CoGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for peaceful and non-confrontational campaigning. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of the 4th of November as the day for local government polls. Hlabisa will soon proclaim it and get it certified in the government gazette. He says he…
Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza at the TRC Cases Inquiry on 20 April 2026. Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Commissioner Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza says the suppression of the investigation and prosecution of TRC cases is a terrible stain on South Africa’s post-apartheid history. He testified at the TRC Cases Inquiry in Newtown in Johannesburg. Ntsebeza says…
Farmworkers are seen at a farm in Eikeihof outside Johannesburg September 30, 2008. As South Africa commemorates Workers’ Day, some farm workers in Limpopo are raising concerns about illegal evictions, landlessness, and insecure tenure on farms. Some say they still experience discrimination by farm owners. They are also lamenting poor living conditions and unfair treatment….
[FILE] Durban City FC player during the match Durban City Assistant coach Ashraf Hendricks says his side is ready to face TS Galaxy under its new leadership in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday. He admits that a coaching change can bring uncertainty, with new ideas and strengths often making opponents difficult to predict. Hendricks,…
FILE | Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination drive in Fisantekraal, Cape Town. Agri Western Cape and the Garden Route District Municipality have confirmed two new cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on a farm in Oudtshoorn, in the Little Karoo. Officials say a cattle farm in the northern part of Oudtshoorn was identified…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile to deliver a keynote address at Congress of South African Trade Unions’ (Cosatu) main Workers’ Day event to be held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. Livestream|
Visitors stand near a sign of artificial intelligence at an AI robot booth at Security China, an exhibition on public safety and security, in Beijing, China June 7, 2023. Two officials from the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) have been placed on precautionary suspension with immediate effect following the withdrawal of the Draft…
FILE: COSATU Flag. Preparations are underway to mark the International Workers Day to be held at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Limpopo. Labour Federation, Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), is hosting the national celebrations that coincide with its 40th Anniversary. Cosatu President, Zingiswa Losi, will deliver the keynote address that will…
File image| A broken windscreen. A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a bakkie on the N2 at Sibangweni Village just outside of Mthatha has claimed two lives. Both vehicles caught alight after the impact. Residents of the village and motorists rushed to pull out people from the wreckages. There were also school children…
Members of March and March protest against illegal immigration. The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has urged South Africans not to take the law into their own hands and work with law enforcement in dealing with undocumented immigrants. This comes as protests intensify, with growing calls for action against illegal immigration. Several marches…
