Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni 2 minutes Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured Members of Parliament that newly established intelligence agencies will be free of political interference. Ntshavheni was answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces. The Presidential High-Level Review Panel and State Capture Commission’s recommendations were to separate the…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti 3 minutes Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday he was proud of the legacy he had built in four mostly successful years in his second tenure at Real Madrid and will only have good memories as he heads to Brazil to take over the five-times world champions. Wednesday’s LaLiga match at…
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…
1857 suspects were arrested for illegal mining related offences and various other crimes during the Vala Umgodi sting operations. 1 minute Two illegal miners who were arrested in the Northern Cape for being in possession of unpolished diamonds are expected to appear in court soon. They were arrested on Tuesday at Port Nolloth during Operation…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Chief Pathologist Dr. Sibusiso Ntsele has questioned why former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli was not transferred to a specialized hospital as his injuries required high quality medical attention. Ntsele is testifying in the reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death. The initial…
[FILE]: The artists say they won’t give up their fight as it is a righteous revolution. 2 minutes Hundreds of cultural and creative practitioners are marching in Pretoria today, protesting what they describe as a decline in transparency within the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. The demonstrators, part of the Cultural and Creative Industries…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa briefs the media. 1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom is doing its best to manage the national grid as demand for energy increases during winter. This after the power utility implemented stage two rolling blackouts on Tuesday. This is due to a combination of factors,…
Road construction 1 minute KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma has called for urgent police action following the armed robbery of a construction company in Bergville on Monday night. The company is contracted by the department for a R177 million road rehabilitation project under the Okhahlamba Local Municipality. According to reports, six armed…
Eskom has announced Stage 2 loadshedding. 2 minutes Energy expert, Professor Vally Padayachee says Eskom’s implementation of stage 2 rolling blackouts paints a bleak picture for its winter outlook. Last week, the power utility promised to keep the lights on, saying that the national electricity grid was stable. It said sufficient emergency reserves would manage…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attends the first G20 Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting in Pretoria on February 27, 2025. 1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will this morning update the media on the status of South Africa’s electricity generation performance. This comes after Eskom’s announcement yesterday that it would implement stage…
