LIVE: State of readiness for SONA 2025

1 minute Parliament’s Presiding Officers led by National Assembly (NA) Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Chairperson  Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane briefs the media on the preparations for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) tomorrow evening. Live stream below:

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Soshanguve murder suspect abandons his bail application

[File photo] An empty court room 1 minute The 27-year-old man linked to the murder of six patrollers at Marry Me informal settlement in Soshanguve, Pretoria, has abandoned his bail application. He appeared in the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court facing 16 counts, including murder, premeditated murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm. His co-accused has…

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Limpopo bus crash death toll standing at five

Bus accident on the N1 north outside Louis Trichardt. The death toll in a bus crash that occurred on the N1 outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo now stands at five. Four people were declared dead at the scene, while a fifth person died in the hospital. Preliminary investigations by the Department of Transport indicate that…

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NFP leader confirms party exit from KZN GPU, cites broken agreements

NFP leader Irvan Barnes The National Freedom Party has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KwaZulu-Natal’s Government of Provincial Unity.   Speaking at a media briefing in Durban on Friday, party leader Irvan Barnes says the decision was due to administrative challenges and political agreements that were not honoured by coalition partners.   The provincial coalition government…

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We must stop turning our hospitals into shelters: ActionSA

A doctor doing rounds in a hospital ActionSA has criticised the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) for supporting undocumented migrants’ right to public healthcare. This is after the SAHRC raised concerns over recent incidents where undocumented foreign nationals were denied access to healthcare facilities. The Commission says denying undocumented immigrants access to healthcare is…

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