[FILE IMAGE]: Scholar transport. 1 minute The Department of Mobility in the Western Cape is calling on scholar transport operators to come for a free vehicle safety inspection ahead of the opening of schools this week. The programme is set for Monday and Tuesday next week at the Gene Louw Traffic Training College in Brackenfell,…
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024 A report by the Competition Commission has revealed that major global platforms including Google, Meta, Microsoft, TikTok, X and AI companies, dominate key gateways that South Africans use to access news and information. The final Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry Report notes…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s showing appreciation of the country’s steady growth and upwardly revising its growth projections, South Africa is on course to meet its National Development Plan (NDP) objectives. In 2012, Cabinet adopted the NDP as the country’s economic…
Search operations for people who went missing after a bakkie incident that was swept by water in Msinga on Thursday night, 8 March 2026. The authorities in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal, say they are optimistic that they will find the last body following heavy rains in the area on Thursday night. This happened after a bakkie transporting…
Madlanga Commission sitting The Presidency has confirmed that the interim report of the Madlanga Commission will not be made public. Presidency has confirmed that the Madlanga Commission interim report will not be made public. The report is due by 17 December. pic.twitter.com/LyzOZliOep — SABC News (@SABCNews) December 14, 2025 Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says this is…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the assurance that government will redouble its efforts to protect the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s whistleblowers and witnesses. This follows the killing of a witness, Marius van der Merwe, in Brakpan, east of Johannesburg, on Friday night. He was gunned down in front of his…
[File image] Vehicle submerged due to flooding in Centurion 1 minute A couple of streets including Rabie, End and the John Voster drive intersection in Centurion, Pretoria are closed following heavy rains. The City of Tshwane says a visual inspection conducted by its engineers has revealed no damage to the End Street bridge. However, a…
Former Transnet CEO Brain Molefe. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) says two of its Members of Parliament will not be removed from Parliament after handing themselves over to police on Monday. Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, who are former Transnet executives, have been granted bail of R50 000 each by the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court…
The 2025 matric pass rate is the highest in South Africa’s history, marking a significant milestone for the basic education sector. The national pass rate stands at 88%, an increase from last year’s 87.3%. Meanwhile, KwaZulu-Natal is the highest achieving province at a 90.6% pass rate. The Free State, the previous top performing province, is…
DA leader John Steenhuisen briefing the media 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has voiced strong opposition to the Expropriation Bill, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa this week, claiming the Act is unconstitutional. DA leader John Steenhuisen stated during a media briefing in Cape Town that the African National Congress (ANC) has deviated…
