SANDF briefs the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on its state of preparedness for domestic deployment with SAPS. The announcement was made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during SONA. LIVE STREAM:
The TRC Cases Inquiry, probing alleged efforts to stall the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era perpetrators, is taking place in Newtown, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso during the F1 75 Live Season Launch at The O2 in London, Britain on February 18, 2025. Aston Martin will limit their laps at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix to avoid the risk of their drivers suffering nerve damage from vibrations coming through the steering wheel, team principal Adrian Newey said…
Raindrops on a car’s windscreen. Disaster management teams in KwaZulu-Natal have been placed on high alert today after the South African Weather Service issued a Level 4 weather warning for severe thunderstorms. The storms are expected to impact large parts of the province. The warning indicates that a cold front and a ridge of high pressure will trigger widespread…
A VAT graphic. Section 7 of the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Act, which allows the Minister of Finance to change the VAT rate, has been ruled unconstitutional and invalid in the Western Cape High Court. The Democratic Alliance (DA) brought the application last year after a dispute over a proposed one per cent VAT increase announced…
[File] Court gavel The Butterworth Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 31-year-old rapist, Ayanda Sotyato, to 25 years’ direct imprisonment for raping two women aged 41 and 46 years old in separate incidents in Dutywa in 2022. Police spokesperson, Siphokazi Mawisa, says the victims were taken to Thuthuzela Care Centre for DNA analysis, and…
The Gauteng Provincial Government is ramping up its efforts to attract multi-billion rand investments as it positions the province as Africa’s premier investment hub. The province’s Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) has partnered with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) to host a strategic value proposition event in Johannesburg. This is ahead…
Cattle vaccinated in KwaZulu-Natal as of the part national mass vaccination, 27 February 2026. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture says more than 54 000 cattle have been vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the south coast region. Twenty veterinary teams have administered doses of the vaccine at 150 dip tanks and commercial farms…
NSFAS cup and cap The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) says it has made strides in ensuring that students are adequately funded in the 2026 academic year. NFSAS acting CEO Waseem Carrim says R54 billion has been set aside to assist needy students with education funding in this academic year. Carrim says the registration portal…
