Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa announces the allocations for disaster disbursed to provinces. 2 minutes The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department has disbursed R1.4 billion across 60 municipalities in five provinces affected by natural disasters for the 2024/2025 financial year. The country has in recent years experienced severe natural disasters,…
Luke Fleurs poses for a picture at the Kaizer Chiefs’ offices. The case against six arrested for the alleged hijacking and murder of Kaizer Chiefs defender, Luke Fleurs, is expected to resume on Friday morning at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Ekurhuleni. Fleurs was brutally killed at a petrol station in Florida, Roodepoort, on…
Pretoria Magistrate’s Court 1 minute The case against a police captain accused of raping a 20-year-old police trainee has been postponed. This is to allow the police watchdog – IPID to conduct further investigation into other alleged sexual assault incidents against the police officer. He made his second appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s court today…
Voters at an IEC voting station Residents of Ward 13 in Seshego in Polokwane are still voting in a by-election to elect a new ward councilor. This is the first by-election in which the South African Communist Party is running independently from the ANC. The position became vacant after an EFF councillor was expelled for…
Former Reaction Unit 6 leader Johan Marais appears in the High Court in Pretoria on July 10, 2025. Former apartheid-era police officer Johan Marais has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the murder of student activist Caiphus Nyoka. Marais, who led the Reaction Unit 6, was found guilty of Nyoka’s premeditated murder in…
King Misuzulu at his traditional wedding King Misuzulu KaZwelithini is involved in the final stages of his traditional wedding at KwaKhangelamankengane Palace, as he marries his second wife Queen MaMyeni from Jozini. The King was accompanied by Amabutho. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema is also among the guests in attendance. Royal family spokesperson…
Slain Mpumalanga EFF branch Treasurer Dan Makutu. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it cannot rule out the possibility that the gunning down of its member near a spaza shop in Kobokweni outside White River in Mpumalanga is politically motivated. Fifty-year-old Dan Makutu apparently received a phone call and then went to meet…
Chairs and desks in a classroom. The Eastern Cape Department of Education is investigating allegations of sexual abuse against educators at J.S. Skenjana Senior Secondary School in Dutywa. This after social media went abuzz in recent days with users alleging that some teachers have impregnated learners. “I have a friend who was impregnated by the…
Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke delivered the keynote address at the 10th Kader Asmal Annual Memorial Lecture on November 7, 2024. 2 minutes Retired Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke says the late Kader Asmal believed that international law was important for the enhancement of liberation. He delivered the keynote address at the 10th Kader…
FILE | Empty classroom. The Independent Schools Association of Southern Africa (Isasa) has urged the government not to continue with the proposed tax law amendments in their current form. This comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana prepares to deliver his Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) on Wednesday. The National Treasury is proposing Value-Added Tax (VAT)…
