Tax-related material on a desk. 1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe party says the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the VAT increase only addresses a symptom of a deeper crisis that includes aggressive austerity, restrictive monetary policies and a privatization agenda that the party says is being brutally imposed on South Africans. The MKP…
The former teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year old learner at a primary school outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has been denied bail on April 29, 2025. 2 minutes The former teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old learner at a primary school outside Polokwane in Limpopo, has been denied bail. The accused, whom SABC News cannot…
Scene from the George building collapse. 2 minutes Next week marks a year since the tragic George building collapse in the Western Cape in which 34 people lost their lives, while 28 others were left injured and some maimed for life. A year later, most survivors and the victim’s families all echo the same thing…
[FILE IMAGE]: Rescue teams at a drowning incident. 1 minute Three bodies have been retrieved from the Hennops River in Centurion. However, the identification process is still ongoing. A fourth body was found in the area in the bushes. They are three males and one female body. This as police are searching for three police…
[FILE IMAGE] 2 minutes The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed a court order suspending the planned 0.5% Value Added Tax (VAT) increase that was set to take effect on 1 May 2025. The suspension comes after the Western Cape High Court set aside Parliament’s approval of the fiscal framework enabling the hike. SARS…
1 minute The trial into the kidnapping and trafficking of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith under way at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. Live stream below:
Burnt Riverlea High School classrooms 1 minute Gauteng police have opened a case of arson following a fire incident at Riverlea Secondary School in Johannesburg. The blaze ravaged about 11 classrooms on Saturday evening, before it was extinguished by firefighters. No injuries were reported and the exact cause of the fire is still subject to…
1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) President, Chief Albert Luthuli under way in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Live stream below:
An empty Magistrate’s Court room 1 minute Two men suspected of the rape, kidnapping and killing of 43-year-old Motlalepule Kau, are expected to appear at the Ganyesa Magistrate’s Court in North West. The duo was arrested on Saturday, after police discovered Kau’s body burried in a shallow grave in the bushes between Tlakgameng and Kudunkgwane…
MK Party flag. 2 minutes The MK Party says it has deliberately decided not to involve itself in the ongoing debate over the reversal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) increase. MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu addressed members during a mini rally held in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape, yesterday. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana recently submitted documents…
