Political parties divided on Fiscal Framework report adoption
NA Speaker Thoko Didiza 2 minutes Several political parties have requested National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to withdraw the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals report of the Standing Committee on Finance. The report was adopted by the majority of members in the committee last night. It was adopted with recommendations by ActionSA, that Treasury must…
LIVE | The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues
1 minute Court proceedings in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continue in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast on Thursday. Questions have arisen as to whether Ayanda Letoni would be called as a witness in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial of Joshlin Smith….
Godongwana questions GNU member’s decision to vote against budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana addresses the National Assembly Plenary Sitting for consideration of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals at Parliament, Cape Town on April 2, 2025. 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has questioned the decision of some Government of National Unity (GNU) members to vote against the 2025 budget, whose implementation they…
Vhavenda Prince Toni to be cross-examined in throne battle case
Former Vhavenda King, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana testifies in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo on April 3, 2025. 1 minute Princess Masindi Mphephu’s lawyer Allan Dodson will start cross-examining former Vhavenda king, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana, when the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo continues to hear the case of the battle for the throne…
Omotoso acquittal a complete humiliation for NPA: Gender activist
The National Prosecuting Authority Head Office in Pretoria. 1 minute Gender activist Lisa Vetten has described the acquittal of televangelist Timothy Omotoso and two others as a complete humiliation for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The high court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape acquitted Omotoso, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho yesterday after finding them…
Israel to seize parts of Gaza as military operation expands
[File Image]: Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, in the northern Gaza. 5 minutes Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population….
DA to meet to decide on GNU going forward
GNU cabinet meeting 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Executive says it will meet later today, to make a decision on it’s future in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party expressed its unhappiness following the adoption of the Fiscal Framework report by the Standing Committee on Finance last night. The ANC, IFP,…
Today’s events an indication the so-called GNU is non-existent: EFF
[FILE IMAGE]: President Cyril Rmaphosa shares a light moment with DA leader and Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen as well as DA MP and Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says today’s events at the National Assembly are a clear indication that the so-called Government of National Unity (GNU) is…
City Power condemns vandalism after suspected cable thief killed
Electricity substation 1 minute Johannesburg City Power has strongly condemned the criminal acts of vandalism after a suspected cable thief was fatally electrocuted at the Houtkoppen substation last night. The incident left several areas which are supplied by the substation without power while the body was removed. However, the utility added that power has been…