Today marks 75 years since the existence of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, when the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the broadcast house on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. Two years later, the news bulletins were extended to include regional bulletins, followed by a rediffusion…
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Lesetja Kganyago attends a seminar titled “The Evolving Art of Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets” during the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on South Africa could cause around 100 000 job losses, with the agriculture…
ANC’s Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo addresses the media in Johannesburg on July 17, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng says government officials and leaders linked to the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi should be arrested and charged. Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, the ANC’s Provincial Task…
[File Image] President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address of the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders at the Good Hope Chamber in Parliament, Cape Town. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is implementing the recommendations of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into State Capture. The President was responding to accusations by some of…
Pollsmoor Correctional Centre Prison authorities have last night conducted a raid for contraband at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre outside Cape Town, in what officials say is part of nationwide targeted operations. The National Commissioner Makgothi Thobakgale led the crackdown, which he says is aimed at rooting out criminal networks and their influence. Prison authorities have conducted…
[File photo] Tragedy and large-scale loss of life often dominate headlines, and news organisations recognise the importance of covering these events thoroughly, yet with understanding and empathy. Over the past 75 years, SABC News has been both witness to and messenger of numerous tragedies and massacres -documenting their impact and how they shaped the country’s…
Kaizer Chiefs founder and chairman, Kaizer Motaung. Wits University has bestowed an honorary doctorate on the founder and chairman of Kaizer Chiefs, Kaizer Motaung. The institution is honouring Motaung for his commitment to promoting education and football, and the uplifting of disadvantaged youth. In 2022, the University of Cape Town conferred an honorary doctorate in…
RISE Mzansi Leader and Scopa chairperson, Songezo Zibi, speaking in Parliament. Rise Mzansi leader and Scopa chairperson Songezo Zibi has called on the government to exercise a sense of urgency in dealing with corruption and lawlessness in the country. Zibi says people’s faith in democracy is declining as the need for decisive action against corruption…
