Entrance to Wits University campus in Johannesburg 2 minutes Hundreds of returning students at Wits University have gone on hunger strike until they are all registered. The strike, now in its second day, will continue until these returning postgraduate students have their demands met. It’s been a week since all South African Universities started the…
Fire brigades are seen at the Tembisa Hospital following another fire that broke out on 23 April 2025. 1 minute The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng Provincial Government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital. A man accused of allegedly starting the fire is…
Construction cranes 2 minutes Political opportunism and economic misrepresentation are some of the factors fueling the prevalence of the construction mafia. This emerged during the sector’s webinar summit, organised by the law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr. Construction engineering experts have called for policy certainty and a greater focus on rooting out the construction mafia, which…
Stop GBV The family of a 28-year-old Limpopo woman who was killed in a gender-based violence incident, has lamented the delays in bringing the perpetrator to justice. Lunghile Chauke was killed allegedly by her boyfriend Nyiko Nkuna in Malamulele in May. The family says the matter has constantly been postponed at the local magistrate’s court….
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head General Lesetja Senona Questions have been raised as to why KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Head General Lesetja Senona chose a storage facility in Port Shepstone to store drugs that were seized in a police operation. In November 2021, drugs were stolen at the storage facility, months after Senona assumed the position of Hawks Head…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile briefs the media on spaza shop registrations on 19 December 2024. 2 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says they’ve issued over 25 000 registration forms to spaza shop owners and of that number, more than 10 000 have submitted the forms. Maile was…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube addressing delegates at a government event. 2 minutes Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube will officially announce the outcome of the 2024 matric exams on Monday amid hopes of a continued improvement in the national pass rate. The ceremony will be held at the Mosaiek Church in Johannesburg. Tomorrow…
Economic Freedom Fighters, Nkululeko Dunga is Gauteng’s new MEC for Finance. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Gauteng has reiterated its call for the inclusion of young people in the executive council. This is after the league slammed Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent cabinet reshuffle, which saw the appointment of the Economic Freedom Fighters’…
Power lines. 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) has announced that it has approved electricity tariff adjustments for Eskom for the next three years. For the 2025/26 financial year, the regulator approved a tariff increase of 12.7%. Eskom was seeking a 36% hike. For the 2026/27 financial year, Nersa approved a…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is briefing the media briefing in Durban. It’s believed Mkhawanazi will address issues raised at the Madlanga Commission, including those pertaining to Durban businessman James Stuart Scharnick. Live proceedings below:
