A picture of late stalwart Gertrude Shope is seen on a candle during a visit to her family home in Centurion by the ANC on 28 May 2025, with messages of condolences written in a guest book. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) will today celebrate the life of late struggle stalwart, Gertrude Shope,…
Ventersdorp, North West, South Africa 1 minute Residents of Ventersdorp in the North West are hopeful that service delivery challenges in the area will be addressed soon. They held a peaceful march in town among others calling for the demerger of the JB Marks Local Municipality, who they say are not managing their affairs well….
National Assembly 1 minute Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Annelie Lotriet says she will report Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) MPs for contempt of the House during President Cyril Ramaphosa’s question session. Several EFF MPs continued to raise points of order. They also demanded that the security personnel for both Ramaphosa and his Deputy Paul…
Beds in hospital. 1 minute A video showing patients sleeping on the floor at Kuruman Hospital in the Northern Cape has caused an uproar on social media. But it’s nothing new for the hospital. In 2023, pregnant women were sleeping on the hospital floors and at some stage, bathing with cold water. Following the videos…
Lottery draw 1 minute Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has named Sizekhaya Holdings as the preferred bidder to operate the fourth National Lottery and Sports Pools Licence. The company’s shareholders include gambling company Goldrush linked to businessman Sandile Zungu. It was one of eight consortiums that bid for the licence. In a…
1 minute The Eastern Cape police say no arrests have been made yet following clashes that left four people dead in Addo in the Eastern Cape. A South African national was killed at a tavern in Valencia township on Saturday, allegedly by an immigrant. The revenge attacks began on Sunday targeting immigrants in the area….
Road Maintenance activities underway in Gauteng Region. 1 minute The City of Ekurhuleni in Gauteng has allocated over R500 million towards the rehabilitation of roads. Ekurhuleni Finance MMC Jongizizwe Dlabathi announced this whilst tabling the City’s 2025/26 budget at the Germiston Civic Centre. Dlabathi says there is an urgent need to address the terrible condition…
An empty classroom. 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Education Department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi says they are investigating a complaint that a teacher at KwaPata Secondary School at Edendale outside Pietermaritzburg allegedly touched a girl at the school inappropriately. The incident allegedly took place in front of other learners during a Mathematics Literacy period last Friday….
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz during his second round match against Hungary’s Fabian Marozsan 1 minute The love affair between China’s Qinwen Zheng and Roland Garros is growing stronger. The eighth seeded Zheng, who won gold on the red clay of Roland Garros at last year’s Paris Olympics, moved into the third round of the French Open…
Olorato Mongale 1 minute The memorial service of Olorato Mongale is under way in Bloemfontein in the Free State. Mongale was brutally murdered last week, and her body was discovered in Lombardy West, near Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg. The SAPS has confirmed that it is conducting an investigation into a syndicate that lures women…
