An illegal miner brought to the surface at Sabie mine in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes All the illegal miners who were allegedly trapped underground at an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga have been brought to the surface. The last illegal miner was brought to the surface just after 7pm. More than 150 illegal miners have been…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation on South Africa’s G20 Summit. President Cyril Ramaphosa says disinformation among groups in the country is fuelling the US stance towards South Africa. He says this is undermining South Africa’s national security and hampering government’s efforts to create jobs. Ramaphosa has appealed to those who he says have been…
Damage after a flood. 1 minute Heavy overnight rainfall has led to widespread flooding across the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. The Provincial Department of Cooperative Governance says the most affected areas include the N2 at Murchison, the Umbango Bridge, the Nkongweni Bridge at Margate, and Isipingo on the N2 south of Durban. Teams have been deployed…
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema responding to inputs from members of the Central Command Team on the political overview on December 6, 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for the complete boycott of the G20 in the United States (US) next year, if South Africa is not…
Smart meter at a home National Treasury has reported significant progress in its smart meter rollout, with 67 000 already installed across 18 municipalities during the last financial year. The project is part of a R2 billion government initiative, distributed over three years, to help municipalities with high Eskom debt. National Treasury is looking to…
Zimbabwe stands accused of holding disputed elections with the ruling Zanu PF party accused of employing intimidatory tactics to sway votes to its candidates, a charge it denies. SIX out of 10 Zimbabweans say elections, political violence and intimidation are the biggest threats to peace, a new report has said, showing how polls have left…
Accident involving an SUV and a minibus taxi on the N9 road just outside Graaf Reinet in the Eastern Cape. 2 minutes A head-on collision between an SUV and a minibus taxi on the N9 road outside Graaf-Reinet in the Eastern Cape has claimed 14 lives. The crash occurred in the early hours of the…
The 25-year-old was arrested by police in Houghton for the possession of child pornography. 2 minutes Police have arrested a woman on charges of possession of child pornography and money laundering in Houghton north of Johannesburg. The 25-year-old, who is a web designer by profession, is said to be the girlfriend of Darren Wilken, the…
The Constitutional Court has ruled that men may assume their wives’ surnames, declaring Section 26(1)(a) to (c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act unconstitutional insofar as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender, by failing to afford men the right to assume the surname of women after marriage. JUSTIN: The ConCourt has confirmed that…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has welcomed the blacklisting of 40 contractors by the department’s entity, the Construction Industry Development Board. The minister says the move by the CID delivers on his promise to act against non-performance and corruption. McPherson says…
