Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu and Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams brief members of the media to provide progress made with regards to Naledi food poisoning investigations led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) as part of government’s response to incidents of food poisoning…
[File photo] A farmer holds a cannabis plant. 1 minute Researchers at the North West University say their recently approved IKS Matekwane Sandbox is a significant milestone in ensuring people are able to access opportunities to participate in the commercialization of cannabis. The university hosted traditional leaders and healers as well as indigenous farmers at…
Chief Albert Luthuli 2 minutes Despite African National Congress (ANC) leader Inkosi Albert Luthuli being under house arrest and constant surveillance by the apartheid government, he was able to hide documents in a secret basement under his house. Luthuli’s daughter-in-law, Wilheminah Luthuli, testified in the Pietermaritzburg High Court yesterday that these documents were smuggled to…
Two learners from Lesedi Secondary School in Pretoria charged with the premeditated murder of a fellow learner are expected to apply for bail when the case resumes in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court this morning. Grade 12 learner, 20-year-old Mlehalinye Motansi and 19-year-old grade 10 learner, Kgotlhello Mathabane, allegedly stabbed to death fellow grade 10 learner…
SABC Afrikaans bulletin 1 minute The Public Broadcaster has apologised for not broadcasting the Afrikaans TV news bulletin this past weekend. The SABC says this was due to a scheduling error. The broadcaster says it is treating the matter with the seriousness it deserves and that consequence management processes are currently under way to address…
Environmental activists protest during the COP29 United Nations climate change conference, in Baku, Azerbaijan 2 minutes The COP29 climate summit presidency released a draft finance deal on Friday that would have developed nations take the lead in providing $250 billion per year by 2035 to help poorer nations – a proposal that drew criticism from…
[FILE IMAGE]: Patriotic Alliance leader and Central Karoo mayor, Gayton Mckenzie (with his back to the camera) addresses supporters. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called on the Patriotic Alliance (PA) to take immediate action against its Cape Town youth leader who the DA says is under criminal investigation for allegedly attempting to solicit sex from…
1 minute The Free State High Court delivers judgment in the application by Moroadi Cholota, the former personal assistant of the then Free State premier Ace Magashule, in a bid to have her arrest declared unlawful. Live proceedings below:
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa engaging with the media. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet US President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada this weekend. This will be their second engagement in a month after Ramaphosa’s recent visit to the White House. Ramaphosa is seeking to reset the relationship with the American…
