Locals are seen outside a polling station during tense local municipal elections. 1 minute Twenty-nine candidates from 16 political parties will contest by-elections in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo today. Candidates from ANC, EFF, Umkhonto weSizwe, the DA and Al Jama-ah amongst others will battle against each other for the heart and soul…
Fire truck. Two informal settlement fires this weekend in the Cape Peninsula have left about 700 people destitute. The homes of about 500 residents at Imizamo Yethu in Hout Bay and 200 at Masiphumelele in Fish Hoek were razed in the fires. Masiphumelele resident Philisa Mchithwa, elaborates on their plight: “My problem with these fires…
File image: Candle burning during a memorial service. 1 minute The family of the late South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Brigadier-General Joseph Manyatsa has described him as a peace-loving man who respected other people. Brigadier Manyatsa died of natural causes last month. He will be buried in Botshabelo in the Free State later today….
Ebrahim Rasool, South Africa’s ambassador to the US. 2 minutes A brand and reputation expert says the only way for Pretoria to maintain and protect its sovereignty is to take a firm stance and utilise its leverage over the United States (US) as best as possible. This is in reaction to former South African Ambassador to…
Dora Nginza, known as the “Mother of New Brighton”. 1 minute The case against one of the women accused of abducting two babies from the Dora Nginza Hospital on Tuesday in Gqeberha has been postponed until the 30th of May for a formal bail application. The state withdrew charges against the second accused in the…
Durban CBD and beachfront 1 minute The Expropriation Act will not ensure transfer of land from landowners to those dispossessed of land under colonialism and under the Apartheid government. This is according to lawyer and author of the Land is Ours, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Bill into law on Thursday….
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi 1 minute Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has denied that he is vilifying private medical aid schemes. He says the medical aid schemes are not playing an active role in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Motsoaledi was answering a question from the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Igor Scheurkogel in the National…
Wits University’s Great Hall in Braamfontein. 1 minute Wits University students are on hunger strike, protesting against financial exclusion due to historical debt. Despite 95% of students registering successfully, returning students are demonstrating against financial barriers. The university requires students to have a debt of less than R10 000 or pay 50% of what they…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at his coronation ceremony in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on October 29, 2022. 1 minute Parliament’s Land Reform Committee members have expressed disappointment that their planned meeting with AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini has been postponed. The committee was meant to meet with MisuZulu this month, to discuss the fallout between him and the…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in South Africa on 23 April 2025 ahead for his official visit to the country. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) is set to stage protests today against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s official visit to South Africa. Zelenskyy will meet with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Union Buildings…
