LIVE: ANC SG Mbalula briefs media on 2025 National Budget
1 minute ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula briefs the media on the 2025 national budget. LIVE STREAM:
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SAMA says healthcare budget not sufficient
Hospital ward 2 minutes The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on government to reconsider the proposed budget allocations for the healthcare sector. The association argues that the budget is inadequate and will not effectively address the ongoing crisis in the sector. In his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an…
SASSA launches manhunt for officials in R260 million fraud
Sassa signage board seen outside the head office. 1 minute The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) says a manhunt has been launched for four of its officials who are suspected of defrauding beneficiaries of nearly R260 million. Earlier today, three other officials believed to be connected to the same syndicate were arrested in Johannesburg….
EFF claims Free State has 11 000 incomplete RDP houses
Incomplete RDP houses in the Free State. 1 minute The EFF in the Free State says there are about 11 000 incomplete RDP houses in the province. The party’s Provincial Secretary Busanku Msimanga says the provincial government should hold contractors accountable and stop redirecting money that is meant to build new houses, to long-overdue incomplete…
Two dead as heavy rainfall hits KwaZulu-Natal, flood risk continues
People are seen crossing a street during heavy rainfall. 1 minute The Department of Co-operative Governance in KwaZulu-Natal says the provincial disaster management centre is coordinating response efforts following two nights of heavy rainfall. Mop-up operations are underway in various areas, including eThekwini. At least two people have lost their lives as the result of…
VAT increase needed to improve frontline services: Godongwana
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech two years ago. 2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says increases may not be the ideal measure but it is an attempt to bring much needed improvement in the delivery of frontline services like health and education. Treasury appeared before the four finance committees of Parliament where MPs…
Zelenskyy’s visit to SA could spark diplomatic tensions, says expert
President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with His Excellency Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy… 2 minutes Former diplomat and international relations expert Dr Kingsley Makhubela has warned that the visit of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to South Africa could place the country at the centre of diplomatic tensions between Europe and the United States. President Cyril Ramaphosa is…
Khayelitsha pastor’s rape and attempted murder case postponed
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute The case against a Khayelitsha pastor, accused of rape and attempted murder, has been postponed in the local Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town. The man was arrested by the Khayelitsha Family Violence Child Protection and Sexual Offences unit, following claims of assault and rape…
Eskom aims to minimise load shedding in winter
An Eskom power station. 2 minutes Eskom says it will release its winter plan in the coming weeks. The utility’s Head of Power generation, Bheki Nxumalo says they plan to minimise rolling blackouts this winter season. This is after Eskom failed to maintain its more than 300 days of uninterrupted supply in February due to…
Alcaraz still on track for Indian Wells, Keys keeps streak alive
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) hits a shot as he defeated Grigor Dimitrov (not pictured) 4 minutes Carlos Alcaraz moved closer to a rare Indian Wells “three-peat” as he breezed past an exhausted Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Madison Keys tallied a 15th straight victory by beating Donna Vekic 4-6 7-6(7)…