ZNA commander calls for closer regional security ties

Sanyatwe said this yesterday in Tanzania during a commemorative dialogue in honour of Nyerere. ZIMBABWE National Army (ZNA) commander, Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe has called for closer ties and security co-operation among southern African member States to promote unity and peace in honour of the late former Tanzanian President Julius Mwalimu Nyerere. Sanyatwe said this yesterday…

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Ramaphosa to open ECD Leadership Summit

Children at an ECD centre are given food. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will open the Bana Pele Early Childhood Development (ECD) Leadership Summit in Johannesburg this morning. The summit is co-convened by the Department of Basic Education and Business Leadership South Africa. The aim of the summit is to mobilise a public and private…

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NICD highlights importance of flu vaccine

Healthcare worker prepares a vaccination 1 minute The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) is urging South Africans to get vaccinated ahead of the influenza season. This year, the flu season began in the last week of March, four weeks earlier than in 2024. According to pneumonia surveillance in public hospitals, it’s the earliest start…

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Durban’s chariot festival fills skyline with colour

FILE | Chariots on Durban’s beachfront 1 minute Durban’s skyline is expected to glow with vibrant colour to mark the Festival of Chariots or Ratha-Yathra this Easter long weekend. The colourful festival observed by devotees of the Hindu deity Krishna, has become a popular feature on Durban’s social and entertainment calendar every Easter long weekend….

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Mashawana seeks to stop further reporting of IDT looting scandal

High Court in Johannesburg. The High Court in Johannesburg will on Wednesday hear an urgent application by businessman and philanthropist Collen Mashawana. Mashawana filed papers with the court seeking an interdict to stop news publication Daily Maverick and investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh from reporting further on his alleged involvement in the Independent Development Trust (IDT)…

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Madlanga Commission received evidence from 28 walk-in submissions

Madlanga Commission sitting. The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry says it has received evidence from 28 walk-in submissions. The Commission, chaired by retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, is probing allegations of criminality, political interference and corruption made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Commission Spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says 45 of the 89 submissions to the…

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