Western Cape Premier Alan Winde. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says his administration will focus on supporting businesses to drive economic growth and create jobs over the next five years. Speaking at the 2025 State of the Province Address (SOPA) in Beaufort West, Winde highlighted recent job creation figures in the province. “In…
South African Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. 1 minute Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has urged South African artists and musicians to protect their legacies by obtaining legal representation. McKenzie was speaking after visiting the families of the late musicians Winnie Khumalo and Victor “Doc Shebeleza” Bogopane. The two musicians,…
File image: Bullets seen at a crime scene. 1 minute A scholar transport driver has been shot dead near a primary school in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Eyewitnesses say the driver was shot when he was dropping off school children this morning. Police are at the scene. A parent Christy du Plessis says, “He dropped off the…
Home Affairs RSDO centre As the world commemorated World Refugee Day on Friday, support groups and human rights activists say refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa continue to be subjected to discrimination and xenophobic attacks. They say that corruption and outdated systems at some government departments, including Home Affairs, make it difficult for them…
A learner chooses an answer on multiple choice sheet. The Western Cape Education Department says it has finalised preparations for this year’s matric examinations. Some matriculants will sit for Computer Application Technology on Tuesday while most of them will write languages later this week. Western Cape Education Minister David Maynier has appealed to communities across…
Inter Miami CF’s Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their second goal with Luis Suarez and teammates. 2 minutes Lionel Messi’s stunning free kick secured Inter Miami a 2-1 win over Porto in their Club World Cup Group A clash on Thursday, marking the first time a CONCACAF team has defeated a European side in an official…
[File Image] Newspaper with the matric results. 1 minute The Limpopo Department of Education has called on the Grade 12 (matric) class of 2024 to seek emotional support as they await the release of their results. The National Senior Certificate results will be released on January 13, with provinces expected to announce their top performers…
2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in Parliament held its first Parliamentary Lekgotla since the establishment of the 7th Parliament. The two-day event included the induction of ANC members of Parliament on the business of Parliament. Several Cabinet ministers participated in the deliberations, along with members of the party’s Western Cape regional structure. ANC Chief…
Drugs seized by police at Garden Route District. Police have seized mandrax tablets with an estimated street value of over R700 000 in Malibu Village near Blue Downs, Cape Town. Police spokesperson Joseph Swartbooi says officers followed up on information when they made the bust. “Police members of Operation Restore deployed in the Tygerberg Sub…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane attended the reopened inquest into the deaths of the Cradock Four at Gqeberha High Court on June 3, 2025. High-ranking officials in the apartheid police, Gerrit Erasmus and Izak “Krappies” Engelbrecht, have denied any involvement in the killing of Fort Calata, Matthew…
