LIVE | Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial
1 minute The cross-examination of lead investigator in the former Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial, Brigadier Bongani Gininda continues in the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
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Organisation calls for extension for SASSA gold card replacement
Grant recipients being helped by SASSA officials 1 minute Pay the Grants, a campaign advocating for economic justice, is calling for an extension of the SASSA gold card replacement period. Last week, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Postbank urged recipients to exchange their gold cards for the new Postbank black cards…
Calls for improvement to support people living with Down syndrome
1 minute Down Syndrome South Africa (DSSA) is calling for an improvement in systems that support people living with Down syndrome (DS), including access to health care. Down syndrome is one of the most common occurring genetic conditions- caused by a full or partial extra copy of chromosome 21, known as trisomy 21 which alters…
NUMSA warns VAT, electricity hikes will cripple working class
Tax-related items seen on a table. 3 minutes The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) says the proposed two percent VAT increase, in the soon-to-be-tabled budget, is likely to cripple the working class, coupled with the 12.7% electricity tariff hike that takes effect in April. This came under the spotlight in Bloemfontein, where…
LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 05 June 2025
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the Pretoria High Court this morning. LIVE STREAM:
Illicit financial flows threaten Africa’s development: Ramakgopa
Minister in the Presidency for Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa 3 minutes Minister in the Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramakgopa, says Africa needs to tackle illicit financial flows, as they reverse the continent’s development. She was speaking to members of the G20 Development Working Group, currently meeting in Durban to address…
ANC won’t prevent SACP from contesting elections: Mashatile
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile at the South African Communist Party (SACP) Special Congress 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Paul Mashatile says they will not stand in the way of the South African Communist Party (SACP)’s wish to contest elections independently. Speaking at the SACP’s 5th Special National Congress in Boksburg, east…
Calls for the inclusion of disabled people in SA’s job market
Lobby Group calls for the inclusivity of the disabled community in the labour market. 1 minute Lobby group, Disabled People South Africa (DPSA), has called on government and the private sector to do more to ensure that people with disabilities are included in the labour market. The organisation has expressed its disappointment over the low…
Gang-related murders remain high in the Western Cape: Paketile
MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen (Left) and Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile (Right) presenting the 2nd quarter of 2022/2023 crime statistics for the Province last year in November. 3 minutes Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says gang-related murders remain high despite several alleged gang leaders being in…
Preparations underway for coronation of Balobedu Rain Queen
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Princess Masalanabo Modjadji. 2 minutes The Balobedu nation is set to have a Queen next year following almost two decades of regency. The late queen Makobo Modjadji the sixth’s daughter, Princess Masalanabo Modjadji, is set to be coronated Queen in April next year. President Cyril Ramaphosa issued the princess with a…