CPUT students during a protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. As President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA), about 100 metres down the street, scores of students from the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT) are staging a protest. Some carrying their luggage, saying, continued evictions from various student residences…
A Hawks vehicle. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will be strengthening the Hawks and other entities to tackle corruption. He says the Whistleblowers Bill will also be introduced in Parliament. Ramaphosa is delivering the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall in the Western Cape. The President says there will be nowhere to…
Cattle grazing on a farm. President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the entire cattle herd in the country will be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD). He says this will require 28 million vaccines and these will be centrally administered. However, Ramaphosa says government will also be working closely with the private sector in this matter….
FILE | Inspector checks cattle for Foot and Mouth disease. The Southern Africa Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to centralise the national vaccination campaign and vaccine procurement of foot and mouth disease within the state. The farming network organisation has welcomed Ramaphosa’s announcement declaring foot and mouth disease a national disaster. However, it says the…
Scholar Transport picking up students The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that it has paid scholar transport service providers. The department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says all affected operations are expected to resume next Monday. Mabona further cautioned transport operators to avoid disruptions at all costs, warning that such actions negatively impact the wellbeing of learners…
An Eskom pre-paid meter. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the revision of electricity prices in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. The steep electricity price increases approved by energy regulator Nersa threaten to push families further into poverty. Ramokgopa says his ministry is focusing on how to…
IPID assistant director Thulani Magagula. The theft of a truck and its load in Putfontein, Benoni, east of Johannesburg, is under the spotlight at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry in Pretoria. This follows allegations that officers from the Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department’s (EMPD) specialised services unit committed the theft in 2023. The unit was apparently…
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scores their third goal. Manchester City halved Arsenal’s lead at the top of the Premier League to three points with a 3-0 win over visitors Fulham, while Aston Villa stayed in the frame with a late 1-0 victory at home to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday. Sunderland’s season-long unbeaten home…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on 12 February 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his 2026 State of the Nation Address at the City Hall in Cape Town, Western Cape, on Thursday evening. As South Africans are heavily burdened by multiple socio-economic issues, many…
Residents filling up water bottles. The water challenges that Johannesburg residents are facing have prompted the closure of some guest houses and restaurants. In Melville, businesses and locals haven’t had water for the past 27 days. Since the beginning of the week, angry residents from a number of areas, including Westdene, Melville, Brixton, have been…
