File image: Bullets on the ground at a crime scene. 1 minute Five men have been killed in a hail of bullets and set alight in Philippi East on the Cape Flats in Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Novela Potelwa says reports from the scene indicate the victims were sitting in a vehicle in…
A Transnet locomotive seen on a track. 2 minutes Job security is one of the main issues dividing Transnet management and the United National Transport Union (Untu). The two parties met on Monday morning to resolve their wage dispute under facilitation by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA). Untu, a majority union at…
The African National Congress (ANC) has resolved to defer its discussion on the South African Communist Party (SACP)’s decision to contest elections independently to its regular National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting sometime next month. It is currently hosting a Special NEC to discuss the state of local government with several mayors and their MMCs from…
Entrance to SABC’s parking in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says it is concerned that Communications Minister Solly Malatsi does not give a time frame on how long the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill will remain withdrawn. Cosatu is one of the stakeholders that recently made…
The ANC has appointed a 67-member task team as part of the party’s plans for reconfiguration. 1 minute ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says he is confident that the newly announced task team in KwaZulu-Natal will help the ANC regain its support in the province. The ANC has appointed a 67-member task team as part of…
Cattle eating hay on a farm. The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has confirmed two cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Viljoenskroon, located in the Moqhaka municipality of the Free State. One of the two confirmed cases is on a commercial farm, whilst the second case is on a communal grazing area alongside the border…
Minister Ronald Lamola and Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Mpumalanga High Court 1 minute Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations has commended President Cyril Ramaphosa and International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola for choosing engagement over confrontation in response to threats by US President Donald Trump….
Limpopo Premier, Phophi Ramathuba The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Africa (EPCSA) has played a significant role in developing rural communities during colonialism. This was said at the celebration of the church’s 150 years of existence in South Africa at Valdezia outside Louis Trichard in Limpopo. Also known as the Swiss Mission, the EPCSA has…
Accused number one in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Muzi Sibiya seen in the dock. The State in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is on Wednesday expected to continue interrogating the claims that accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, was living in KwaZulu-Natal during the year the soccer captain was murdered. Sibiya maintains he was not…
Shaft 11 of a disused mine at Stilfontein. The Human Rights Commission has commenced with its first round of engagement with residents of Khuma near Klerksdorp in the North West. This, after 87 illegal miners died underground while hundreds of others were trapped during Operation Vala Umgodi in January this year. The police operation saw…
