File Image: A farmer inspects the soil ahead of planting. 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen is set to meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa on the Expropriation Act. The DA, which has been left disgruntled by its signing, claims the Bill was signed into law despite a legal opinion from DA minister Dean…
2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) says the question of withdrawing soldiers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be discussed politically. Kenya’s President William Ruto, as chairperson of the East African Community, has invited the Presidents of Rwanda and the DRC to a meeting in Kenya to discuss the situation…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mamoloko Kubayi 2 minutes Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Mmamoloko Kubayi has announced a list of convicted sexual offenders and Gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators will be made public by the end of February. The minister addressed the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s 365 Days Against GBV Awareness Campaign in Soweto on Tuesday….
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 1 minute The case of former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda and a co-accused will resume in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto today. Gwamanda is facing charges of fraud. This comes after he allegedly defrauded Soweto residents in a funeral policy scheme. It is reported that some of…
SASSA Head Office 3 minutes The North Gauteng High Court’s ruling ordering the government to remedy the defects in the regulations and change the design and administration of the SRD grant will go a long way to helping millions of households who depend on the grant for their livelihoods. That’s according to the Institute for Economic…
Bicycles at a school. 2 minutes Cycling to and from school will not only contribute to learners’ fitness and health, but it will help them to arrive early. This is according to Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela. She was handing out bicycles to scores of learners at the Lesedi Secondary and Boshkop…
Scores of Putco buses were torched in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has expressed great concern about the torching of over 50 Putco buses in the Nkangala District in Mpumalanga last night. A group of unknown armed suspects targeted several depots in the province, and two employees were injured. National Department of…
[File photo] 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says although they don’t support the recent Expropriation Act, they will oppose any court bid by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) against it. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law last week. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the FF Plus and Afri-Forum have…
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the suppressing of the SACP’s views by its Tripartite alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC), is an injustice to the legacy of struggle stalwart and former SACP General Secretary Joe Slovo. Mapaila was…
A road has been barricaded with rocks and burning tyres during a service delivery protest. 1 minute The Mbashe Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape has urged motorists to drive with caution on the N2 through Dutywa. A service delivery protest blocked traffic for most of the morning. Residents of informal settlements are alleged to…
