Ramaphosa at the Water Indaba 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the time for talking shop is over as government and stakeholders must find solutions to the country’s water crisis. Ramaphosa was speaking at the two-day National Water and Sanitation Indaba, taking place in Midrand, Gauteng. The Indaba is set to address the country’s…
Former US Ambassador to South Africa, Ebrahim Rasool. 1 minute The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says it hasn’t received a formal communique from the United States of America regarding the deployment of a new US ambassador to South Africa. US President Donald Trump has nominated Brent Bozell III to be Washington’s ambassador…
1 minute The final analogue switch-off set for 31 March 2025 will not go ahead as planned. This comes as the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria suspended the switch-off deadline and interdicted the Minister from implementing it pending a final determination on part B, which is the review of the lawfulness of the decision to…
Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address. 2 minutes Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza has condemned the recent protest action by the City’s metro police officers, describing it as shameless. Ekurhuleni Metro Police went on strike, disrupting traffic on various major roads in the city last week. They were demanding increased salaries and…
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 2 minutes Novak Djokovic won 12 of the last 14 games of his match against Lorenzo Musetti to crush the Italian 6-2 6-2 and reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open in his best performance since the Australian Open. The momentum in the rain-delayed match seemed to swing in Djokovic’s favour when…
City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero speaks at a briefing in Braamfontein. 1 minute City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says the renaming of Sandton Drive is still under public consultation. Morero was addressing members of the media in Johannesburg, where he touched on a number of issues. In 2018, the city approved the renaming…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says farm murders are committed by people known to the farmers. 1 minute Cabinet is investigating the violations of South African law related to the misinformation campaigns conducted by the labour unions Solidarity and AfriForum and their allies. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced this while briefing the media on the…
Nurses during COVID-19 vaccination drive 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will this morning address the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa’s (DENOSA) 9th congress at Birchwood in Boksburg on the East Rand. The congress will deal with issues related to the implementation of the National Health Insurance (NHI) and conditions under which nurses will work….
Bafana Bafana team. 1 minute Bafana Bafana have increased their chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Americas. They beat hosts Benin 2-0 in a Group C match played at the Félix Houphouët Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Tuesday night. The win means they remain top of the group with 13…
Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement near Lenasia South in Johannesburg fetch water from a truck. 2 minutes Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the water challenges faced by several municipalities across the country are not an issue of water supply but a result of infrastructure damages. Majodina was speaking ahead of the two-day…
