Launch of the initiative Microsoft and the public broadcaster have launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) service on the SABC Plus platform. This was announced at Microsoft’s AI Tour 2026 conference happening at the Sandton Convention Centre. The collaboration works in which Microsoft provides key information around Artificial Intelligence on the SABC Plus platform. The aim…
Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Centre) chairs the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he expects all law enforcement agencies to implement the Madlanga Commission report which was submitted to him in December. He has welcomed…
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala together with co-accused appear in the High Court in Johannesburg on January 29, 2026. The pre-trial hearing of controversial businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, together with his four co-accused, has been postponed to February 6 at the High Court in Johannesburg. Matlala is facing 11 counts of attempted murder, along with a…
South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter addresses the 10th ATRN Congress in Cape Town on September 16, 2025. Action SA is calling for the next South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner to be appointed from within the organisation. The party says this would ensure continuity and protect the institution’s credibility, following Edward Kieswetter‘s…
FILE | ALS Paramedics’ vehicles. Eleven people have reportedly been killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles on the R102 in Isipingo, Durban. ALS Paramedics Spokesperson Garrith Jamieson is urging motorists to use alternative routes. Jamieson says the events leading up to the incident are not clear. He says, “At this stage, I can confirm…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona on day 48 at the Madlanga Commission, January 28, 2026. It has emerged that KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona leaked the confidential information of police officers to attempted murder accused, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala. The leaked ID numbers were contained in an affidavit relating to an alleged Mozambican…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s showing appreciation of the country’s steady growth and upwardly revising its growth projections, South Africa is on course to meet its National Development Plan (NDP) objectives. In 2012, Cabinet adopted the NDP as the country’s economic…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago The Reserve Bank is widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged when it makes its announcement on Thursday. This means indebted consumers will continue paying the same for their debt instalments, while those with savings, will continue earning the same interest rate. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut rates by…
The Letaba River overflowing after floods in Limpopo. The Kruger National Park is counting the cost after devastating floods caused widespread damage across parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The floods have claimed nearly 40 lives and left billions of rands in damage, prompting urgent calls for both national and international assistance. In response, the Minister…
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona has testified that he did not open documents sent to him by Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala on the identity of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Evidence before the Madlanga Commission from Witness X, states that Matlala sent General Senona three different ID numbers allegedly belonging…
