LIVE: Parliament’s Finance Cluster media briefing
1 minute Parliament’s Finance Cluster briefs the media on their oversight and accountability role in ensuring that the budget serves the needs of all South Africans. Live streams below:
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E Cape ANC calls for more policing after Mabini’s murder
File image: Police officers prepare for a crime operation. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) in the Eastern Cape have reiterated their call for increased policing resources to be allocated for the province following community activist Pamela Mabini’s murder. Mabini, who was a whistleblower in the Timothy Omotoso rape and trafficking case, was gunned…
LIVE: Trial of three accused in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance
1 minute The trial of three accused in the disappearance of seven-year-old Joshlin Smith in the Western Cape Circuit High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast continues. Live stream below:
Bus crash on N2 near Mandeni leaves scores injured, at least six dead
1 minute Six people have been killed in a bus crash on the N-2 near Mandini on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. IPSS Medical Rescue, who is at the scene, says the 82-seater bus crashed down an embankment and that there were multiple injuries. Provincial traffic officials say there are some entrapments.
IFP leader calls for unity ahead of NEC and 2026 local elections
Inkatha Freedom Party president, Velenkosini Hlabisa 3 minutes The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called on party members to remain united as the party gears up for its National Elective Conference and the looming 2026 local government elections. Hlabisa was addressing members at the Gauteng Extended Provincial Council at the Brixton multi-purpose…
Japan to consider 2039 Women’s World Cup bid after FIFA decision
General view of a Spain player holding the World Cup trophy 2 minutes Japan Football Association president Tsuneyasu Miyamoto has said his country will consider bidding to host the 2039 Women’s World Cup after FIFA’s decision not to allow Asian nations to pitch for the rights to the 2031 or 2035 editions of the competition….
Renowned playwright Athol Fugard passes away in Cape Town
South African playwright, actor, and novelist Athol Fugard. 2 minutes World-famous South African playwright, actor, and novelist Athol Fugard has passed away in Cape Town. He was 92. Fugard was renowned for his thought-provoking works that explored themes of apartheid, social injustice, and the human condition in theaters worldwide. Fugard gained international recognition for his groundbreaking…
Payment of whistleblowers in spotlight at G20 Anti-Corruption Meeting
Day two of the first Technical Meeting of the Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting co-chaired by Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Head, Adv. Andy Mothibi and Brazilian Secretary for Private Sector Integrity, Office of the Controller General, Marcelo Pontes Vianna. 1 minute Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Head, Adv. Andy Mothibi, says the remuneration of whistleblowers has been…
MK Party to march against the proposed VAT increase
South African bank notes and coins. 1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe Party in Gauteng will be marching against the proposed VAT increase at the Pretoria Church Square this morning. The march follows a postponement of the national budget last month, which was set to be delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Godongwana will now table the…
Three killed, one injured in armed robbery at Amaoti, Durban
1 minute Three men have been shot dead and a woman injured in an armed robbery at Amaoti, north of Durban. According to Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA), the incident occurred late on Saturday night, while the woman and two of the male victims were having drinks in a room in a house. The woman…