The South African Weather Service’s (SAWS) outlook for January 28, 2025. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has advised the public to use social media platforms to get weather updates. This comes after it experienced a security breach on Sunday evening. The breach resulted in the collapse of the SAWS Information and Communication…
SABC building in Sea Point, Cape Town 2 minutes Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee will seek legal advice on whether Minister Solly Malatsi abused his executive power when withdrawing the SABC Bill. The bill, revived after the May elections, aims to review the way the public broadcaster is funded. Last weekend, Malatsi withdrew the…
A health agent prepares an anti-malaria injection. 1 minute The University of Cape Town (UCT) has played a pivotal role in developing an action plan to combat rising drug-resistant malaria in Southern and Eastern Africa. Senior lecturer at UCT, Stephanie Van Wyk says the initiative is supported by regional health ministers and is a significant…
2 minutes The Western Cape High Court has reserved judgment in the Democratic Alliance (DA) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)’s urgent application to halt a VAT increase, set to kick-in on the 1st of May. Both parties are challenging the legality and constitutionality of the 50 basis point Value-Added Tax hike, adopted during the 2025/2026…
Newly-elected Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya addressing the council. 1 minute City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Nasiphi Moya, says they are urgently working to restore the city’s finances. This comes as the municipality struggles to collect billions of rands owed to it by residents and businesses. In an interview with SABC News, Moya details her…
The Kimberley Regional Court sentenced 22-year-old Lebogang van Wyk on Friday for 15 years. A man who raped a woman behind the Correctional Services centre in Kimberley in the Northern Cape has started to serve a 15-year jail term. The Kimberley Regional Court sentenced the 22-year-old Lebogang van Wyk on Friday. He had been found…
[File photo] Passengers wait to check in at SAA counters at Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town 1 minute Home Affairs Minister Dr Leon Schreiber will officially welcome the first group of tourists under the newly launched Trusted Tour Operator Scheme (TTOS) in Cape Town on Saturday. This digital initiative is designed to streamline…
