1 minute In a bid to transform African cities and attract investment opportunities, the Cities of Tshwane and Johannesburg are hopeful that the U20 initiative will help address the challenges faced by local government. This includes economic development, climate financing, social inclusion and digital transformation. #2025U20SA Johannesburg and Tshwane are ready to host global leaders…
[File Image]: Government graphic of a magnifying glass and a coat of arms. 1 minute The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration has vowed to ensure the Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) implementation of lifestyle audits of government officials. It says it will invoke relevant legislation to ensure accountability for the implementation…
[File Image]: Wallabies prop, James Slipper. 2 minutes James Slipper will become the second most-capped player in Super Rugby this weekend but the evergreen prop would rather be celebrating a first win for the ACT Brumbies at Eden Park since 2013 than another milestone come Friday night. The 35-year-old , already the most-capped Wallaby, will…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2023 Budget Speech on February 22, 2023. 1 minute Cabinet says Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise the budget and table it before parliament on March 12. This follows the conclusion of a Special Meeting convened yesterday to consider inputs by its members into the best possible…
1 minute The Constitutional Court will hear a challenge against the constitutionality of Section 26(1)(a)-(c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act and regulation 18(2)(a), which the applicants argue unfairly discriminate based on gender. The case involves two married couples who successfully challenged the legislation in the Free State High Court. The male spouses were…
1 minute The trial into the disappearance of seven-year-old Joslin Smith is expected to continue today in the Circuit High Court in Saldanha Bay on the West Coast. All the accused have pleaded not guilty to all the charges they are facing. LIVE STREAM:
Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero addresses the Urban 20 Cycle on March 3, 2025. 1 minute Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero says the 8th Urban 20 (U20) Cycle is a platform to advocate urban development issues in the G20 and the United Nations (UN). The Cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane launched the event yesterday. The global initiative…
AfriForum leaders at the White House in Washington, US in February 25, 2025. 2 minutes The civil society organisation, AfriForum says for South Africa to ensure that it is not removed from AGOA, the government must address what it says are human rights abuses against Afrikaners. The organization is currently facing criticism for its decision…
AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel speaking at a briefing. 2 minutes Kallie Kriel, the CEO of AfriForum, says he is not having any sleepless nights over allegations of fresh Investigations by the Hawks. Kriel was responding to a statement by the Hawks who confirmed that they were indeed probing four dockets of high treason. The uMkhonto weSizwe…
3 minutes Residents of the Phumla Mqashi informal settlement, near Lenasia, say they will continue with protests until the water crisis in the area is addressed. This, after residents took to streets after being without water for days. Members of the community barricaded the Golden Highway in Johannesburg with rocks, forcing motorists to use alternative…
