ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, will deliver his party’s message of support at the South African Communist Party (SACP) 5th Special National Congress in Boksburg east of Johannesburg later this morning. This comes at a time when the SACP has vowed to ditch the ANC…
1 minute The Public Servants Association of South Africa (PSA) in Mpumalanga has raised concerns about an ongoing water shortage at Mmametlhake Hospital, where taps have been dry since January 2, 2025. Despite the dispatch of Jojo tanks to the facility, the pumps are non-functional, leaving nurses to manually carry water in buckets from the…
Emergency vehicle drives through flooded road Gift of the Givers says some community members in the Eastern Cape have not registered a missing persons case with the South African police, which makes it very difficult and complicated as the official number of people that are missing is incorrect. Gift of the Givers spokesperson Ali Sablay…
A gavel in a court room. 1 minute The Boksburg Magistrate’s Court, east of Johannesburg, has ruled that it will only grant the media permission to record audio and not film the court proceedings of a case against a man accused of raping and impregnating an 11-year-old. Media organizations, including the SABC, had applied to…
1 minute The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) says the suspension of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding for the treatment of HIV/AIDS will have a catastrophic impact on patients. This is because the Trump Administration has now put funding for NGOs in South Africa on hold. The immediate cessation of PEPFAR funding has…
Source: © 123rf 123rf There is evidence of a strong trend of strategic creativity being the magic ingredient “What we’re hearing is clients looking for creativity that exceeds merely coming up with ideas but includes innovative strategising,” says Johanna McDowell, CEO of Independent Agency Selection (IAS) and managing partner Scopen Africa. “The quality of strategic…
A Limpopo pig farmer and his two workers accused of killing two women and disposed their bodies in a pigsty. The trial of a Limpopo farmer accused of killing two women and throwing their bodies in a pigsty is expected to continue today in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo. Zacharia Olivier is facing two…
File Image: Traffic officials seen during a roadblock. The Western Cape Mobility Department says its Festive Season Road Safety Plan is one of its most extensive campaigns to date. The plan was launched in Beaufort West ahead of what promises to be a very busy holiday period in the province. The department says 665 traffic…
Migrant children train for an April football tournament as part of the EU‑backed “Goals for Inclusion” project Less than 90 days before the FIFA World Cup which will be co-hosted by Mexico, migrants are playing their own soccer tournament in the capital as thousands weigh whether to continue their journey north, return home, or settle…
Dry tap Disgruntled residents of Midrand, north of Johannesburg, are set to march on Tuesday to demand water. The community says they have been without water for two weeks and are demanding immediate action. An affected Midrand resident, Lebogang Shovhote, says people are buying bottled water and queuing for tankers. “Many residents have had…
