EFF provincial leader Nkululeko Dunga. 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Gauteng chairperson Nkululeko Dunga says residents in Sharpeville, Gauteng, are not only grappling with high levels of unemployment but also neglect from government. Dunga was speaking to SABC News ahead of the EFF rally at Dlomo Dam where party leader Julius Malema will address…
Coach Hugo Broos during training 2 minutes Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says it will be disastrous if they lose a World Cup qualifier game against Lesotho. Broos had addressed media on the readiness of their game against ‘Likuena’. Bafana will lock horns with Lesotho at the new Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo, on…
An unplugged electricity cord. 1 minute Energy Expert Ruse Moleshe has warned citizens that the risk of rolling blackouts still remains. This follows Eskom implementing stage two load shedding on Wednesday that was suspended at 5am this morning. Moleshe says the electricity grid is not completely reliable yet and with planned maintenance for winter, there…
Sharpeville Massacre memorial. 2 minutes The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania will be hosting the Sharpeville Massacre Commemoration at Dlomo Dam, Sharpeville in the Vaal, to honour the victims of 1960 who stood against the pass laws and colonial rule. The event will comprise of a wreath-laying ceremony at Philindaba Cemetery and a march through…
[FILE IMAGE]: DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is attending the two-day provincial council in Kimberly. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, says that if it were up to her, she would appoint Tony Leon as the new South African Ambassador to the United States. This follows the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool last…
Eddie Jordan during his F1 days 3 minutes Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose team gave Michael Schumacher a Formula One debut in 1991 has died of cancer at home in South Africa aged 76, his family said on Thursday. Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered the ‘Piranha Club’ world of grand prix racing with his eponymous…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile laying a wreath at the Langa Memorial, Kariega, in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes Human Rights Day is an emotional time for the affected families of the victims who were gunned down at the Langa Massacre in Kariega. Some of these families lost their breadwinners and this has left lifelong scars…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago takes questions from the media after announcing the repo rate. 1 minute The South African Reserve Bank has kept the repo rate unchanged at 7.5%. The prime lending rate remains at 11%. Central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says inflation has edged slightly higher and appears contained at 3.2%. Delivering his…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver the keynote address during the commemoration of the Langa Massacre, which will be held at Kariega in the Eastern Cape today. The Nelson Mandela Municipality has set aside R5 million to host the event. The Langa Memorial site is receiving a major facelift…
Tap with droplet of water 2 minutes Bonwelong Primary and Umqhele Secondary School in Ivory Park, Johannesburg, continue to face intermittent water supply, which has affected teaching and learning at the schools. As South Africa observes Human Rights Month, the right to access clean drinking water remains a challenge in many communities. Ivory Park councillor,…
