Informal traders protesting outside the Johannesburg High Court, 31 October 2025. Informal traders who were removed from parts of the Johannesburg Central Business District (CBD) as part of the city’s clean-up campaign say their livelihoods have been seriously affected. They are currently protesting outside the Johannesburg High Court, ahead of a court battle between the…
Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School Kamogelo Motaung, a St Mary’s Secondary School learner from Mahikeng in the North West, who was partially blind while writing his matric has passed his National Senior Certificate with a Bachelor’s pass. This remarkable turnaround was made possible by the kindness of strangers. Earlier in his matric year, the SABC reported about his deteriorating…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing the nation about the National Dialogue. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the upcoming National Dialogue will not be a one-time event but will unfold in phases starting from local consultations and sectoral engagements. Ramaphosa was addressing the nation earlier today. He says a National Convention, which will set the agenda…
Water running from a tap 1 minute Rand Water’s ongoing maintenance activities will affect the City of Johannesburg from tomorrow morning. The maintenance work which began on Thursday last week in the Cities of Ekurhuleni and Tshwane and now Johannesburg, will continue until July. They will also affect other municipalities neighbouring Gauteng. 📌#Reminder Residents are…
Newly elected Speaker of Council, Cllr John Senona. African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) John Senona has been elected City of Ekurhuleni Council’s Speaker. In a X post, the ATM says Senona has committed to restoring stability and serve the people of Ekurhuleni. The newly elected Speaker beat the Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) Nkululeko Dunga for the…
1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) president Chief Albert Luthuli resumes in the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. The Luthuli family is seeking to overturn the findings of the original inquest, which concluded that his death was accidental. Chief Luthuli died in 1967 after allegedly being struck…
Limpopo police are looking for suspects involved in the murder and attempted burglary that occurred at a high school in Wisane village in the Mopani district. Police say the armed suspects exchanged gunfire with on-duty security guards before fleeing the scene. One suspect was shot dead. Suspected housebreaking tools, live rounds of ammunition and empty cartridges…
[FILE] Premier Panyaza Lesufi joins SAFA President Danny Jordaan and scores of supporters to welcome the U20 AFCON Champions. 1 minute South African Football Association (SAFA) President Danny Jordaan has attributed Amajita’s success in the CAF Under-20 Championship to a sustainable coaching structure. Jordaan says coach Raymond Mdaka’s reselience and persistance to coach the team…
Thabo Bester in court The final pre-trial hearing in the case of the escape of murder and rape convict Thabo Bester from prison is expected to take place in the Free State High Court on Friday. Bester’s co-accused and girlfriend, Dr Nandipha Magudumana, her father Zolile Sekeleni and former prison guards Senohe Matsoara, Teboho Lipholo…
[File Image] Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza delivering the State of the City Address. City of Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says he has written to National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola to investigate a series of shootings involving senior Ekurhuleni municipal officials. This follows the assassination of the municipality’s head of forensic audits, Mpho Mafole. The official…
