Malema urges President Ramaphosa to close Israeli Embassy

EFF leader Julius Malema delivers his speech at the SONA debate in Cape Town. Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to close the Israeli Embassy in the country. Malema made the call during the debate on Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Cape Town. The relationship…

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Nine killed in Eastern Cape taxi crash

Fatal taxi accident in the Eastern Cape. Nine people have been killed in a head-on collision involving a minibus taxi and passenger car on the R61 between Engcobo and Comfivaba in the Eastern Cape. The crash happened earlier Wednesday. Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says, “This is very devastating, very heart-breaking crash that claimed…

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Dirco details complexities in bringing SA men home from Russia

International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola speaks during SONA debate. International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has detailed his department’s difficulties in the process of returning four South African men from Ukraine. The men arrived at Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. They are among 17 men who had allegedly been lured…

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Majodina confirms water has been restored in parts of Joburg

Department of Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo, Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, Department of Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, and Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero are pictured during a media briefing on water issues in during an oversight visit in Emmarentia in Johannesburg on 11 February 2026. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has…

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