The Day of Reconciliation is marked every year in South Africa on 16 December. As the country reflects 31 years into democracy, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee Chairperson Joe McGluwa has called on citizens to reflect on the country’s shared history and confront inequalities that continue to divide society. Join the #ReconciliationDay2025 Commemoration on 16 December 2025 at…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. The Constitutional Court will today hear an urgent application lodged by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party to have President Cyril Ramaphosa reverse his decisions to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, appoint Firoz Cachalia to act on his behalf, and establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. The…
Illegal miners appear in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on August 4, 2025. The 24 illegal miners who resurfaced at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, on Monday are expected to appear in the local Magistrate’s court today. Twenty-eight others resurfaced yesterday and will appear in court tomorrow. Those arrested are facing charges…
England’s Mary Earps during the warm up before the match 1 minute England goalkeeper Mary Earps has become the first female soccer player to be honoured with a wax figure at Madame Tussauds. The Paris Saint-Germain player, who helped England finish runners-up at the 2023 Women’s World Cup, won a public vote for which Lionesses…
Deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has informed the Government of the State of Israel of its decision to declare deputy ambassador, Ariel Seidman, of the Israeli Embassy in South Africa as persona non grata. It has given Seidmand three days to…
A candle lit at a memorial service. 1 minute The provincial day of mourning for the victims of the devastating storm that hit the Eastern Cape last week is set to start at 11h00 at the King Sabata Dalindyebo TVET College in Mthatha. The latest death toll is 92. More than 4,300 people are homeless…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile will deliver the keynote address during the commemoration of the Langa Massacre, which will be held at Kariega in the Eastern Cape today. The Nelson Mandela Municipality has set aside R5 million to host the event. The Langa Memorial site is receiving a major facelift…
FILE| Jomba Phiri walks over where his house stood after heavy rains caused flood damage in KwaNdengezi, Durban, South Africa. About 20 families, who lost their homes following heavy rains that battered some parts of northern KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend, have found refuge at one of schools in Umhlabuyalingana as mop-up operations get underway. Hundreds…
[File photo] Serbia’s Novak Djokovic 2 minutes Novak Djokovic expressed his frustration at being “kept in the dark” about world number one Jannik Sinner’s doping case, saying in Brisbane on Sunday that it was not a good look for tennis. Anti-doping authorities said in August Sinner twice tested positive in March for the anabolic androgenic…
Commission Chair retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga The Madlanga Commission has resumed with a new witness known as Mr X taking the stand. The evidence leaders have been allowed to present the witness’s testimony through the voice of an intermediary and without video. The commission was adjourned two weeks ago after Crime Intelligence Head,…
