Dictionary definition of legislation. The National Assembly has passed the Special Appropriation Bill. The bill allocates additional money to the Department of Health. Additional funding was requested by the Department after the United States withdrew its PEPFAR funding to South Africa and other countries last year. Democratic Alliance MP Janho Engelbrecht says political differences should be put…
[FILE IMAGE]: MK Party Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele (R) in the National Assembly. The MK Party has removed its Treasurer-General Mpiyakhe Limba and Chief Whip Colleen Makhubele. The party has removed Limba and replaced him with Brian Molefe, who is also a Member of Parliament. In the National Assembly, Makhubele was removed as Chief Whip…
CAF match officials during AFCON tournament The Confederation of African Football (CAF) says it has collected recent match reports and video evidence and is investigating potentially unacceptable behaviour from some players and officials for incidents during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco. The fixtures under investigation are the quarter-final matches between…
Road closed off at the N12 westbound before the Diepkloof Interchange in Johannesburg after a shooting incident. Motorists in southern Johannesburg are urged to avoid the N12 westbound before the Diepkloof interchange following a shooting involving police and suspected criminals. All lanes have been closed and heavy traffic delays are being experienced. Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department…
CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaks at an event Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Velenkosini Hlabisa says government will engage President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia over the killing of traditional leaders. He was speaking after a meeting with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) in…
A crime scene cordoned-off. A Zimbabwean man has been stabbed to death in his car at Ivydale Plot in Polokwane, Limpopo. He has been identified as Philip Mabusha. Locals are alleged to have then assaulted one of the suspected attackers. The suspect is being treated in hospital, another person managed to escape the angry…
Veterinary workers about to vaccinate cattle Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says he will approach the national government to have the foot and mouth disease declared a state of disaster. He made these comments when unveiling the Department’s strategy to contain this disease during a media briefing in Parliament. He described the strategy, which includes…
FILE| Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will resume on Monday 26 January. This has been confirmed by the Commission in a statement this Monday afternoon. Spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says that the Commission will continue from where it left off in December 2025. The Commission…
Court gavel The Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town has sentenced two accused to long jail terms in connection to a mass shooting in the Endlovini informal settlement in 2022, in which five people were killed. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says the accused, Madoda Zwayi and Thembani Kobe, were found guilty of five counts of…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube during school feeding programme at NW school Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says school nutrition programmes are essential for learning as hungry children struggle to concentrate and stay in school. Speaking in the North West on the first day of the 2026 academic year, Gwarube said that R10 billion has been allocated to the nutrition programme. She…
