LIVE: SONA 2025 debate
1 minute Members of the National Assembly debate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). LIVE proceedings:
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35th anniversary of Mandela’s release from prison
Former President Nelson Mandela giving a speech after his release 1 minute This year marks the 35th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s release from prison. He was released from the Victor Verster Prison on the 11th of February 1990. The Robben Island Museum in Cape Town, together with several other stakeholders hosted a commemorative event. The…
Union demands more doctors be employed in Limpopo
Employ Doctors Now poster 2 minutes Members of the trade union, South African Medical Association (SAMATU) in Limpopo, have marched and submitted a memorandum in Polokwane to demand the employment of doctors. The union says that doctors, including those funded by the Department of Health for their studies, remain unemployed. They are demanding the employment…
Organisation calls for extension for SASSA gold card replacement
Grant recipients being helped by SASSA officials 1 minute Pay the Grants, a campaign advocating for economic justice, is calling for an extension of the SASSA gold card replacement period. Last week, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Postbank urged recipients to exchange their gold cards for the new Postbank black cards…
SA soldier deployment in DRC aligned with foreign policy: Legoete
2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence says South Africa’s deployment of its soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) aligns with the country’s foreign policy. Parliament on Monday held a special sitting during which the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the DRC were debated. Their bodies are expected to be repatriated from the Uganda capital…
Rodrygo wants to stay at Real Madrid after interest from other clubs
Rodrygo Silva (X picture) 2 minutes Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Silva said he is grateful for the interest from other clubs but wants to stay with the LaLiga side for many years to come. Rodrygo has scored 12 goals and provided eight assists in 31 games for Real across all competitions this season and the…
Withdrawal of USAID already impacting HIV research: Abdool-Karim
Centre for the AIDS Programme Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 2 minutes Professor Salim Abdool-Karim, Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) says critical HIV/AIDS research programmes relying on donor funds from USAID have already been affected in the country. Abdool-Karim says two vital research programmes aimed at HIV…
Number of people killed in Hoedspruit accident rises to 14
A mini-bus and bakkie on fire after a collision on the R40 in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. 2 minutes The number of people killed in a minibus and bakkie collision on the R40 in Hoedspruit, Limpopo, has now risen to 14. The two vehicles collided head-on, burst into flames, killing 13 people on the spot. The victims…
Parents at Gqeberha school want hazards addressed
Eastern Cape Primary school in Gqberha 2 minutes Safety at schools is a concern for parents in some townships around Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape. Disgruntled parents from Mzomtsha Primary School at KwaZakhele in Gqeberha, marched to the Department of Education’s regional offices complaining about the shortage of teachers and the state of…
Calls mounting for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga’s resignation
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga. 3 minutes Action SA has joined calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga to resign. ActionSA MP Athol Trollip supports the calls for her to step down. “As confirmed by Minister Motshekga in her reply to my parliamentary question, she said the deployment is devoid of strategy and a lack of national interest…Frankly, there is no defensible reason to continue….