The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula briefs the media in Johannesburg on January 28, 2025 on the outcomes of the party’s National Lekgotla. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party has resolved to prioritise educational campaigns that promote safe sexual practices and health literacy. This is in…
City of Polokwane 2 minutes Some residents in the Polokwane Municipality in Limpopo want the city to fast-track service delivery and infrastructure development before they can officially obtain Metropolitan status. Residents in Seshego, Mankweng and Thoka want the city to resolve their water shortage challenge and errors in municipal rates, as well as fix roads….
3 minutes Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the US’ move to temporarily cease its funding of HIV and AIDS prorgrammes around the world, under the new Trump administration, will have a limited impact on South Africa’s fight against the disease. Motsoaledi was speaking to journalists at the Cabinet Lekgotla in Pretoria. He says the South…
1 minute Parents and guardians in Gauteng are urged to finalise late applications for Grade 1 and 8 placements in public schools before Thursday’s deadline. The Gauteng Education Department introduced this phase to assist parents who missed the 2025 Online Admissions period or have yet to secure a school for their children. So far, over…
Mpumalanga transport officials inspect burnt out Putco buses. 1 minute Mpumalanga police say they’re following up all possible leads to find and arrest the other suspects believed to be connected to the torching of 51 Putco buses, in the Nkangala district on Monday night. This follows the arrest of two suspects, aged 29 and 37,…
The North West University campus in Mahikeng was forced to close on Monday after students embarked on a seven day national shutdown of all public universities. 3 minutes Some prospective students at the North West University’s Mahikeng campus say they are frustrated, as they have not gotten clear responses to their applications. The campus started…
Residents look on as the fire gutters the shacks. 2 minutes The City of Johannesburg’s Anti-Land Invasion Unit needs to be capacitated to deal effectively with illegal land invasions. That’s according to the city’s MMC for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso. His comment comes after a fire ravaged the Selby informal settlement in Booysens, where hundreds…
ANC NEC members brief the media on the outcomes of the ANC NEC Lekgotla 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says that the country’s biggest party is unapologetic about the transformative legislation that it has passed. Speaking following the ANC National Lekgotla, Mbalula says that the meeting urged that government ensure there…
SA’s Under-19 women at the ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia. 1 minute South Africa’s last Super Six match against the United States (US) at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia has been abandoned without a ball bowled. Relentless rain in Sarawak has denied the Young Proteas yet…
Fifty Putco buses were set alight on January 27, 2025. 1 minute Mpumalanga police have arrested two suspects in connection with the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District on Monday night. Police Spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says the suspects were apprehended last night. A group of armed individuals driving a Quantum, a…
