Paul Mashatile reports steady decline in TB cases since 2015

Deputy President, Paul Mashatile speaking during the National World TB Day commemoration event Deputy President Paul Mashatile says there has been a steady decline in the number of people contracting Tuberculosis (TB) annually, compared with the 2015 baseline. He was speaking during the National World TB Day commemoration event at Caledon, in the Overberg district…

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ActionSA takes DA Top-Up allegations to Public Protector, Parliament

[FILE] City of Tshwane Mayor, Cilliers Brink speaks at the South African Civil Aviation Authority’ s 25-year Anniversary Airshow at Wonderboom National Airport in Pretoria on April 20, 2024. ActionSA has lodged a formal complaint with the Public Protector and Parliament’s Ethics Committee against senior Democratic Alliance (DA) public representatives. The complaint relates to allegations…

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Bellarmine Mugabe’s case postponed for further investigations

Bellarmine Mugabe and Tobias Matonhodze appear in the Alexandra Regional Court, Johannesburg on March 24, 2026. The case of Bellarmine Mugabe, son of late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, and his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze has been postponed to April 17 in Alexandra Regional Court, Johannesburg for further investigations. They are accused of shooting a 23-year-old…

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New witness to testify at the Madlanga Commission

Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Chairperson Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga with commissioners Adv Sesi Baloyi and Adv Sandile Khumalo during a hearing in Pretoria on March 20, 2026. A new witness is expected to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry on Tuesday morning. The testimony is expected to centre around alleged tender manipulation in the…

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Numsa relieved as final bodies of Ekapa miners retrieved

Worker at Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says they are relieved that the bodies of all five mineworkers who died last month in the Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberley have been retrieved. The miners were trapped 890 meters underground after a mudslide on February 17. The…

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Youth Capital calls for equal support for TVET colleges

Students line up outside a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). Non-profit organisation Youth Capital is calling for stronger intervention to address systemic challenges affecting Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges. The organisation says ongoing issues such as underfunding, limited capacity, delayed student allowances and inadequate accommodation are undermining students’ dignity and…

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Arsenal’s Eze out of England friendlies due to calf injury

New Arsenal signing Eberechi Eze is unveiled to the fans before the Premier League match with Leeds United at Emirates Stadium in London, Britain on August 23, 2025. Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze will miss England’s friendlies against Uruguay and Japan due to a calf injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday, after the attacking midfielder sat…

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