President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the Inaugural National Transport Conference in Midrand, 16 March 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Free State is uniquely positioned to be at the heart of the country’s economic growth story as it is strategically positioned. He says the province can capitalise on a logistic distribution hub linking major economic…
An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of their head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. The African Security Congress (ASC) has called for a thorough investigation into Eskom’s security tender process alleging corruption and favouritism. The organisation alleges that the power utility’s tender bidding process overlooks black-owned companies while favouring white-owned businesses. It has also…
The three guilty people in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie says he has given acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia new information linking several people to the disappearance of Joshlin Smith. This Friday was the second day of a renewed search for the little girl in Saldanha of the…
FILE: ANC members at a rally. The African National Congress in the Eastern Cape says it will await the court’s advice on a suitable date to hold its 10th provincial elective conference. This is after the KuGompo (East London) High Court interdicted the party from convening the conference, which was expected to sit between the…
Kirsty Coventry during the press conference after she was elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at 144th IOC Session in Costa Navarino, Pylos, Greece on March 20, 2025. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced a new Policy on the Protection of the Female Category in Olympic Sport and Guiding…
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen during foot and mouth vaccination drive. The Free State Department of Agriculture says four new cases of Foot and Mouth disease have been reported in the province, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 17. The four cases were reported in Vrede, Virginia, and Ladybrand. In a statement released by the…
The flag of the African National Congress. The African National Congress (ANC) in Limpopo has welcomed the Polokwane High Court ruling against an urgent application to interdict the provincial elective conference. The court has dismissed the application and struck the matter off the roll due to lack of urgency. Judge Mashudu Tshivhase has also ruled…
The newly elected Provincial Office Bearers of the 14th ANC Mpumalanga Provincial Conference. ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated the Mpumalanga Provincial Executive Committee’s top five officials on their election. He urged all the members to work hard to build a strong ANC in the province. President Ramaphosa is closing the conference at the Mbombela…
Scene of the CIT heist A cash-in-transit (CIT) van has been blown up by robbers near the Midway Mall in Durban’s Newlands West. ALS Paramedics who have responded to the scene, asked motorists to avoid the area. It is not known at this stage if anyone was injured in the robbery. Following the release of…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli says Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi‘s contract as the provincial police commissioner has been renewed. Ntuli announced this at a crime imbizo in the Pietermaritzburg area. He earlier expressed concern about a lack of clarity in the status of Mkhwanazi’s contract, as it was to expire at the…
