A doctor at a hospital 1 minute Medical Ombudsman Professor Taole Mokoena has launched an investigation into the death of a medical intern at Durban’s Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital last week. It’s alleged that the 25-year-old Dr. Alulutho Mazwi collapsed at work after being denied sick leave by his manager. Several trade unions and associations…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila 3 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) says its 5th Special National Conference starting in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni metro on Wednesday, will review its relationship with the ANC and assert its independence in the alliance. The four-day gathering comes at a time when the ANC-led alliance, also comprising COSATU, the…
Team playing soccer All 16 Betway Premiership teams will be in action this weekend as the 2025/2026 season gets under way with six matches scheduled for tomorrow and two on Sunday. Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns will be away to Chippa United in Gqeberha on Saturday afternoon. Downs mentor Miguel Cardoso says their goal is to…
Bullet casings seen at a crime scene. 2 minutes Six males aged between 21 and 27 years old, were found dead in a home in Veeplaas in Gqeberha following a shooting incident last night. A 21-year-old female was also found wounded and was hospitalised for treatment. According to Police Spokesperson, Siphokazi Mawisa, says unknown attackers…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 5 minutes The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it needs about R7.5 billion to fund costs related to its unfunded public mandate. The organisation was updating Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) on its audit outcomes and financial performance. The management of the SABC and the…
Springboks and All Blacks match at Eden Park Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand on September 6, 2025. The Springboks have overhauled their backline for their round four Rugby Championship rematch against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday. The new backline with Cobus Reinach and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu as the halfback pairing has been tasked with…
1 minute The Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie provides an update on initiatives focused on addressing historical injustices by repatriating the remains of indigenous Khoi and San ancestors, as well as South Africans who died in exile during the anti-apartheid liberation struggle. Live proceedings below:
Executive Mayor Dada Morero at the City of Johannesburg building. Minority parties in the City of Johannesburg say the city has experienced one of its most difficult periods of administrative instability and service delivery collapse under Mayor Dada Morero’s tenure. These sentiments follow the minority parties submitting a motion of no confidence in Morero. The…
Lesotho textile factory. The future of Lesotho’s textile industry remains uncertain after the United States reduced the country’s reciprocal tariff rate to 15%. Last week, President Donald Trump reduced the tariffs from the 50% he had threatened to impose in April. The textiles sector is Lesotho’s leading export industry and was heavily dependent on the…
A delegate stands near a banner at an ANC event. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) will discuss the future of its KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng leadership structures today. The party’s National Working Committee (BWC) is yet to decide on the names for its reconfiguration of the two Provincial Executive Committees. The ANC resolved to…
