Members of the Khoi San community protest their exclusion from society. Some political parties attending the 2025 National House of Traditional and Khoi Leaders Imbizo are unanimous in the recognition of the Khoi and San people. The Khoi and San people are actively seeking greater recognition and rights, particularly regarding land and cultural preservation. ANC NEC…
Residents of Phumla Mqashi informal settlement near Lenasia South in Johannesburg fetch water from a truck. 2 minutes Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina says the water challenges faced by several municipalities across the country are not an issue of water supply but a result of infrastructure damages. Majodina was speaking ahead of the two-day…
SA drivers’ licence The Road Traffic Infringement Authority (RTIA) says drivers who obey the rules of the road should not be threatened by the driving licence demerit point system, which comes into effect nationally from September next year. The system involves drivers getting penalty points for different road infringements like speeding and if they accumulate…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 1 minute The death toll in the devastating floods that hit the Eastern Cape is set to rise. It currently stands at 67, but the SABC has been reliably informed that five more bodies were retrieved downstream from the Deoligny Bridge just before darkness fell. That will put the number of…
FILE: Vehicle tracking data. 1 minute The former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial has been postponed until Monday, to allow the state to obtain all vehicle tracking data used by police officers when some of the accused were arrested. Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for Meyiwa’s 2014…
In a bid to stimulate local economic growth, the Nelson Mandela Metro has held a Small, Medium, and Micro Enterprises summit in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. The summit was looking at empowering local small businesses by bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and government stakeholders. Over 350 entrepreneurs gathered to learn about how to access government…
A solitary confinement cell in a prison 1 minute The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that accused number three in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial should be released from solitary confinement. Mthobisi Mncube and accused number five, Fisokuhle Ntuli, made an urgent application complaining about the prison conditions at C-Max Kgosi Mampuru Prison, stating…
Driver licenses being printed 2 minutes The National Transport Department says working hours at the Driving License Card Agency will be extended in an attempt to reduce the printing backlog of driving license cards. This after the department confirmed that the machine has been fixed and operations have resumed. It had been out of operation…
ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba ActionSA insists it will make its mark as a constructive opposition, saying the party will support progressive government policies but oppose measures that fail South Africans. Five years since its establishment during lockdown, ActionSA reflects on its growth and its place in South Africa’s political landscape. ActionSA has sought to clarify…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) says it attended to four successful rescue operations over the weekend. NSRI spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the rescue missions included a fishing craft, a sailing yacht and a kite boarder. Lambinon says the NSRI crew was activated offshore in Strand…
