Unemployed people looking for work Advocacy group Youth Capital has described the current unemployment rate among young people as a state of emergency. Latest figures from Stats SA’s first quarter of 2026 show that young people continue to be the worst affected by the unemployment crisis. The data also shows that the absorption and participation…
Uncapped Bennie, Borges Rodrigues given World Cup chance for Australia | Reuters Australia coach Tony Popovic has cast the net wide in the formation of his World Cup squad, adding uncapped youth internationals Daniel Bennie and Raphael Borges Rodrigues to a training camp in Florida ahead of the global showpiece. Hong Kong-born Bennie, 20, plays…
Accused number two in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Bongani Ntanzi seen appearing in court. Bongani Ntanzi’s third witness, Colonel Silas Thoka, says he did not receive any complaint regarding Ntanzi allegedly being in possession of a cellphone. Thoka, the Station Commander at Villieria Police Station, has been testifying before the Pretoria High Court in an…
Maria McCloy. Maria McCloy, a multifaceted fashion designer, publicist and DJ has died. Her family confirmed that the 50-year-old McCloy succumbed to heart failure at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. Known for her vibrant spirit and creative flair, McCloy was a passionate advocate for local and continental African creativity. Throughout her career, McCloy seamlessly blended music…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses a media briefing. The African National Congress (ANC) will hold its special National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Cape Town later on Wednesday. The party’s officials will brief the NEC following the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter. Last Friday, the apex court ruled that Parliament was wrong…
Police van parked outside the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement in Johannesburg. Councilor Msimelelo Lobi says efforts are under way to assist families affected by a deadly fire at the Zamimpilo Informal Settlement, west of Johannesburg, which claimed the lives of four-year-old twins and destroyed eight shacks. A 42-year-old man who attempted to rescue the children was…
National Coloured Congress (NCC) MP Fadiel Adams is applying for bail in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court after being arrested last week. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
A woman has been injured after a tree fell on her car in Plattekloof amid severe weather conditions, in Cape Town. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde’s office has confirmed that 10 people have lost their lives in the storms that lashed the province since the weekend. Some of the fatalities were caused by trees that…
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka addresses a two-day conference The MKP says it has written to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza requesting her to initiate a process to remove Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka from office for incompetence and misconduct. The party says it’s call arises from the Office of the Public Protector’s handling of the Phala…
The third witness regarding one of the accused, Bongani Ntanzi, in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Police Colonel Silas Thoka, continues his testimony at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
