The late Breyten Breytenbach. 2 minutes Renowned South African poet, novelist, painter, and activist Breyten Breytenbach has died. Breytenbach passed on earlier today in Paris aged of 85. His family, in a statement released this afternoon, confirmed the news. According to the statement, the South African wordsmith passed on “with his wife Yolande by his…
The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial continues at the High Court in Pretoria. LIVESTREAM:
FILE| Numsa members at a strike. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) will march to National Treasury in Pretoria today. The union is demanding that government should stop conducting business with private security companies that are not compliant with collective agreements. Numsa’s spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says it’s a disgrace that workers in…
State witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping case, Lourentia Lombaard, takes an oath before testifying. The Presiding Judge in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case, Nathan Erasmus, is expected to make a ruling in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday on a defence leave to appeal the matter. He will further make judgment on whether…
[File image] A laptop computer and papers seen in a company’s boardroom 1 minute Mpumalanga Premier Mandla Ndlovu has instituted an investigation into the provincial Education Department’s procurement of 22 laptops valued at over R2 million. Ndlovu says he has noted public interest in the matter and, therefore, transparency will be applied in dealing with…
[FILE IMAGE]: Parliament’s Ah Hoc Committee sitting. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee will again ask for an extension on its revised deadline of the end of November. The committee was established by a motion following allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the justice system. These allegations were made by KZN Police Commissioner, Lt-General…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and his deputy Paul Mashatile attending Extended Cabinet Lekgotla The local economy is gradually showing some positive growth; this came out at the Extended Cabinet Lekgotla at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guesthouse in Pretoria. The two-day gathering is called to discuss plans and priorities for the year, which include among others growing the economy and improving local…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has a meeting with relevant stakeholders at the SA Embassy in US 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says high on the agenda when he meets US President Donald Trump will be trade relations. Trump imposed high tariffs to several countries including South Africa when he came back into office. President Ramaphosa will…
[File Image] Men march against gender-based-violence (GBV) in Cape Town, South Africa. 2 minutes A number of protests are expected to take place around the country today, to demand justice for a seven-year-old who was raped allegedly at the Bergview College in Eastern Cape. The matter drew the ire of civil society organizations, calling for…
[File Image] Officials standing next to the entrance of Enyobeni Tavern in the Eastern Cape, July 5, 2022. 1 minute The evidence leader in the Enyobeni Inquest sitting in the East London Regional Court, has accused the police of not doing enough to ensure compliance at the tavern. This despite numerous complaints by residents of…
