FILE | Mine workers underground. Over a thousand members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) have embarked on a strike action at Impala Platinum’s Shaft Number 1 in Rustenburg. They are demanding recognition of their union by the company providing services to Impala. It is reported that the company has a closed shop agreement…
Finance minister, Enoch Gondogwana. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to make an announcement on Tuesday (28 April) regarding the extension of the temporary fuel relief that was implemented in March. That’s after government reduced the fuel levy by R3 a litre, from the 1st of May. Godongwana told the National Assembly last week that…
A group of young men with one holding up a sign which reads “Ramaphosa, Young People are hungry in the Free State…” At the back of the tent, away from the main stage where President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed thousands gathered for Freedom Day in Bloemfontein, a group of about seven young men stood quietly, rotating…
Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and City Manager Kagiso Lerutla appear at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court in the East Rand on April 28, 2026. City of Ekurhuleni Manager Kagiso Lerutla’s lawyer says his client presented compelling arguments during the bail application and is not surprised by the court’s decision to…
President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at the Dr Rantlai Molemela stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Freedom Day address to reflect on South Africa’s democratic journey and call for unity, as celebrations are taking place at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of…
Mimi Coertse has died at the age of 93. The world-famous South African opera singer, Mimi Coertse, has died in Pretoria at the age of 93. Coertse became an international star in the 50’s and was regarded as one of the best sopranos in the world. She was born in Durban and grew up in…
Shebe Maburna appears in the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo on April 28, 2026. The Polokwane Magistrate’s Court has adjourned musician Lehlogonolo “Shebe Maburna” Chauke’s third bail application to Thursday for a ruling. The state is opposing bail. Shebe Maburna wants to be granted bail so that he can seek medical attention following his leg…
Suspended Tshwane Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Umashi Dhlamini testifies at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria on April 28, 2026. Questions have been raised at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry over suspended Tshwane Deputy Police Chief Commissioner Umashi Dhlamini and his alleged interest in a tender linked to the so-called Matthews Phosa Municipality in…
Suspended EMPD Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and City Manager Kagiso Lerutla in court Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Deputy Chief Julius Mkhwanazi and Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla have each been granted R30 000 bail at the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court. The pair are facing charges including corruption, fraud, and defeating the ends of justice. They have…
Three business owners have been shot at the Johannesburg CBD Ethiopian nationals running businesses in the Johannesburg CBD say that they are being targeted. This comes after the Gauteng Police have launched a manhunt for two masked gunmen who shot and killed three foreign national shop owners inside a fast-food outlet in the Joburg CBD….
