Australia rugby union coach Eddie Jones poses with a ball, flanked by Wallabies players Andrew Kellaway and Reece Hodge at a news conference. Australia are banking on heavyweight reinforcements Rob Valetini and Will Skelton to help them avoid losing the series to the British & Irish Lions next weekend after they were outclassed in the…
FW de Klerk Foundation urges government to empower citizens in National Dialogue. The FW de Klerk Foundation has reiterated its call for the government to give South Africans an opportunity to elect their own representatives to drive the National Dialogue. Legacy foundations, including the Thabo Mbeki Foundation, have withdrawn from the Preparatory Task Team, arguing…
Home Affairs’ offices in Cape Town 3 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says it has no legal obligation to formulate legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals in South Africa. The department was updating the Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs on issues of state funded legal representation for undocumented foreign nationals. This includes its…
ANC NWC’s visit to the Free State 1 minute The state of municipalities was discussed at a meeting between the ANC National Working Committee (NWC) and the party’s Free State Provincial Executive Committee. Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting at Bloemfontein, ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the National Working Committee is wrapping up…
Deputy Higher Education Minister, Mimmy Gondwe. 2 minutes Deputy Higher Education Minister Mimmy Gondwe says the department is clamping down on unregistered educational institutions that exploit vulnerable students seeking affordable education in South Africa. Gondwe is visiting such colleges and private institutions of higher education in the Durban CBD in KwaZulu-Natal which has the second…
Graphic of a shooting scene A suspect has been fatally wounded during a shootout with Eastern Cape Police on the R61 road between Cicira and the Mthatha Airport. This follows an operation of a vehicle which matched the description that is suspected of being in possession of unlicensed firearms. It’s alleged that when the police…
Zimbabwe National Road Administration THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has expressed its commitment to rehabilitating and constructing the country’s roads saying it had mobilised enough funds for the projects. Speaking during the official opening of the Solomon Mujuru Drive, formerly Kirkman Road, in Harare this week, Zinara board chairperson George Manyaya called on motorists…
Reverend Allan Boesak is pictured during an interview with SAfm Radio on 11 February 2022. 1 minute Anti-apartheid activist Reverend Allan Boesak says more still needs to be done to alleviate poverty among South Africans. Boesak delivered the keynote address at the commemoration of the Trojan Horse Massacre in Athlone on the Cape Flats. On…
Beds are seen in a fever clinic that was set up in a sports area as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, December 20, 2022 The latest mortality data from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) published on 28 August, shows 486 041 deaths recorded in 2022, which is a sharp decline by 22% compared…
NPA Head Adv Shamila Batohi 1 minute The National Prosecuting Authority continues to be in the spotlight following a string of failed cases. Several high-profile cases have been bungled, including the prosecutions of the Gupta brothers, Timothy Omotoso, and the recent handling of allegations against Moroadi Cholota. This has resulted in the public seemingly losing…
