South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening meeting of the BRICS summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism – the first initiative of…
File Image: The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms across part of the country The Limpopo MEC for Cooperative Governance Basikopo Makamu has called on residents to prioritize their safety during the festive season. This follows a Level Two warning issued by the South African Weather Service for Wednesday, with heavy rainfall…
A car drives through a flooded road Families located in the Vhembe District in Limpopo have been forced to postpone funerals. This as floods wreak havoc in the province. The Luvuvhu River has also burst its banks. This has prompted authorities to urge residents not to attempt to cross submerged bridges as heavy rains persist…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi and lead investigator Bongani Gininda in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, have been at loggerheads on the procedure of interviewing a witness and taking down a statement. Advocate Mnisi has been cross examining Brigadier Gininda on the interview that…
File: Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi, Advocate Thembeka Ngcukaitobi is expected to continue his cross-examination on Friday morning at the Nkabinde Enquiry. Former KwaZulu-Natal Director of Public Prosecutions Moipone Noko is set to conclude her testimony on the 23 dockets linked to former Hawks head Johan Booysen and the Cato Manor unit. The Enquiry is examining whether…
Cows being vaccinated against FMD in the Western Cape. The Western Cape government says the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease will not affect provincial food security. Foot-and-Mouth disease is a viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cows, pigs, sheep and goats. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, says the current biosecurity protocols will ensure that…
File image: Pakistan head coach Jason Gillespie addresses press conference. 1 minute The Pakistan red-ball cricket team has been thrown into disarray less than two weeks before the start of its two-match Test series against South Africa. The team’s coach, Jason Gillespie, has resigned from his role after refusing to join the squad on their…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng plans to picket outside Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s office on Thursday. They are demanding that criminal charges be laid against those implicated in the looting of R2 billion from the Tembisa Hospital. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) uncovered three syndicates responsible for the looting of funds…
