2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has remembered African National Congress (ANC) struggle stalwart Gertrude Shope as a trailblazer who championed women. The 99-year-old Shope was laid to rest on Saturday. Speaking at the Shope’s funeral at the Great Hall at Wits University, Ramaphosa said she focused on the emancipation of women while faced with an…
DA welcomes arrest of alleged main suspect in late Councillor Nhlalayenza’s case 2 minutes The family of slain Democratic Alliance(DA) councillor Nhlalayenza Ndlovu, who were forced to flee their home near Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands after his murder, say they’re hopeful for closure following the recent arrest of another suspect. Ndlovu, who was the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the funeral of ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope at the Great Hall at Wits University, May 31, 2025. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says women are the ones holding the nation together. He was delivering the eulogy at the funeral of ANC stalwart Gertrude Shope. Shope, who passed away at the age…
Former Transport, Roads and Public Works MEC, John Block at the Northern Cape High Court in Kimberley on November 8, 2023. 1 minute Former Northern Cape Transport, Roads and Public Works MEC, John Block and his eight co-accused are appearing before the Kimberley Magistrates’ Court for the alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering related to…
Job seekers wait beside a road for casual work offered by passing motorists in Eikenhof, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2023. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says government’s Basic Education Employment Initiative (BEEI) demonstrates its determination to address the country’s high youth unemployment. Under the initiative, about 200 000 people will start working…
A worker fills a car at a Shell fuel station in Johannesburg, South Africa. 1 minute The Western Cape High Court will hear an urgent court application brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on the general fuel levy increase. Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, announced a general fuel levy increase of 15 and 16 cents…
1 minute The re-opened inquest into the death of former ANC president Chief Albert Luthuli resumes in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal this morning. The Luthuli family wants the court to overturn the findings of the original inquest that his death was an accident. The anti-apartheid activist died in 1967 after a train…
FILE: IFP Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. 1 minute The Inkatha Freedon Party (IFP) has called on Parliament to urgently improve the protection of its members. This follows the killing of IFP MP and Deputy Chief Whip, Khethamabala Sithole. He was shot dead in Katlehong on the East Rand on Saturday. The motive for the…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 2 minutes The re-opened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert Luthuli is set to resume in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, this morning. The Luthuli family is seeking to overturn the findings of the original inquest, which concluded that his death was accidental. Chief…
The Cradock Four garden of remembrance is in honour of Matthew Goniwe, Fort Calata, Sparrow Mkhonto and Sicelo Mhlauli. 1 minute The inquest looking into the deaths of the Cradock Four is expected to proceed in the Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape on Monday. Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli and Sparrow Mkonto,…
