The joint sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Police and the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development in the National Assembly at Parliament on July 22, 2025. The National Assembly has adopted a report from the joint committees of Police and Justice and Constitutional Development, to establish an ad hoc committee that will look…
ANC members and volunteers interact with voters during a Ward 1 by-election in the Sol Plaatje Municipality in the Northern Cape on 23 July 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape has won Ward 1 in Kimberley following yesterday’s by-election. The result gives the party an edge over the opposition in the…
MultiChoice logo is displayed outside the company’s building in Cape Town, South Africa The Competition Commission has welcomed the approval of the proposed merger between the French media company CANAL-Plus and MultiChoice. The Competition Tribunal conditionally approved the over R30 billion deal on Tuesday that could significantly transform the local media landscape. The merger sets…
The woman accused of kidnapping a nine-day-old baby from the Middestad Mall in Bellville last month, faces imminent arrest in another matter involving a pregnant 15-year-old teenager. This was heard in the Bellville magistrates’ court during her bail application. The 37-year-old woman was arrested days after allegedly kidnapping the infant boy last month. The baby has…
South Africa have been dethroned as Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions. Nine-time champions Nigeria broke Banyana Banyana’s hearts with a goal on 90 minute for a 2-1 semifinal victory in Casablanca, Morocco. The Super Falcons scored via a penalty by their captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, on the stroke of halftime to take a slender lead into…
MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Johannesburg Kenny Kunene. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg has called on Mayor Dada Morero to take urgent action against Transport MMC Kenny Kunene and remove him permanently from his position. Kunene was found at the home of Katiso “KT” Molefe, the alleged mastermind behind the…
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, calling on her to schedule a date for the party’s motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa. During a media briefing in Parliament earlier on Tuesday, MK Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele and party colleagues outlined their reasons for going this route. “Given…
MMC for Roads and Transport in the City of Johannesburg Kenny Kunene. Patriotic Alliance (PA) leader Gayton McKenzie has suspended his deputy, Kenny Kunene, from his role as Johannesburg’s MMC for Transport and from party political activities for one month. The one-month suspension is pending an investigation into Kunene’s presence at the home of a…
Aerial view of food aisles in a supermarket. Household budgets remain under pressure amid the rising cost of goods as inflation edges up from 2.8% in May to 3.0% in June. Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) latest released data shows that consumer inflation rose on the back of higher food prices, which have reached a…
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address on 27 March 2025. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says security measures have been implemented to protect senior forensic auditors working on high-profile investigations at the metro. This follows the killing of 47-year-old chief forensic auditor in the municipality, Mpho Mafole. Mafole was gunned down…
