A disused mine shaft. 2 minutes Residents of Khuma near Stilfontein in the North West are still hopeful that a government-assisted retrieval operation will start soon. A front loader was sent to shaft eleven to clear the site before heavy machinery that would be used to retrieve workers are brought in. Hundreds of illegal miners…
DA leader John Steenhuisen briefing the media 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says parliament did not follow proper procedure when it adopted the 2025/2026 Fiscal Framework. He says the entire process was unlawful and irregular. Steenhuisen was campaigning in Phoenix, north of Durban, ahead of a by-election. The DA rejected the half…
NSFAS application form. 1 minute Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Dr. Mimmy Gondwe has described the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) as incompetent. She says delays to pay students’ allowances has a negative impact on their studies. Gondwe was speaking at the Goldfields TVET College in Welkom in the Free State yesterday. “NSFAS…
The Union Buildings, in Pretoria. 1 minute The Presidency says there is an increase in the vetting of senior government officials who are being employed in the public sector. The Presidency briefed Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts on the Special Investigating Unit’s report. Chief Operating Officer in the Presidency, Rory Gallocher, has conceded that…
Police arrest a 35-year-old suspect for possession, accessing, downloading and distribution of child pornography in Midrand on 17 January 2025. 2 minutes A 35-year-old suspect arrested for possession, accessing, downloading and distributing child pornography is expected to appear in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Monday. He was arrested in Midrand yesterday. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the man is also…
Convicted murderer and rapist Thabo Bester addresses the High Court in Pretoria on September 17, 2024. 1 minute The state in the case involving escaped convicted murderer and rapist, Thabo Bester, says it is ready for trial. This is despite them asking for the matter to be moved from February to July. Bester’s co-accused, including his…
Spaza shop 1 minute The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa says of the more than 80 000 applicants to register spaza shops, just over 2 500 foreign nationals were approved to run spaza shops. This is contained in a written Parliamentary reply. These figures are from when applications were received…
Protesters hold placards during a march against GBV. 2 minutes Gender specialist on violence against women, Lisa Vetten, says that crime statistics are not utilised optimally to bring about a positive change in communities. She was reacting after Police Minister Senzo Mchunu released crime statistics for the second quarter yesterday. The statistics show that South…
Minister Ramokgopa fields question in the Windaba media conference alongside Sawea CEO Niveshen Govender “We are committed to ensuring that local communities have meaningful participation,” said Ramokgopa. “One of the biggest critiques around the previous bidding windows has been on the issue of local content.” “We are working closely with other departments, including the Ministry…
The South African Revenue Service (Sars) offices is seen in the image above. The South African Revenue Service(SARS) has announced that the 2025 filing season for individual taxpayers has opened today until 20 October. Both provisional, referring to people who earn income other than a salary, and non-provisional tax payers can now file their returns…
