US President Donald Trump and SA President Cyril Ramaphosa 4 minutes The South African government is being cautious in a bid to re-establish good relations with the US and get past the current diplomatic stalemate. Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya briefed the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today. This briefing follows the expulsion of…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the keynote address at the 2025 Human Rights Day commemoration event at the Derrick Ferreira Stadium in Kariega, in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The Human Rights Commemorative events this year are held under…
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the US. 1 minute South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool will depart the US later today, meeting a deadline set by the Secretary of State for his exit from the country after being declared persona non grata. Ambassador Rasool says he leaves the US with…
Microscope testing virus particles 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Health has dismissed claims of a widespread outbreak of a myiasis infection in Tshwane. This despite three patients being diagnosed with myiasis disease – a condition where maggots infest the body and burrow under the skin. The patients who were admitted to the Odi District…
SA ambassador to US Ebrahim Rasool was declared a person non grata by the US. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has requested formations, including the African National Congress (ANC), that wish to welcome expelled South African Ambassador to the United States (US) Ebrahim Rasool, to avoid inflaming the current tense relations between the two countries….
A voter casts their vote in a ballot box 1 minute The ANC, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and uMkhontho Wesizwe are contesting by-elections in Joe Morolong Municipality in Northern Cape. The contested ward 1, previously represented by the ANC, became vacant following the death of a councillor. The ward was won by the ANC in…
BOSA members seen with placards calling for an end to water shedding. 2 minutes Build One South Africa (BOSA) has launched a litigation initiative to declare water shedding unconstitutional, in commemoration of Human Rights Day. The party will take this legal fight to the Constitutional Court. BOSA Deputy President Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster says that the party…
1 minute The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) monetary policy committee is briefing the media on the last interest rate adjustments. LIVE |
Signage seen at an Ithala Bank branch. 1 minute The Tembe Council of Churches in KwaNgwanase near KwaMhlabuyalingana in northern KwaZulu-Natal will today lead a peaceful march at the iThala Centre in Manguzi. The aim of the march is to highlight the plight of local communities and businesses following the closure of Ithala Bank. Various…
Former President Kgalema Motlanthe honoured with an honorary doctorate in Politics and International Relations from the University of Johannesburg 3 minutes Former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe has urged the government to mend its strained relationship with the United States and strengthen longstanding ties with the European Union. Motlanthe’s remarks come in the wake of…
