Gun and ammunition seized by SAPs members 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says police are focusing on recovering illegal firearms that are a contributing factor to high crime levels. Mchunu was leading the Safer Festive Season operation in Mtunzini on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mchunu has been joined by National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola…
File Image: Matric learners in an exam room. Education experts are divided on whether the 2025 matric pass rate will be lower or higher than that of 2024. The 2024 matric pass rate was 87.3%, up from 2023’s 82.9%, marking the highest national pass rate ever recorded. Some education experts have forecast an increase in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers key address at 7th Social Justice Summit held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Western Cape. President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government has adopted a multifaceted plan to tackle hunger. The President was delivering a keynote address at Stellenbosch University’s Social Justice Summit in Cape Town on Friday. The summit…
Supporters of the ANC holding the party’s flag. The ANC Johannesburg Region has accused alliance partner Sanco of conducting an orchestrated campaign to undermine its newly elected leadership. December last year saw MMC for Finance Loyiso Masuku trump Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to the position of Chair of the region. However, the very public discovery of ballots…
1 minute The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (DENOSA) has called on the authorities to ensure that justice is served in the case of two doctors and six nurses accused of attempted murder, fraud, and selling human organs. They allegedly harvested organs from unsuspecting patients during surgeries for profit. The accused appeared in the…
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…
Three South African teams have been drawn in tough groups in the CAF Interclub Competitions in the draw made in Johannesburg on Monday. In the Champions League, Mamelodi Sundowns have been drawn in Group C, setting up a reunion with former coach Rulani Mokwena, who’s now in charge of Algerian side MC Alger. They will…
MK Party SG Floyd Shivambu addressing the media 3 minutes Amidst the uncertainty of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) future, the official opposition says it views the ANC as an opponent and not the enemy as yet. Umkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) secretary- general Floyd Shivambu briefed the media on the outcomes of the party’s…
A Rea Vaya bus is pictured in Johannesburg. Rea Vaya buses are back to normal operations in Johannesburg this morning. This after thousands of commuters were left stranded in Soweto yesterday due to a strike by bus operators. Rea Vaya management has since released a social media post confirming that buses would be operating as…
A hitman and three officials of the Alfred Duma Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of the municipality’s civil engineer. Oscar Hlatshwayo was murdered in a drive-by shooting in Ladysmith in 2019. Hlatshwayo was at the time of his murder an Executive Director in the Engineering and Infrastructure…
