ANC NEC member Mzwandile Masina African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) member, Mzwandile Masina, says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s January 8 statement will address the party’s need to fix local government. The ANC’s 114th anniversary celebration is taking place at Moruleng Stadium in the North West, on Saturday, a province that has been plagued…
Fire extinguishers seen on the ground as shacks burn. Two people were killed in the early hours of Saturday morning during a fire incident involving multiple shacks at the Marathon Informal Settlement in Primrose, east of Johannesburg. The exact cause of the fire is currently undetermined at this stage and the matter is under investigation…
Scene of the shootout Eastern Cape police have fatally shot a suspect, on the R61 in Corhana near Mthatha. Provincial police spokesperson Nobuntu Gantana says the Police National Intervention Unit (NIU) acted on intelligence about a suspect in possession of illegal firearms. It is alleged that NIU members intercepted and tried to stop the vehicle,…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to reflect on the year that was, while outlining the party’s priorities and political messaging going into 2026 at the 114th anniversary celebrations at Moruleng outside Rustenburg. LIVESTREAM:
Congress of South African Trade Unions first deputy President, Mike Shingange Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (COSATU) first Deputy President, Mike Shingange, has added his voice to utterances made by the African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, on the unemployment of young people. In an interview with South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)…
ANC members and supporters gather at the Moruleng Stadium in the North West ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary celebrations, January 10, 2026. Some African National Congress (ANC) volunteers in Moruleng, in the North West, have expressed frustration after being sidelined from the party’s main anniversary celebration, despite working throughout the week in preparation for…
Aftermath of a veld fire in the Nelson Mandela Bay area captured on 09 January 2026. Fires that hit the southern parts of the Sarah Baartman District municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro have been brought under control. [LISTEN] SA Weather Services issues red veldfire warning as Eastern Cape wild fires rage on 🔗 https://t.co/c7Ii9firp1#TheWeekendView #SABCNews…
The defence lawyer in the murder case of a 58-year-old man accused of killing his wife, has told the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo that the gun that the police found at his house in Lebowakgomo was planted by the police to incriminate him. The defence lawyer in the murder case of a 58-year-old man…
SACP leader Blade Nzimande speaking to SABC News. The South African Communist Party (SACP) insists its decision to contest the 2026 local government elections (LGE) independently does not amount to a withdrawal from the Tripartite Alliance. The party’s National Chairperson Blade Nzimande says while the SACP has exercised its right as an independent party, it…
FILE| Lekompo musician Shebe Maburna seen in the dock during his bail hearing. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Limpopo has welcomed the Polokwane High Court’s judgment that dismissed the urgent application by artist, Lehlohonolo Chauke popularly known as Shebe Maburna to appeal his bail denial. Maburna was denied bail by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court…
