LIVE | President Ramaphosa addresses Basic Education Sector Lekgotla
President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the keynote address at the three-day 2026 Basic Education Sector Lekgotla, which is taking place at Birchwood Hotel. LIVESTREAM:
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SA engages regional leaders on Mozambique’s post-election violence
1 minute International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola says President Cyril Ramaphosa is consulting with the current Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to find a solution to the violence in Mozambique. Lamola is leading a South African delegation of high-ranking officials in talks with their Mozambican counterparts….
Mbalula urges ANC councillors to stay united
Fikile Mbalula, Secretary General of the ANC says service delivery needs to be ramped up. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula has urged discipline and unity among Johannesburg councillors ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. [WATCH] We have acknowledged where there’s shortcomings with ANC councillors, and many of them have been engaged on…
Motorists, pedestrians warned of road closures ahead of SONA 2026
Signage warning motorists of a closed road. The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Services has advised motorists to plan ahead and expect delays in the CBD. Several roads around and leading to the Cape Town City Hall will be cordoned off in preparation for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) at 7pm….
‘SA has a duty to act against Israel’s Gaza starvation strategy’
Palestinian woman Nozha Awad with her triplet children 1 minute Chairperson of the Archbishop Tutu IP Trust, Dr Mamphela Ramphele, says South Africa must use all diplomatic and legal channels, including action at the International Court of Justice, to stop Israel’s blockade on Gaza. She says global experts have described the humanitarian consequences as being…
Gerda Steyn wins the Women’s Comrades Marathon for the fourth time
Gerda Steyn completes a hattrick of Comrades Marathon titles, becoming the first South African runner to win the Ultimate Human Race four times. 1 minute The “Smiling Assassin” Gerda Steyn has bagged a fourth win in the women’s Comrades Marathon race. The 35-year-old, who took the lead just before the halfway mark, became the first…
Nine killed in Eastern Cape taxi crash
Fatal taxi accident in the Eastern Cape. Nine people have been killed in a head-on collision involving a minibus taxi and passenger car on the R61 between Engcobo and Comfivaba in the Eastern Cape. The crash happened earlier Wednesday. Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson Unathi Binqose says, “This is very devastating, very heart-breaking crash that claimed…
Malema welcomes Mpofu’s departure, anticipates more exits
EFF leader Julius Malema during the party’s Second People’s Assembly in 2019. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reacted to the news of the party’s former Chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu’s departure from the organisation. In a post on social media platform X, Malema says the party will remain standing and it…
56% of treated water is lost due to leaks: Majodina
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina handed over the World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) Award to the Orange-Vaal Water Users Association in the Northern Cape on September 18, 2025. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has blamed persistent water shortages that have seen communities go days without water on the municipalities’ inability to take proper…
KZN MEC urges national government to save ArcelorMittal steel plants
A logo is seen on the roof of the ArcelorMittal building. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Reverend Musa Zondi, has called for an urgent national government intervention to prevent ArcelorMittal from closing its so-called longs steel business in Newcastle and Vereeniging. Longs refer to structural steel which is mainly used in railways,…