Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina handed over the World Heritage Irrigation Structure (WHIS) Award to the Orange-Vaal Water Users Association in the Northern Cape on September 18, 2025. Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has blamed persistent water shortages that have seen communities go days without water on the municipalities’ inability to take proper…
Newly appointed head of the National Prosecuting Authority Advocate Andy Mothibi addresses media during a joint briefing with the SAPS on 06 February 2026. The newly appointed head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Advocate Andy Mothibi says he is not distracted by media reports that his appointment will be challenged. A number of civic organisations…
Sophiatown residents in Johannesburg carrying water they got from the truck on September 14, 2025. The Activists and Citizens Forum has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign amid the water crisis facing the country. Several communities across Gauteng, including Midrand, Melville, and Hammanskraal, are battling crippling water cuts and shortages. Many areas in other…
Shattered glass on the ground after an accident. Five people have been killed after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the R34, near Kroonstad in the Free State. Emergency Services spokesperson Sipho Towa says five other people were critically injured. The victims were declared dead at the scene. Towa says the injured have…
A banner at the funeral service of David Sejobe place in Limpopo. The funeral service for a cyclist and a famous Johannesburg-based security guard is underway at Mukondeni village outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo. Forty-nine-year-old David Sejobe was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Johannesburg last weekend. Sejobe, who was well known for his humour…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
[File Image] School children having lunch. The Eastern Cape’s District Environmental Health Unit has been roped in to investigate an incident where two children have died in a suspected food poisoning incident in the province. It happened at Msintsi Location outside KuGompo, formerly East London, on Friday. The children were declared deceased on arrival at…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering SONA. The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has urged the government to do more to combat violent crime in the country. The labour federation’s comments come as the country gears up for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) set to be delivered next week by President Cyril Ramaphosa….
Alcohol bottles in display. Liquor traders across the country have raised concerns over the impact an increase in alcohol tax could have on businesses. This follows the National Treasury’s plans to increase excise duties to curb alcohol abuse within the country. President of the Concerned Tshwane Liquor Traders Association, Oupa Mthombeni, says increasing prices will…
Premier Zamani Saul cuts the cake at ANC 114th celebrations in the Northern Cape. Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul has called on African National Congress (ANC) supporters and members to unite to ensure the party emerges victorious in the upcoming local government elections. He was the keynote speaker at the 114th ANC celebrations in Colesberg….
