[File photo] The National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola, Deputy National Commissioner for Crime Detection Shadrack Sibiya and Free State Commissioner Baile Motsweenyane address the media on Apr 27, 2025. The Deputy National Police Commissioner for Crime Detection, Lieutenant-General Shadrack Sibiya, says he was surprised to receive a letter stating that he has been placed on…
SARB 3 minutes The Reserve Bank has been celebrating the first anniversary of the Corporation for Deposit Insurance (CODI). Established in April last year, CODI seeks to ensure that part, if not all bank depositors’ funds are protected in the event of a bank failure. Funded by the banking sector, currently, CODI has a coverage…
Rise Mzansi leaders Songezo Zibi, Makashule Gana and Vuyiswa Ramokgopa addressed a press briefing on August 18, 2025. Rise Mzansi says it is concerned about squabbles between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party, which is also a member of the GNU, says…
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa says long-term government interventions are contributing to a gradual reduction in poverty levels in South Africa. Speaking at the party’s birthday Gala Dinner in the North West, Ramaphosa cited the latest Statistics South Africa Poverty Trends report, which shows a marked decline in poverty since…
SA play against Ireland in the ICC’s Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Malaysia on January 25, 2025. 1 minute The South African Women’s Under-19 cricket team have retained their unbeaten run at the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) T20 World Cup in Malaysia. They beat Ireland by seven wickets in their first match of the…
A prisoner behind the jail cell bars . Police in North West have welcomed the 20-year sentence handed down to a 66-year-old man who was convicted of raping his then 18-year-old daughter in 2022. The Bafokeng Regional Court in Rustenburg handed down the sentence on Thursday. Provincial police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone says, “The accused was…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed criticism that the government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is hampering economic growth, calling such claims ‘unfounded’. His remarks follow renewed criticism from the Democratic Alliance – a partner in the Government of National Unity – and, more recently, the Trump administration. The BEE policy is designed to…
File: Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Televangelist Timothy Omotoso is expected to appear at the East London Magistrate’s Court this morning, following his arrest at the weekend by the Home Affairs’ Immigration Inspectorate. While the exact charges against him are not yet clear, the Department…
ANC Deputy President, Paul Mashatile. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has reiterated that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) will meet on Monday on the way forward regarding the Government of National Unity (GNU). He was speaking after delivering the Solomon Mahlangu lecture in Khayelitsha on the Cape Flats. Mashatile…
SA Police Service investigation logo. 1 minute Executive Director for the Accountability Division at OUTA, Stefanie Fick, says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will continue to face backlog issues unless it receives the necessary budget to carry out successful investigations. Her remarks come after the police ministry revealed in parliament that there is a…
