File image: A person holding South African rand notes and coins. 1 minute The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has called on the National Minimum Wage Commission to re-adjust the current figure to save jobs. The national minimum wage stands at R27.58. The IRR says the increase has led to a staggering 230 000 job…
President Cyril Ramaphosa wrapping up his participation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland 2 minutes South Africa has had the opportunity to brief world leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland about the country’s G20 presidency. President Cyril Ramaphosa was briefing the media after he wrapped up his participation at…
Acting MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal Mbali Shinga. 2 minutes Acting MEC for Sports, Arts and Culture in KwaZulu-Natal Mbali Shinga has congratulated the South African Kho-Kho team on its success. The team won the bronze medal at the recently concluded Kho-Kho World Cup which was hosted by India. These indigenous games…
A security guard on duty. 1 minute DENOSA’s President Simon Hlungwani has called on government to insource surveillance security to clinics that operate for 24-hours. This after two nurses were abducted, robbed and raped last week by an armed assailant at the Chuene Clinic outside Polokwane in Limpopo while on duty. Hlungwani was speaking at…
3 minutes Sports physicians in Southern Africa are embracing the new anti-doping measures in football, known as the MODOC System. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held a three-day workshop in Johannesburg in an effort to ensure that African football is drug-free. The workshop was attended by all members of the Confederation of Southern African Football…
Complainant Andiswa Mengo testifies at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge on January 21, 2025. 3 minutes Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge’s counsel’s earlier request to subpoena retired Chief Justice Raymond Zondo to the Judicial Conduct Tribunal has seemingly found meaning before the fact-finding body….
File image: Former Judge of the Gauteng High Court, Nkola Motata. 1 minute The Constitutional Court has dismissed impeached Judge Nkola Motata’s bid to challenge his removal from office. In its order, the apex court concluded that no case had been made for direct access. Motata was removed from office following the National Assembly vote…
CONTRALESA President Kgoshi Lameck Mokoena addressing a Cogta event in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) has criticized the recently signed Expropriation Act, saying it fails to address the needs of dispossessed black South Africans. The Act allows government to expropriate land in the public interest to address issues…
Bullets seen on a desk. 2 minutes The Western Cape Education Department has strongly condemned the murder of a school principal in Kraaifontein. The 54-year-old man was shot in his car outside the Ekuphumleni Primary School in Bloekombos on Thursday. Department spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says counselling services have been given to affected parties. “This is…
A gavel seen on a desk in a court room. 2 minutes A 40-year-old man is expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today for his alleged involvement in a rape and murder committed at Du Noon in Milnerton, Cape Town on New Year’s Day. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says police responded to…
