Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town on February 3, 2025. 1 minute Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe is representing President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba under way in Cape Town on Monday. The Presidency says this follows a…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli leave the pitch. 2 minutes India coach Gautam Gambhir said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have much to offer the team despite their poor run of form in recent matches, stressing the veteran duo will play a key role in this month’s Champions Trophy. Captain Rohit and batter Kohli…
Traffic lights 1 minute Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero says vandalism of traffic lights across the metro remains a serious problem. Morero was speaking to the media on the progress made in the rehabilitation of Lillian Ngoyi Street formerly known as Bree Street in the Johannesburg CBD. The street remains closed after a gas explosion in…
EFF leader, Julius Malema addresses a media briefing in Johannesburg on February 3, 2025. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called for the closure of the Rwandan Embassy in South Africa, saying that there is no need to continue diplomatic relations with a country that undermines its sovereignty. EFF leader Julius Malema urged…
EPL player’s soccer jersey with ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship 2 minutes The Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner has urged soccer clubs Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain to end their “blood-stained” sponsorship agreements with “Visit Rwanda” following the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. The DR Congo health ministry said on…
President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the SADC Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government in Harare, Zimbabwe on January 31, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says he looks forward to engaging with his United States (US) counterpart President Donald Trump over the land reform policy and issues of bilateral interest. This comes after a…
The SAHRC sets up a station ahead of its load reduction inquiry. 2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) kicks off a three-day inquiry on Monday into a new phenomenon of load reduction, which it says is seemingly targeted at a particular demographic. The hearings will access the legal, policy and practical justifications…
Cricket ball and bat. 1 minute A Krugersdorp High School learner has died in a freak sporting accident that took place at the Christian Brothers’ College (CBC) in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, over the weekend. This happened during a cricket match between Krugersdorp High School and CBC on Saturday. In a statement addressed to parents,…
File image: Post Office worker assists customer. 1 minute Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies has called for the dismissal of the business rescue practitioners overseeing the South African Post Office (SAPO) business rescue. The committee is frustrated that the practitioner has not developed a viable plan to restore the struggling entity’s financial…
Late first democratic President Nelson Mandela and the National Party’s FW de Klerk. 1 minute Exactly 35 years ago today, late-former president FW de Klerk announced sweeping changes at the opening of Parliament in Cape Town. His speech in 1990 marked the beginning of the negotiated transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy. It included the…
