City of Johannesburg Council Speaker Margaret Arnolds and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba attend the funeral service of a four-year-old girl at Don Mateman Hall in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg on August 19, 2025. City of Johannesburg Council Speaker Margaret Arnolds has encouraged parents and community members to take a stand against Gender-based Violence (GBV) by reporting…
Primary school learners The Department of Education in Eastern Cape has warned schools that anyone who deliberately withholds academic reports will be dealt with decisively. The department says withholding of these report cards is illegal and contravenes the South African Schools Act. Department Spokesperson, Malibongwe Mtima, says it’s within learners’ rights to know how…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has urged police officers to defend themselves whenever their lives are under threat. He was speaking after visiting the families of two police officers killed in the line of duty on Friday. 51-year-old Warrant Officer Vuyisile Sintwa and 45-year-old Sergeant Simon Masenye were…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 316 event, bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley 2 minutes Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili scored a second-round submission win over Sean O’Malley to retain his bantamweight title at UFC 316 on Saturday, with Kayla Harrison also winning…
A view of OR Tambo International Airport. The Senior Training Coordinator at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Willem Els says the O.R Tambo International Airport has become a major trafficking hub for organised crime syndicates. His comments come after the Border Management Authority (BMA) on Friday intercepted a suspected human trafficking operation resulting in…
Various drugs and cash notes were confiscated during Operation Shanela in the Northern Cape. Over 200 suspects have been arrested in Northern Cape for alleged murder, attempted murder, assault, rape, possession of dangerous weapons and for dealing in drugs. The suspects were apprehended during a week-long Operation Shanela, targeted at combating crime. Provincial police spokesperson…
murder A woman and her brother were shot dead in Soweto last night during her birthday celebration. It’s alleged that a Police Captain shot and killed the woman, who was his girlfriend and also a fellow police officer together with her brother before turning the gun on himself. South African Police Service spokesperson in Gauteng,…
Katiso “KT” Molefe appeared in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg, August 20. Murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe is expected to head to the High Court in Johannesburg on Thursday to appeal the decision by the Alexandra Magistrate Court to deny him bail. Molefe is accused of being behind the murder of prominent music producer,…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the Budget Speech 2 minutes Congress of SA Trade Unions (COSATU) says the tabling of the 2025/2026 budget was a difficult one for the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana. The labour federation says it welcomes the budget despite the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase. Parliamentary coordinator Matthew Parks says, “It…
1 minute Media briefing on the current state of water supply in the City of Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM:
