federal Council. Live proceedings below:
Students inside lecture hall 1 minute There is a high demand for placements as the 2025 academic year at institutions of higher learning is set to start. Ahmed Essop, a research associate at the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies, says there are reports that demand is thirty times higher than in previous years….
[File photo] 3 minutes The stage is set at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morrocco, where 24 African nations will learn who their opponents will be in the group stage of this year’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The draw takes place on Monday evening. The tournament will be staged from December…
1 minute The case of a 25-year-old woman facing charges of possession of child pornography and money laundering will continue in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg.
File image: Putco buses at a depot. 1 minute Putco Bus Company says the number of its buses that have been torched in Mpumalanga overnight has risen to 50. The company says an unknown group of people ambushed security personnel at the Moloto depot and then set buses on fire. Two Putco workers were injured….
