1 minute Government has expressed regret over two deaths during a violent service delivery protest in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. The two people died when angry residents blocked roads and looted a truck. The residents accuse the City of Johannesburg of failure to develop vacant land in the area. In a statement sent to the…
EEF VAT victory march in Pretoria. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader, Julius Malema says he does not believe that the budget that will be tabled by Godongwana this week, will provide a solution to the country’s unemployment rate. This, as the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table budget 3.0 which…
Drops of water running from a tap. 1 minute At least eight clinics in the West Rand District in Gauteng are experiencing low to no water supply following a major waterpipe burst on Rand Water’s pipeline in Soweto. Leratong Regional Hospital and Dr Yusuf Dadoo District Hospital are also affected. In Johannesburg, several public health…
Tanzanian opposition leader and former presidential candidate of CHADEMA party Tundu Lissu holds up constitutional documents at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 19, 2025. 3 minutes Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu told his supporters to have no fear as he appeared in court on Monday on charges including…
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has expressed dissatisfaction with the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health’s response following the death of 25-year-old medical intern Dr Alulutho Mazwi at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, Durban. It is alleged that Mazwi was forced to work despite being unwell and fainted twice while…
[File image] 3 minutes The dollar traded sideways on Tuesday after declining for a week, hemmed in by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy and as US lawmakers came closer to passing a bill expected to widen the nation’s fiscal deficit. The greenback sold off broadly on Monday following last week’s downgrade of the US sovereign rating by Moody’s…
Amajita to play against Morrocco in the AFCON 2025 CUP final. 3 minutes A rousing welcome for the Amajita, the victorious under 20 national side who made history by becoming the champions of Africa for the first time in the team’s history. They played no-frills football the entire tournament, but it was that brand that…
1 minute The body of a man believed to be the 22-year-old surfer missing since last week has been recovered off Southbroom Main Beach in KwaZulu-Natal. The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Shelly Beach crew responded to the scene on Monday afternoon after a witness spotted the body in the surf zone. “NSRI teams, SAPS…
Nehawu says the strike at the state mortuaries in Gauteng will continue until the Department commits to its promises. 1 minute The Northern Cape Health Department has raised concerns about the increasing number of unclaimed bodies at state mortuaries in the province. The department says the situation is putting pressure on storage capacity, particularly at…
FILE: The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, Ponani Makhubele . 1 minute Ponani Makhubele has stepped down from her position as uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Limpopo Deputy Organiser, citing concerns over the party’s lack of transparency. Makhubele, who was appointed to the provincial leadership in January this year, formally announced her resignation from…
