LIVE: ANC briefing on enactment of full BELA Act
1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) holds a media briefing on the enactment of the full Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act. Live stream below:
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E Cape govt ready to re-establish rescue centres for initiates
Youths take part in an initiation ceremony marking their transition from boyhood to manhood in the Eastern Cape, South Africa on July 10, 2006. 1 minute The Eastern Cape government says it is ready to re-establish rescue centres for initiates who become distressed during this traditional rite of passage. Doctors and nurses will run the…
POPCRU says traffic officers over-stretched as travel volumes surge
[Image file] Traffic officers working. 2 minutes The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has raised concerns about poor working conditions and severe under staffing that traffic officers are facing. The union has called for immediate government support, in order for officers to cope with the Transport Department’s 46-day Festive Road Safety Campaign which…
eThekwini electrical companies threaten to down tools on Monday
FILE PHOTO: Workers renovate an electricity pylon. 1 minute Electrical companies that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has contracted are threatening to down tools on Monday should the municipality fail to pay them. Some of the contractors claim that the municipality has not paid them for over four months. Bandile Sibiya is president of…
De Lille outlines plans to diversify SA’s tourism industry
Tourism Minister Patria De Lille addresses those in attendance during a Summer Campaign Road Show at the Apartheid Museum in Ormonde, Johannesburg. 2 minutes Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she plans to diversify South Africa’s tourism industry this festive season. She was speaking during the Summer Campaign Road Show at the Apartheid Museum in…
One of Qumbu’s most wanted men back in court on December 31
Police recovered an AK 47 rifle and two 9mm pistols at the Qumbu murder suspect’s homestead on December 17, 2024. 1 minute One of the most wanted men in Qumbu in the Eastern Cape will be back in court on December 31st. Police say the 25-year-old man has already appeared in court twice. The accused…
Man Utd boss Amorim commends team despite Spurs League Cup loss
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. 2 minutes Manager Ruben Amorim took heart from Manchester United’s fightback in Thursday’s 4-3 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup quarterfinals but said his side was undone by a more clinical performance from the hosts. United went 3-0 down shortly after the break but scored twice within seven…
BMA to assess readiness of Mananga Port of Entry
BMA official hands over a passport to the owner after checking it at a port of entry. 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) will today visit the Mananga Port of Entry to assess its readiness for the expected increased movement of people between South Africa and Eswatini. It has been identified as an important…
Communities are going to be safe and enjoy this season: Mchunu
Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior police officials 3 minutes The South African Police Service (SAPS) is out in full force across the Cape Town Metro as part of its festive season operations. Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says recent statistics are encouraging as more efforts are made to clamp down on all forms of crime. More…
2025 SONA to be hosted at Cape Town City Hall
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 SONA 1 minute The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2025 will still be hosted at the Cape Town City Hall like in the past two years, after the fire that gutted parts of Parliament in 2022. This is according to Parliament after the Department of Public…