Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2023 Budget Speech on February 22, 2023. 1 minute Cabinet says Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise the budget and table it before parliament on March 12. This follows the conclusion of a Special Meeting convened yesterday to consider inputs by its members into the best possible…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde addresses the Freight Forum on August 29, 2025. The Cape Crime Crisis Coalition (4C) has accused Western Cape Premier Alan Winde of political hypocrisy for refusing to release a report on alleged links between police and gangs. The organisation has given him until Friday to make the report public or…
Suspended Minister Senzo Mchunu appeared before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town. The Madlanga Commission has heard that it was “not appropriate” for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to communicate directly with General Anthony Gopaul, who was at the time district commissioner in Ilembe, KwaZulu-Natal. General Gopaul says that Mchunu was meant to speak to his principal…
Authorities seized more than 16 tonnes of cocaine 1 minute Police in KwaZulu-Natal say investigations are underway following the discovery of cocaine with an estimated value of R80 million concealed inside a container at the Durban Harbour. Police Spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says police received information about a vessel that left Brazil at the beginning of…
The vehicle that claimed the life of Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa’s driver. 1 minute The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has confirmed that Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is safe and at home with his family after his security team’s vehicle was involved in a fatal crash on the N2. The crash occurred in the northbound…
[File photo] Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 2 minutes The case of alleged arsonist Sthembiso Mdlalose, who stands accused of deliberately setting the hijacked Usindiso building on fire that claimed 76 lives in 2023, has been postponed to Wednesday after one of the two witnesses who were expected…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, has confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation this week on government’s response to the rising incidents of suspected food poisoning in the country. Learners are the most affected, with some of them dying and others being admitted to hospital. The crisis…
Julius Malema, at the EFF Turns 12 Rally at Khayelitsha Rugby Stadium in Cape Town. Political analyst Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu says the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) should prioritize building branches outside tertiary institutions and improve leadership stability if it is serious about consolidating power in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). Mngomezulu was speaking as the party celebrated 12…
Court hammer A 27-year-old man from Shurugwi, Midlands province, has been slapped with an 18-year jail term for killing his 94-year-old grandmother accusing her of bewitching other family members. In a statement on Wednesday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPAZ) said Takudzwa Mugariri of Maroza village went to the deceased’s home on February 3, alleging she had cast a spell…
A car drives through a flooded road Families located in the Vhembe District in Limpopo have been forced to postpone funerals. This as floods wreak havoc in the province. The Luvuvhu River has also burst its banks. This has prompted authorities to urge residents not to attempt to cross submerged bridges as heavy rains persist…
