[FILE IMAGE]: Scholar transport. 1 minute The Department of Mobility in the Western Cape is calling on scholar transport operators to come for a free vehicle safety inspection ahead of the opening of schools this week. The programme is set for Monday and Tuesday next week at the Gene Louw Traffic Training College in Brackenfell,…
Investigating Directorate against Corruption (IDAC) Head Adv Andrea Johnson is giving evidence before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on November 7, 2025. Investigating Directorate against Corruption (IDAC) Head Adv Andrea Johnson says her life has changed since Crime Intelligence boss, Dumisani Khumalo’s arrest. She testified before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations made by the KwaZulu-Natal…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the call for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s resignation can only be justified if there is a failure to adhere to specific policies. Her comments follow the…
Learners start their first day of school. 2 minutes Anxious and frustrated parents are queuing at the Johannesburg central district offices in Pimville, Soweto, to have their children placed in schools. Some say they did apply on time through Gauteng Education’s Online Admission systems for Grades 1 and 8. The department says over 300 000…
Correctional Services Minister Dr. Pieter Groenewald opens a bakery at Westville Prison Correctional Services Minister Pieter Groenewald says his department is moving ahead with the roll-out of bakeries across its facilities. He says this will save the department billions of rands in outsourcing fees. Minister of Correctional Services Dr Pieter Groenewald opened a newly established…
A protestor holds a placard at a march against human trafficking. A 47-year-old man arrested on suspicion of human trafficking will appear in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on Thursday. The suspect, who is a foreign national, was arrested in the CBD on Tuesday after police intercepted a vehicle and rescued two teenage boys…
South African rand coins 1 minute The rand has gained more than 1% as markets applaud the recent move of rating agency Standard and Poor’s to improve the nation’s credit grade outlook. The ratings agency revised SA’s outlook from stable to positive, citing the promises of the Government of National Unity to grow the economy and…
Environmental activists protest over Shell’s plans to drill for oil and gas. Environmental activists say they want their voices heard as the country’s top court considers the future of oil exploration along South Africa’s Wild Coast. They marched outside the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg, protesting over Shell’s plans to drill for oil and gas in…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge at the Judicial Conduct Tribunal. 1 minute A cellphone expert says that there is no way to predict whether one can recover deleted messages. Francois Moller is testifying before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge. This follows Judges Secretary Andiswa…
FILE| Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. The Democratic Alliance’s (DA) federal leadership have refused to be drawn into speculation about the possibility of Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, succeeding John Steenhuisen as party leader. This comes as Hill-Lewis confirmed via social media posts that he had been approached by party members to stand, following Steenhuisen’s…
