A nurse prepares a vaccine dosage. 2 minutes The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has expressed concern about the increasing number of respiratory diphtheria cases in the country. 40 cases of diphtheria have been confirmed including nine fatalities. This contagious and serious illness can be prevented through vaccination. Symptoms typically include a sore throat,…
Umalusi Senior Manager for Quality Assurance Dr Mary-Antoinette Dliwayo briefs the media in Pretoria on October 15, 2025. Education quality assurance body, Umalusi, says security measures have been tightened ahead of the 2025 matric exams, which are scheduled to start next week Tuesday. The council says printing and storage of papers is underway and that…
1 minute Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala addresses the media on a number of issues about the Independent Development Trust (IDT), including investigations involving his actions and involvement and oversight during his tenure as a former minister. LIVE STREAM:
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a press briefing Associate Professor at the Wits School of Governance William Gumede says the job description of the Police Minister as a political head has nothing to do with overseeing police operations. A number of people including KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi have told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry…
Police seen at the shooting incident in Kraaifontein in Cape Town on 14 September 2025. Two people were shot dead and three others injured in a mass shooting incident at the Europe Informal Settlement in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats on Sunday night. Western Cape Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says a man and a woman…
Prisoners behind bars A Free State barber, who preyed on young boys, has been sentenced to four life terms behind bars. The Wesselsbron Regional Court found him guilty of raping four boys aged between 12 and 15 at his shack, which also operates as a salon in Malebogo Township near Hertzogville. The assaults happened…
FILE| Chairperson and commissioners at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. A new witness is expected to take the stand on Monday morning at the Madlanga Commission as the inquiry enters Day 51 of proceedings at the Bridgette Mabandla Justice College in Pretoria. The commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following KwaZulu-Natal Police…
The venue of the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. The 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) came to an end on Friday. Attended by more than 3 000 leaders from around 130 countries, the meeting came during one of the most complex geopolitical periods in history and…
Whistleblower spelt out with wooden letters Civil Society Movement, Defend Our Democracy, has welcomed the move to provide financial assistance to whistleblowers as a positive step towards addressing corruption. Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi has announced that the government will provide financial assistance as a means of supporting those who take the risk in exposing corruption….
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has removed South Africa from the grey listing. This is after the country managed to meet all the required anti-money laundering recommendations set out for it. The global financial crime watchdog placed South Africa on the list in February 2023, for not complying with international standards around the prevention of…
