Lecture room at a college 1 minute Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mimmy Gondwe says her department will not allow bogus colleges to discredit the country’s education system. Gondwe and the City of Johannesburg launched an awareness campaign aimed at clamping down on bogus colleges. Gondwe says, “Education plays a very pivotal role in…
A worker sells eggs to a customer at a spaza shop. 2 minutes The SA Spaza and the Township Economic Commission of South Africa (TECSA) has urged all citizens interested in the Spaza Shop industry to ensure that they register their spaza shops accordingly. TECSA together with SA Spaza hosted the inaugural SA Spaza Investment…
Ibbo Mandaza THE Global Pan-African Movement (GPAM) convened a pan-Africanism general conference for various movements in Africa with a common goal of unity among Africans and the elimination of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent. The meeting also saw Ibbo Mandaza, a Zimbabwean academic, author and publisher being elected as acting secretary-general. Mandaza’s appointment…
Drugs confiscated 1 minute Police have arrested a suspect and confiscated drugs worth an estimated R700 000 in Swellendam in the Western Cape. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says officers acted on information about a foreign national woman, suspected of transporting drugs from Cape Town to George by bus. “During the search, they identified the suspect,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting. The Government of South Africa represented by Cabinet Ministers and senior government officials, will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland from 19 to 23 January 2026 under “A Spirit of Dialogue” theme. The delegation will be led by the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwan and…
Sunflower field Rural safety and poor road infrastructure continue to pose risks to the farming community and farmers say these factors prevent them from getting funding. The Free State Agriculture organisation is holding a two-day annual congress in Bloemfontein. This year’s congress will address various agricultural issues and how to position themselves for the next…
A body of a deceased person in a mortuary. The death toll of initiates during the summer initiation season in the Eastern Cape has risen to 23. This figure is compounded by the deaths of seven traditional nurses, who reportedly died as a result of violent incidents, lightning strikes and suicide. Most initiates are believed…
UNISA’s 2024 Annual Founders Lecture. 1 minute The Former President of the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia, Lady Justice Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu is delivering UNISA’s 2024 Annual Flagship Founders Lecture under the theme: “Delivering Justice in Africa – Are women active or passive agents?” LIVESTREAM BELOW:
The cross-examination of the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Advocate Shamila Batohi, at the inquiry probing the fitness of suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions, Andrew Chauke, to hold office is expected to commence on Monday in Pretoria. Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, who represents Chauke, is set to question Batohi’s account of why she…
NSRI search and rescue respond to a distress call. 1 minute The body of a 17-year-old boy from Khayelitsha in the Cape Flats has been found on Strand Beach. National Sea Rescue Institute spokesperson Craig Lambinon says the teenager went missing near the Strand Pump Station on Wednesday. NSRI rescue swimmers and CoCT Strand lifeguards…
