Minister Siviwe Gwarube visiting a school in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the lack of infrastructure continues to be a major problem, especially in rural provinces. She is in Mpumalanga to monitor the reopening of schools for the 2025 academic year, accompanied by her deputy Reginah Mhaule and MEC Cathy Dlamini….
Matric results in a newspaper 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education will go ahead with the publication of matric results in newspapers. This is despite an order from the Information Regulatory Authority of South Africa that the results should not be published in newspapers. It says this contravenes the Protection of Personal Information (POPI)…
NA Speaker Thoko Didiza 2 minutes Several political parties have requested National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to withdraw the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals report of the Standing Committee on Finance. The report was adopted by the majority of members in the committee last night. It was adopted with recommendations by ActionSA, that Treasury must…
City Power employees 1 minute City Power continues to embark on a series of community imbizos across Johannesburg until June. The aim is to provide a platform for direct engagement with residents, businesses and government customers across the city. The meetings will focus on power supply concerns faced by residents, illegal connections and infrastructure vandalism….
People at a border 1 minute Residents in villages along the Beitbridge Border outside Musina in Limpopo have voiced their concerns about the porous fence between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Some locals believe that a proper border fence could help curb undocumented foreign nationals and illicit goods from entering into the country. This as Deputy…
Cape Fur seals 1 minute Cape Nature says measures have been put in place to ensure that holidaymakers to Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, can enjoy a safe trip to beaches in the area. This follows the recent rabies outbreak in seals. Plettenberg Bay has had four confirmed cases of rabies and one suspected…
Aerial view of the municipality 2 minutes Political parties in Northern Cape have expressed mixed views following the recall of the Mayor of Sol Plaatje Municipality, Kagisho Sonyoni, who was the youngest mayor to occupy the position in the province. Sonyoni was recalled last week and will be replaced by an NCOP member and former…
1 minute Court proceedings in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial continue in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. The Investigating Officer, Captain Wesley Lombard, is testifying for the State. LIVE STREAM:
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi and lead investigator Bongani Gininda in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, have been at loggerheads on the procedure of interviewing a witness and taking down a statement. Advocate Mnisi has been cross examining Brigadier Gininda on the interview that…
South African soldiers captured during a parade . 2 minutes The founder of the Institute of Security Studies, Jackie Cilliers says the Department of Defence and Military Veterans needs to be restructured. This as South Africa’s expenditure in the Defence Force will be closely monitored when Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana delivers his Budget Speech…
