President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to the SONA debate. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the importance of uniting as a country amid global tensions. Replying to political parties in Parliament after the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate, he spoke on the importance of resolving the country’s internal issues instead of seeking help…
2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the dissolution of the Johannesburg Water Board amid the latest water crisis in the city. Large parts of Johannesburg have been without water since Tuesday. This is due to a power failure that disrupted pumping at the Emfuleni Substation at Rand Water’s Forest Hill and Eikenhof…
President Cyril Ramaphosa listening to the SONA debate in Cape Town. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver his response to the two-day debate on his State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament later this afternoon. Last week, the President presented his SONA to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament….
Leaking water meter in a residential area in the City of Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has rejected Johannesburg Water’s explanation that the city has an over-consumption issue. This as some Johannesburg residents take to social media to complain about sporadic water cuts across the city. The Metro has a R27 billion…
Memorial service of the 14 soldiers that died in the DRC. 2 minutes Defence analyst Dean Wingrin says it’s crucial to ensure that the South African soldiers who are still in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are safe. Political parties have intensified their calls for the withdrawal of the South African National Defence Force…
Reverend Kenneth Meshoe 1 minute African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) leader in parliament Reverend Kenneth Meshoe says his party supports the South African government’s intention to send a delegation to engage with the Trump administration. This follows the signing of an Executive Order by President Donald Trump which might complicate trade relations with South Africa….
MK Party Chief Whip, Mzwanele Manyi and Dr. John Hlophe attend the National Assembly planning session on September 12, 2024. 1 minute Chief Whip Mzwanele Manyi and caucus leader Dr John Hlophe are at loggerheads in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s parliamentary caucus. Some within the party allege that Hlophe was set up by being…
A banner of the Ditsobotla Local Municipality is seen during a vaccination drive in Lichtenburg on 12 October 2021. 4 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in North West has proposed that the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality be dissolved and all its areas incorporated into nearby municipalities. The party says this is one of the…
1 minute National Assembly has called a Joint Sitting Debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address. LIVE | National Assembly debates President Cyril Ramaphosa’s SONA: Day 2
EFF members in parliament ahead of the SONA debate. 3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to close Israel’s embassy in South Africa as a sign to show that the country will not be intimidated by foreign forces. His remarks follow an Executive Order issued by US…
