The South African Weather Service’s (SAWS) outlook for January 28, 2025. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised the public to use social media platforms to get weather updates. This comes after it experienced a security breach on Sunday evening. The breach resulted in the collapse of the SAWS Information and Communication…
SABC Television building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 3 minutes Senior Counsel for Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party, Dali Mpofu has argued that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is not entitled to repeat the term “Government of National Unity” simply because it is used by the government. Mpofu says that the SABC should not be…
Team of Blitzboks. 2 minutes The South African Sevens rugby team were beaten 14-7 by Spain in the bronze medal play-off match to settle for fourth place at the Perth leg of the World Rugby Sevens series in Australia. However, Selvyn Davids, hit back one minute later to level matters for the Blitzboks. The two…
Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng appears in court. 1 minute Traditional healer, Makgotso “Gogo Maweni” Mofokeng has been released on R5 000 bail after briefly appearing in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto. Mofokeng is facing a charge of assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. She was arrested on 19 January in connection…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute A couple accused of murdering an ex-partner is expected to be sentenced at the Pretoria High Court tomorrow. Sibusiso and Lerato Mahlangu were found guilty of the premeditated murder of Mahlangu’s former partner, Sibusiso Sithebe. The pair have also been convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, and three…
Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 1 minute Displaced residents from the Booysens informal settlement in Johannesburg, are calling on the government for urgent assistance. This as scores of residents were left homeless this afternoon after a fire ripped through the informal settlement. The exact cause of the fire is still unknown…
Police men and women at National Police Day 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the public’s trust in the South African Police Service (SAPS) will help officers fight crime. The minister says the police force was transformed into a service 30 years ago after the transition to democracy, adding it is their constitutional duty…
Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 2 minutes Scores of residents from the Booysens informal settlement Camp in Johannesburg, have been left homeless, after a fire ravaged dozens of shacks this afternoon. At this stage it’s still unclear what the cause of the fire was. One of the residents, Difference Malatji, says…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media. 1 minute The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says there will not be a 36% electricity tariff hike in South Africa. Ramokgopa was speaking on the sidelines of the second day of the African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) lekgotla being…
IFP leader Velenkosini Hlabisa. 2 minutes Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) President Velenkosini Hlabisa has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa for what he calls failure to consult GNU partners before signing the Land Expropriation Act. Hlabisa says President Ramaphosa must not unilaterally sign controversial laws without proper discussions with parties who form the government going forward. He…
