Former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa addresses a Grammy Winners Gala Dinner on February 24, 2023. The family of South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, says there are still unanswered questions about the circumstances of his death. Mthethwa died after falling from the 22nd floor of a Paris hotel this week. Mourners…
1 minute Minister of Police Senzo Mchunu has acknowledged the existence of a high crime rate and reiterated the commitment of the Ministry and the South African Police Service to overcome it. Mchunu was speaking in Siyabuswa, Mpumalanga, on Wednesday, where he met with municipal officials and traditional leaders in the area to discuss crime,…
uMkhonto weSizwe Party leader Jacob Zuma. 1 minute National convenor of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s Youth League, Qiniso Cibane, says their leader, Jacob Zuma, is set to launch the party’s youth league’s national programme in Durban today to mark Youth Day. Cibane, who expressed concern over unemployment, crime and gender-based violence, says Zuma will give…
The Blitzboks during a match 1 minute South Africa had to settle for ninth place for a second tournament in a row of World Rugby’s Sevens Series, this time in Singapore. The Blitzboks finished last in Pool A despite a victory over newly crowned Series champions, Argentina, on day one, relegating them to the minor…
Three murder accused await their bail application hearing. The bail application of a former Limpopo police sergeant and her two accomplices, accused of insurance-related killings, has been postponed to Friday next week in the Polokwane Magistrates court. The matter has been postponed for closing arguments. The State and the defense lawyers have applied for more…
The Constitutional Court will deliver judgment on Thursday on whether Section 26(1)(a) to (c) of the Births and Deaths Registration Act is unconstitutional insofar as it unfairly discriminates on the basis of gender, by failing to afford men the right to assume the surname of women after marriage. This is after the applicants, Jana Jordaan…
Outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. Retired Justice Bess Nkabinde has granted a request from evidence leaders at the Nkabinde Inquiry to postpone proceedings until Thursday. The delay will allow the panel to determine whether there is a conflict of interest in having outgoing National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi,…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa today announced a national dialogue that will be held next year, aimed at addressing the country’s social ills. He was addressing the official Reconciliation Day commemoration in Vredendal, in the Western Cape. Ramaphosa said that citizens of the country needed to be part of conversations that seek…
Livestock. 2 minutes In a bid to combat the alarming rise of stock theft in Verena in Mpumalanga, acting Mpumalanga Police Commissioner, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi is urging farmers to play their part by not employing illegal and undocumented foreign nationals for cheap labour. Major General Mkhwanazi says they have found that when there is…
A BMA official checks motorist’s travel documents. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) says more than 50,000 travellers have passed through the Lebombo Port of Entry this long weekend. Lebombo reported smooth operations with no significant incidents or challenges recorded with the rise in traffic during the festive season. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Mmemme Mogotsi…
