South Africa’s Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa addresses delegates at the SA-France Investment Conference in France, Paris on 21 May 2025. South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) says that they are working closely with French authorities to repatriate the body of Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa. The 58-year-old ANC veteran died, reportedly after falling…
RISE Mzansi, BOSA & GOOD form Unite4Change. The UNITE party is calling for the closure of all the specialist companies which fall under the City of Johannesburg. The party, which is barely two months old, held a mass meeting in Kliptown, Soweto, where it sought to recruit people to stand as candidate councillors in next…
2 minutes A 35-year-old suspect has been arrested for contravention of the Protection of Constitutional Democracy Against Terrorist and Related Activities Act (POCDATARA) and is expected to appear in the Lichtenburg Magistrates on Monday. The suspect was arrested by the Crimes Against the State (CATS) team at his home in Johannesburg yesterday afternoon, after a…
Scene of the fatal accident Two inmates who were hospitalised after Thursday’s crash on the R101 between Mokopane and Mookgopong have died, bringing the death toll to nine. This includes one police officer and eight inmates who have died. The two more inmates who had been admitted to hospital following the collision between a police…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. A man has been gunned down and two others have been wounded in an alleged gang-related shooting in Eersterivier in Cape Town. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk says the victims were standing at a shop when unknown assailants opened fire. “A 18-year-old male…
South Africans have been treated to an unusual spectacle, the moon turning red as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, causing a total eclipse. The total lunar eclipse started at 20:10 on Sunday and lasted for more than half an hour. The red colour shows that the longer red wavelengths of light are…
File | Flooded area in Limpopo. Limpopo’s Education Department has announced that schools in the Vhembe and Mopani districts should not open this week due to flooding. In a statement, the department says this to ensure the safety of learners and teachers within the affected areas. The harsh and severe weather conditions have caused flooding…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting held at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says the centre of the Government of National Unity (GNU) is intact despite partners’ disagreements on a range of issues. In his weekly letter to the nation, he says the postponement of the budget…
1 minute The second health working group meeting of G20 countries under the Presidency of South Africa is taking place at Zimbali near Ballito on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast today. Delegates from G20 countries and international organisations are, over the next three days expected to discuss ways to strengthen health systems and promote equitable access…
The suspects were arrested for issuing unsuspecting people with fraudulent doctor’s referral letters qualifying them for social grants. 1 minute The bail hearing in the R260-million SASSA fraud case has been rolled over to Wednesday at the Lenasia Magistrate’s Court. It’s alleged that the 11th accused created fake profiles and committed identity fraud in order…
