LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial | 18 February 2026
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Department of Defence tops late payment list
South African National Defence Force members. 2 minutes The Public Service Commission (PSC) has revealed that the Department of Defence has topped the list of offenders with late payments of supplier invoices totalling R348 million. While it was an improvement from the previous quarter, only 19 national departments out of 42 fully complied with legislation…
Gauteng govt confident it will surpass R300bn in investment pledges
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi flanked by Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Gauteng says it is confident that it will surpass the R300-billion investment pledges mark today at the Gauteng Investment Conference 2026. The conference is aimed at mobilising investment, advancing industrialisation and accelerating inclusive economic growth. It also intends to attract at least R800-billion in new…
ANCWL urges Ramaphosa to declare GBVF a national disaster
Members of the ANC Women’s League are seen during a visit to Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe’s home in Westville in KwaZulu-Natal to convey messages of condolences to her family on 19 May 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare Gender Based Violence and Femicide a national disaster. The…
Mpumalanga police on manhunt for tavern shooting suspects
Mpumalanga police are on a manhunt for suspects involved in the killing of 2 people at a tavern, in Bushbuckridge Mpumalanga police have launched a man-hunt following a shooting incident at a local tavern at Culcutta, in Bushbuckridge. Police spokesperson, Mpho Nonyane-Mpe says unknown suspects shot 2 people and fled the scene. Police found both…
Police persist with fraud investigations against Malusi Booi
Corruption news concept showing a printed newspaper with a magnifying glass. 1 minute Police in the Western Cape say they are confident that the investigation into former Mayco Member for Human Settlement in the City of Cape Town, Malusi Booi and his accused is on course. This is despite the provisional withdrawal of charges by…
Schools to get guidelines regarding BELA Act by end January: Gwarube
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube speaking at a media briefing. 1 minute Minister of Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says guidelines will be sent to public schools by the end of January for the implementation of the BELA (Basic Education Laws Amendment) Act. This after President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive on Friday that the BELA Act…
Earnings vs. lifestyle: half of salary earners have nearly empty accounts before payday
Source: Supplied. Kabelo Makeke, head of personal and private banking at Standard Bank South Africa. Standard Bank analysed data from over 402,000 individuals who receive their salaries on popular payment dates, including mid-month, the 25th, and month-end. The day before payday, 21% had R1,000 or less, while 28% had negative balances or were using overdrafts….
Two bodies discovered in KZN after floods
Rescue teams use tracking dogs to search for bodies after heavy rains caused flooding in KZN. Search and recovery teams have discovered two bodies believed to be those of residents who went missing during the floods at New Hanover in Umshwathi Local Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands last week. Three people were reported missing when…
PA drops SABC from charges against The Open Chats podcast
A mic set up for a broadcast The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has withdrawn their initial charges against webcasters, The Open Chats podcast and replaced them with new charges that have removed all references to the SABC. This follows an apology from party leader Gayton McKenzie, who had falsely accused the public broadcaster of being involved…