Former ANC national spokesperson Pule Mabe. Former African National Congress (ANC) national spokesperson Pule Mabe has reaffirmed his commitment to the party. Mabe has had to step aside from the ANC’s National Executive Committee after being charged with corruption last year. He was addressing the media outside the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court after his…
Chinese President Xi Jinping 4 minutes Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday their two countries should be “friends of steel”, as they pledged to boost cooperation to a new level at a time of heightened confrontation with the West. At talks in the Kremlin, the two leaders cast themselves as defenders…
Kruger National Park rangers. 1 minute A suspected poacher has been killed in a shoot-out with rangers at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Police say in a statement that the deceased is a Mozambique national. They say rangers spotted three men near the Ngotso Dam in the Satara camp and ordered them to stop….
Raindrops 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Cooperative Governance says disaster management teams are closely monitoring weather conditions as disruptive rains are expected later today. The warning particularly applies to the districts of Zululand, uThukela, uMzinyathi, uMgungundlovu, King Cetshwayo, and Harry Gwala. Residents are warned that heavy rains could lead to localised flooding and…
African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the party’s NEC meeting in Germiston in the East Rand on August 4, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says as much as it cannot interfere with the South African Communist Party’s (SACP) resolution to contest elections independently, it does not agree with…
Dean Tshenuwani Farisani funeral service. 1 minute A Special Official Provincial Funeral for Category Two of Dean Tshenuwani Farisani is underway at the University of Venda in Limpopo this Saturday morning. Farisani, who was a Dean at the Lutheran Church, died in hospital last week after a long illness. Live proceedings below:
David Maynier addresses the education budget in a speech The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has condemned the burglary and vandalism in schools and labelled it as selfish. This follows reports of 57 incidents during the June/July school holiday period, despite subsidised security at high-risk schools. Provincial Education Minister, David Maynier says this is a…
The Rooiwal Water Treatment Plant that supplies Hammanskraal areas. 2 minutes The City of Tshwane has reminded residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, who have started to receive water to pay their bills. The city is supplying water to parts of Hammanskraal as well as Mandela village, Steve Biko, Marokolong and Babelegi. Residents have been…
Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka. Four men arrested in connection with the murder of Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody, are expected to be back in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court in northern Johannesburg on Tuesday. The accused include businessman Katiso “KT” Molefe, who is expected to apply for bail. They were arrested in Gauteng last week…
An empty court room. 1 minute The trial of Ntanganedzeni Nemaranzhe, accused of orchestrating her husband’s murder, has been postponed to February next year. The case is being heard at the Thohoyandou High Court which is sitting at the Waterval Magistrate’s Court outside Louis Trichardt. Nemaranzhe is alleged to have hired three men — Tshivhangwaho…
