Court proceedings inside the VhaVenda Royal court case The High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, has heard that Princess Masindi Mphephu would not have been automatically eligible to ascend the throne even if she was a male person. Princess Mphephu is battling it out in court with her uncle and former VhaVenda King Toni Mphephu Ramabulana…
The African National Congress (ANC) says eight of the ten clauses of the Freedom Charter have been fully implemented, with only two, on land redistribution and wealth ownership, still a work in progress. This comes as the country marks 70 years since the adoption of the historic document. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is the outspoken…
[File photo] A construction worker has died following a collapsed structure at a popular shopping centre at Springfield Park in Durban. Four others have been injured and taken to hospital. ALS Paramedics Spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says initial reports are that a construction team was on a scaffolding when it gave way. On arrival at the…
FILE | Flooded area in Eastern Cape The amount of money required to fix infrastructure damage caused by recent floods in the Eastern Cape is estimated at R5.1 billion. This was revealed by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) in its briefing to Parliament on the Eastern Cape floods and the state…
FILE | Cradock Four Garden of Remembrance in the Eastern Cape. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that the South African Police Service (SAPS) must provide legal support to convicted former police Colonel Eugene de Kock for his role as a witness in the Cradock Four inquest. The inquest, which reopened nearly 40 years…
An empty classroom Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says station commanders will now have to communicatee with schools in their areas to share information on possible threats. Mchunu says there is a high rate of violence in schools, most particularly in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Western Cape. Mchunu, together with Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube,…
FILE | Former VhaVenda King Toni Ramabulana-Mphephu addresses an event held by the Makhado Local Municipality. A customary law expert in the Vhavenda throne battle has told the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, that no court has the responsibility to amend any criteria within the customary law regarding succession. Zamokuhle Mupayi is giving her evidence…
[FILE IMAGE]: Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane facilitates a high-level meeting between the South African government and Vice-Chancellors of public institutions at GCIS in Pretoria on Apr 15, 2025. The Select Committee on Education, Science and Creative Industries says it will wait for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take a decision regarding the Higher Education…
Former President Thabo Mbeki. Former President Thabo Mbeki says the situation in the Middle East has an impact not only on that region but also on many countries. Mbeki, who celebrated his 83rd birthday, chose to weigh in on the current peace and security challenges around the world. He has called on the international community not…
FILE: Eastern Cape EMS at an accident scene. Three teachers have died while two others have been critically injured in an accident involving a bakkie used as a teachers’ transport in Ngqeleni, near Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Provincial Transport Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says the teachers were on their way to school when the incident occurred. Binqose…
