A mine worker walks underground. 2 minutes Community members in Stilfontein have started sending food and water to illegal miners, who are still underground in Shaft 11. This comes after a recent North Gauteng High Court order which permitted humanitarian aid to be delivered to the miners, who are reported to be living in dire…
3 minutes Deputy President Paul Mashatile says there is an urgent need for the country to deal with the lack of spaces at institutions of higher learning and training. Over 300 000 matric learners achieved Bachelor passes but because of limited space in the country’s universities, not all of them will be able to be…
SAMWU workers on a protest march SAMWU in Free State has called on Mangaung Metro Municipality to halt the unilateral implementation of the shift system and engage in formal consultation with organised labour. This comes after the suspension of more than 30 workers for defying the implementation of the shift system. SAMWU has won the…
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has a number of engagements in Rustenburg in the North West. Ramaphosa will start his day by playing golf, joined by the Chairperson of the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, in Sun City. He will then lead a door-to-door campaign at Seraleng village. This as events unfold ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli speaks during a government function. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal government says it is addressing the issue of service providers’ non-payment by the Departments of Health and Education, which could affect service delivery, including the school nutrition programme. The Department of Health has confirmed that it owes R1.7 billion to businesses in the…
Police crime scene tape wrapped around a tree. The South African Police Service (SAPS) says Gauteng recorded the highest number of contact crimes in the country in the third quarter of 2025. This is contained in the third-quarter crime statistics released in Pretoria earlier today. The statistics are for the period 1st October to 31st December 2025….
EFF member puts up Phala Phala judgment march poster The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will lead a march to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Friday morning to demand a timely ruling on the Phala Phala matter. The EFF say the court must hand down judgment on the case involving the alleged theft of United…
Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivering his State of the Province Address earlier this week. 1 minute The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries says while Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s proposal to introduce Swahili and Mandarin as subjects in public schools is progressive, it should not be the primary focus. Lesufi’s proposal to teach…
Firefighters battle fire at the Joe Slovo Informal Settlement in Langa on December 26, 2024 1 minute A devastating fire in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Langa has destroyed nearly 300 dwellings, displacing over 600 people. No injuries or fatalities have been reported. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre (DRMC) has…
[FILE IMAGE] Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has officially left South Africa on a flight to Lagos. He voluntarily opted to be deported following his re-arrest on the 10th of May by immigration authorities in East London. Omotoso was arrested in…
