Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa The Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says steady progress is being made in reforming the country’s electricity sector. Speaking outside the Cape Town City Hall, hours before President Cyril Ramaphosa is scheduled to deliver the State of the Nation Address, the Minister says the transformation process is gaining momentum, citing…
The Nelson Mandela University South campus main building in Summerstrand, Gqeberha. Police and a private security company have used rubber bullets to disperse protesting students at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Students were protesting over National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) related issues and online registration. The students used tyres and debris to block…
Workers leading a march demanding decent jobs, 7 October 2025. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) says it expects President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to table solutions to the issues of unemployment, poverty, inequality, crime, and corruption. Ramaphosa will deliver the SONA on Thursday evening at the Cape Town…
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala together with co-accused appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on January 29, 2026. The Acting Judge in the case involving Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala and four others has ordered the Department of Correctional Services to provide Matlala’s legal team with a room or place to consult with him, with no obstructions….
IPID senior Investigator, Nomsa Masuku. Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) senior Investigator, Nomsa Masuku, has testified that the police watchdog could not establish the presence of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) vehicles outside the home of Brakpan businessman, Emmanuel Mbense. Mbense was killed in April 2022 allegedly by members of the police service. His body…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. Minerals research organisation, Mintek says strong partnerships between key role players in the mining industry, including government and mining companies, are crucial for adding value to South Africa’s mineral exports. Mintek’s Executive Manager for Minerals Processing, Lawrence Bbosa, says beneficiation…
FILE: SANDF seen on the Cape Flats Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has alluded to an announcement that will be made by President Cyril Ramaphosa about the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the Western Cape. Ramaphosa will deliver his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall…
Minibus taxis are seen in Limpopo during a Department of Transport and Community Safety scholar transport safety blitz on 04 February 2026. Some scholar transport drivers have marched to the offices of the Department of Transport in Thohoyandou in Limpopo. They say they are concerned that their vehicles are being impounded by traffic officers. The…
State Advocate George Baloyi at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria on 12 September, 2022. The state in the Senzo Meyiwa trial has raised concerns over the repetition in the testimony of accused two, Bongani Ntanzi. Ntanzi has been testifying at the High Court in Pretoria where he is appearing…
A dry tap The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling on government to declare the current water crisis a national disaster. The call comes amid ongoing protests over water outages which have left communities with dry taps for weeks. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina briefed the media in Midrand, north of Johannesburg…
