McLaren’s Oscar Piastri during practice Formula One championship leader Oscar Piastri said he had quickly moved on from his calamitous weekend in Azerbaijan and was focusing more on what brought him the success he had enjoyed in the season up to that point. The McLaren driver brought an end to a run of 34 races…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana tables the 2025 budget in the National Assembly in Cape Town on 12 March 2025. 1 minute Parliament will meet the deadlines in law for the adoption of the 2025 Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals. This is according to Parliamentary spokesperson, Moloto Mothapo. Parliament is supposed to adopt the Budget before…
Crime scene tape 1 minute Eastern Cape police have opened two murder cases following the discovery of two burnt bodies of young women at Khayelitsha outside Gqeberha. Police say the victims are believed to be between the ages of 17 and 19 but their identities remain unconfirmed at this stage. Police spokesperson Andre Beetge says…
Lesiba Ledwaba in the Seshego Magistrates Court. The family members of an 87-year-old Limpopo woman who was hacked to death, allegedly by her 40-year-old son, have welcomed the accused’s decision to remain in custody. The accused, Lesiba Ledwaba, has abandoned his bail application at the Seshego Magistrates’ Court outside Polokwane. The elderly woman, Raesibe Ledwaba,…
Crime scene from a fatal shooting with vehicles lights. ANC in Tshwane says it is dismayed by the brutal murder of its Mamelodi Ward 10 councillor. Thabang Masemola was killed in a hail of bullets by unknown gunmen who opened fire on him on Tuesday. The motive for the killing is not yet known. ANC…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero has reiterated his claim that rapid population growth and aging infrastructure are issues contributing to water supply problems. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation yesterday gave Morero and Joburg Water 14 days to present concrete solutions to the ongoing water supply disruptions. Many residents say they…
Miriam Makeba 4 minutes The University of South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs, in partnership with the Miriam Makeba Foundation, celebrated the life and legacy of the late global music icon and activist, Miriam Makeba. The institution hosted the Third Annual Miriam Makeba Memorial Lecture in Pretoria on Thursday. First…
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel. 1 minute AfriForum has rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to relocate to the US. This comes as Trump signed an executive order stopping Financial aid to South Africa and allowing for opportunities for settlement for white Afrikaners in the US. Afriforum CEO Kallie Kriel and Solidarity briefed the media yesterday…
EFF Leader Julius Malema. The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape is expected to hear closing arguments in the firearm discharge case against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema and his bodyguard, Adrian Snyman. Malema is accused of discharging a firearm during the party’s fifth anniversary celebrations held at Sisa Dukashe Stadium…
3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal has opted to remain mum on the decision by the party’s national leadership to reconfigure the provincial structure. After months of speculation on the future of the ANC in the province following a dismal performance at the May polls, the National Executive Committee (NEC) announced its…
