President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Cape Town City Hall for the State of the Nation Address. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to unite amid the global shift in trade. US President Donald Trump has hit South Africa with a 30% tariff on its exports. This has raised concerns among exporters and consumers….
A Hawks vehicle. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will be strengthening the Hawks and other entities to tackle corruption. He says the Whistleblowers Bill will also be introduced in Parliament. Ramaphosa is delivering the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall in the Western Cape. The President says there will be nowhere to…
IPID assistant director Thulani Magagula. The theft of a truck and its load in Putfontein, Benoni, east of Johannesburg, is under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. This follows allegations that officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s (EMPD) specialised services unit committed the theft in 2023. The unit was apparently…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2026 State of the Nation Address at the City Hall in Cape Town, Western Cape, on Thursday evening. As South Africans are heavily burdened by multiple socio-economic issues, many…
File image| Ditsobotla Municipality head office building. Residents of the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West have mixed reactions to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA). Ditsobotla is one of the municipalities struggling to deliver basic services such as water and sanitation. Ramaphosa warned local authorities who neglected their responsibility to deliver basic…
Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. Police watchdog Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) Assistant Director, Thulani Magagula, is set to continue to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when it resumes its hearings in Pretoria on Friday morning. On Thursday, Magagula denied allegations that he deliberately delayed investigations into…
Lukanyo Calata, son of Fort Calata, testifies at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Pretoria. He does so on behalf of the families of the Cradock Four, Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhauli. They were anti-apartheid activists who were murdered by the Apartheid era Security Branch in 1985. LIVE STREAM:
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues hearing witness testimony. Police watchdog IPID Assistant Director Thulani Magagula continues his testimony. LIVE STREAM:
Preparations are underway for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address in Cape Town. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to gang-ridden areas in the province. The deployment, which has also been extended to Gauteng, is aimed at assisting police…
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Cape Town City Hall for the State of the Nation Address. President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will be establishing a National Water Crisis Committee which he will be chairing to address the numerous water problems being experienced nationwide. He is delivering his State of the Nation Address to a…
