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ANC NEC meeting to focus on economy and jobs: Mbalula

ANC SG Fikile Mbalula at an event 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will focus on ways of growing the economy and job creation. Mbalula’s comments come as the country’s unemployment rate increased to 32.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Mbalula…

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Court to continue hearing detailed analysis of Luthuli’s injuries

Chief Albert Luthuli. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Chief Pathologist, Dr Sibusiso Ntsele, is expected to continue with his testimony in the reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert Luthuli in Pietermaritzburg High Court. Ntsele provided the court with a detailed analysis based on the injuries sustained by Chief Luthuli…

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Lack of resources blamed for slow pace in State Capture convictions

Graphic for SAPS investigations. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he understands the frustration around the slow pace of investigations and convictions of those involved in State Capture cases. Mchunu and Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni answered oral questions on safety and security in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Mchunu says while…

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Dramatic scenes in Parly as EFF MP Sihle Lonzi gets kicked out

EFF flag 3 minutes There were dramatic scenes at the portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training when the Parliamentary Protection Services removed EFF MP Sihle Lonzi from the meeting. ♦️Must Watch♦️ Security personnel’s removing Commissar @SihleLonzi from a committee because the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is protecting corruption. The son…

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Assurance of no political interference in new intelligence agencies

Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni 2 minutes Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured Members of Parliament that newly established intelligence agencies will be free of political interference. Ntshavheni was answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces. The Presidential High-Level Review Panel and State Capture Commission’s recommendations were to separate the…

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Luthuli not being transferred to a specialized hospital questioned

Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Chief Pathologist Dr. Sibusiso Ntsele has questioned why former ANC President Chief Albert Luthuli was not transferred to a specialized hospital as his injuries required high quality medical attention. Ntsele is testifying in the reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death. The initial…

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DA launches scathing attack on Gauteng govt over unemployment

Panyaza Lesufi’s Nasi iSpani programme 2 minutes The DA has launched a scathing attack on Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s administration, accusing it of failing to curb rising unemployment in the province. Gauteng’s unemployment rate has increased to 34.7 % with R2.7 million residents now jobless. The DA’s Shadow MEC for Economic Development, Mike Moriarty, argues…

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Women on Farms demand better conditions and pay

Women on Farms Project in the streets marching to the offices of Philagro in Somerset West. Philagro is the registration holder of Dormex, a pesticide used on table and wine grapes on commercial farms in the Western Cape, South Africa. 1 minute Members of the advocacy group Women on Farms have called for improved working…

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By-election under way in Stellenbosch

File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…

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