Rain falling on an umbrella. The South African Weather Service has warned residents across the country to prepare for continued rainfall over the Christmas period and into the back-to-school season. The weather service says the La Niña weather phenomenon could lead to an increased probability of above-normal rainfall this summer. The Weather Service has briefed…
Lebombo port of entry Delays at the Lebombo Border gate with Mozambique have left truck drivers frustrated, with many queuing for more than 28 kilometres on the N4 in Hectorspruit. Some have been stuck in traffic for days, with no proper facilities such as toilets. Meanwhile, authorities have urged motorists to exercise extra caution on…
A gavel in the courtroom. 1 minute The Verulam Regional Court north of Durban has sentenced two men to a term of life imprisonment for each of the three counts of rape they committed in 2023 in Ndwedwe, KwaZulu-Natal. In a statement, the National Prosecuting Authority says that the complainant and her friends were at…
Miss SA Qhawekazi Mazaleni. South Africans have taken to social media to congratulate Miss South Africa 2025. Twenty-four-year-old Qhawekazi Mazaleni is from East London in the Eastern Cape. She was crowned at a glittering 67th Miss South Africa pageant at the Sun Square Arena in Pretoria on Saturday night. Mazaleni will receive R1 million and…
MK Party SG Floyd Shivambu addressing the media 3 minutes Amidst the uncertainty of the Government of National Unity’s (GNU) future, the official opposition says it views the ANC as an opponent and not the enemy as yet. Umkhonto weSizwe (MK Party) secretary- general Floyd Shivambu briefed the media on the outcomes of the party’s…
File Photo: A spaza shop in South Africa. 3 minutes Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban, are calling for the closure of local spaza shops after teachers at a school in the area discovered capsules inside a sealed packet of chips bought by children. Several cases of food contamination have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal since…
1 minute Parliament’s Finance Cluster briefs the media on their oversight and accountability role in ensuring that the budget serves the needs of all South Africans. Live streams below:
Chief of Staff in the Office of the Minister of Police Cedrick Nkabinde gives evidence before the Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee on November 13, 2025. The Police Minister’s Chief of Staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, has accused forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan of wielding huge influence in the criminal justice system. Nkabinde has been testifying before Parliament’s Ad…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute ActionSA parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip says the fact that President Cyril Ramaphosa has the Phala Phala scandal hanging over his head means that he is not inclined to take serious action against corrupt implicated officials. This follows the cabinet reshuffle which saw Thembi Simelane being moved from Justice to Human…
Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Nobuhle Nkabane is at the University of Fort Hare to monitor and assess the state of readiness of the institutions for 2025 academic year. 1 minute The Student Representative Council (SRC) at the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape has called on the institution’s authorities to…
