An IEC banner seen at a voting station in South Africa. Interviews to fill three vacancies in the Electoral Commission (IEC) will take place over the next two days. Eleven candidates, including the current chair of the IEC, Mosotho Moepya, Judge Diya Pillay and Judge Mjabuliseni Madondo, have been shortlisted. A panel chaired by Chief…
RISE Mzansi Leader and Scopa chairperson, Songezo Zibi, speaking in Parliament. The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) says the dissolution of the Board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) will not detract from its work conducting an inquiry into the affairs of the entity. Transport Minister Barbra Creecy recently dissolved the Board of RAF,…
Livestock at an owner’s premises Dairy farmers in KwaZulu-Natal say they have been severely impacted by the Foot-and-Mouth disease (FMD) and the new restrictions imposed by government to contain the spread. The province has reported 191 outbreaks, with 172 still active. New cases have continued to emerge, with several reported in the Amajuba area including…
Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya interviewed for three position of IEC Commissioners on July 22, 2025. Electoral Commission (IEC) Chairperson Mosotho Moepya has conceded that Voter Management Devices (VDMs) failed the commission during the May 29 elections last year, resulting in long queues in some places. He faced a robust grilling by a panel…
File image | The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended the South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Andrew Chauke with immediate effect pending an inquiry into Adv Chauke’s fitness to hold office. The President in a statement says that he has informed Adv Chauke of his decision in writing….
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen speaks at the Foot and Mouth Disease Indaba in Roodeplaat, Pretoria, on 21 July 2025. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the country has led to an economic fallout, decreased exports and job losses. Steenhuisen was speaking during the Foot and Mouth Disease Indaba…
Frost on grass. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is forecasting cold weather with temperatures peaking at 17 degrees in parts of Gauteng for this week. Partly cloudy conditions are expected from Monday afternoon. Residents are urged to use safe devices to keep warm and to never leave a device with a naked flame unattended….
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has issued directions in former President Jacob Zuma and the uMkhonto weSizwe(MKP) party’s legal challenge against President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police Minister on special leave. The said directions set a number of deadlines for interested parties, namely those who wish to oppose the application must…
[FILE IMAGE]: Suspect being handcuffed and arrested. A 35-year-old man has appeared before the Botshabelo Magistrates’ Court in the Free State in connection with the murder of his elderly father. Lefu Phosholi was arrested this past Saturday after being sought by police since his disappearance on the 2nd of July. It is alleged that the…
Outgoing Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane at the 3rd Annual Making Education Fashionable event at the Durban ICC, 21 June 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the removal of Higher Education and Training Minister Nobuhle Nkabane. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Nkabane’s deputy Buti Manamela, as the Minister and Nomusa Dube-Ncube as…
