Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau speaks at the Afreximbank signing ceremony at the Westcliff Hotel in Johannesburg on 04 February 2026. Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has confirmed that South Africa remains eligible for the Africa Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA). This as United States President Donald Trump signs the trade…
Springbok Captain Siya Kolisi lifts The Webb Ellis Cup as they celebrate winning the Rugby World Cup 2023 finals against New Zealand at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France on October 28, 2023. Defending champions, the Springboks, will return to Adelaide for only the second time ever when they kick off their 2027 Rugby World…
Ad Hoc Committee Chairperson Soviet Lekganyane, October 14, 2025. Former State Security Agency official Xolile Mashukuca says he is disappointed that Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee has blocked him from testifying. The committee is investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. It asked Mashukuca to apply for certification or security…
Outside High Court in the Western Cape. Defence counsel for alleged underworld crime figure, Jerome Booysen, has continued to challenge the credibility of a state witness, known as Mr X, in the Brian Wainstein murder trial. During cross-examination in the Western Cape High Court, advocate Amanda Nel focused on a document Mr X claims that…
DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on February 3, 2026. Democratic Alliance (DA) Member of Parliament (MP) and member of the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the criminal justice system, Dianne Kohler Barnard, is expected to appear as a witness before the committee…
EFF party leader Julius Malema addresses the media on 04 February 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged voters to punish the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the upcoming local government elections for what it calls failure to deliver on basic services. Speaking to the media on Wednesday at its headquarters in Johannesburg,…
[File] Flags of countries represented at the AGOA Summit. US authorities have re-authorised the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) until the end of this year. The programme has now passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate. In a vote on Friday, the Senate whittled down to 12 months a three-year extension that the House had…
Court gavel. Retired KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Moipone Noko has told the Nkabinde Enquiry, that former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams was justified in authorising a racketeering certificate against former KZN Hawks Head Major General Johan Booysen. Booysen and members of the Cato Manor Police Unit were accused of operating…
Police tape at a crime scene. Two separate violent crimes in Gauteng have left security officers dead and millions of rands stolen. In Lawley, south of Johannesburg, two security officers were shot and killed while escorting a bakery truck in what was described as an ambush. In a separate incident in Hurleyvale, Edenvale, armed suspects reportedly robbed a victim of approximately R2.1…
Test tubes in a clinic. Early screening and detection could lead to a decrease in mortality among those with cervical cancer. As part of World Health Cancer Day – the Department of Health conducted a stakeholder engagement event at Emperors Palace, east of Johannesburg – to find solutions and prevent deaths. #CancerAmbassador Norma Mbali. at…
