4 minutes The death of former African National Congress (ANC) President-General and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Chief Albert Luthuli, did not deter the party’s leadership from pressing ahead with the struggle for liberation. That’s according to ANC Convenor in KwaZulu-Natal, Jeff Radebe, who continued his testimony at the reopened inquest into Luthuli’s death, held at the…
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen 3 minutes Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says South Africa’s presidency of the G20 comes at a crucial time. Steenhuisen says the world’s food systems are threatened by food insecurity, climate volatility and systemic exclusion. He was addressing delegates at the opening of the G20 meetings of the Agriculture Working Group and Food…
Former President Jacob Zuma 2 minutes The legal representatives for Thales South Africa, the local subsidiary of the French arms company, have argued in the Pietermaritzburg High Court that their right to a fair trial has suffered irreparable harm in the corruption case, which also involves former President Jacob Zuma. Advocate Barry Roux has told…
President Cyril Ramaphosa with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of Official Talks at the Union Buildings. 2 minutes Dozens of uMkhontho we Sizwe (MK Party) supporters are staging a protest against the visiting Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy outside the Union Buildings in Pretoria. The Ukrainian President is in the country and will meet with President…
1 minute Tourist numbers to South Africa and the rest of the African continent are on the rise. Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille shared the update during a media briefing in Durban, ahead of the 2025 Africa Travel Indaba set for next month. De Lille reveals that South Africa welcomed nearly 9 million tourists in…
Court gavel. 2 minutes The lawyer of the former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner says public opinion should not be used to determine his bail application. Michael Khumalo is presenting closing arguments in the bail application at the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The accused resigned from his position as a…
1 minute The ANC, IFP, Action-SA, the PAC, Rise Mzansi, BOSA, the UDM, Good Party, Al-Jamah and the PA are holding a joint media briefing on the outcomes of their discussions to resolve the fiscal framework. The briefing is taking place at the Southern Sun Hotel in Sandton, Johannesburg. LIVESTREAM:
Jacob Zuma in court 1 minute Judge Nkosinathi Chili is expected to hand down his ruling in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on the appeal application by former President Jacob Zuma of the recusal of the lead prosecutor in his arms deal corruption trial. Zuma and the State, who opposed the appeal application, argued the matter…
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a Pick n Pay store at the Dobson Point Shopping Centre, in Soweto, South Africa, March 19, 2024. 1 minute Consumer inflation has slowed in line with market expectations. Stats SA data shows that annual Consumer Price inflation rose by two-point-seven percent in March, on a…
1 minute The grandson of the late Chief Albert Luthuli, Albert Luthuli Junior, is expected to continue with his testimony at the Pietermaritzburg High Court this morning. He did not conclude his testimony when he was testifying last week before the re-opened inquest into Luthuli’s death. The inquest is looking into the circumstances surrounding Luthuli’s…
