President Cyril Ramaphosa arriving at the Dr Rantlai Molemela stadium. President Cyril Ramaphosa has used his Freedom Day address to reflect on South Africa’s democratic journey and call for unity, as celebrations are taking place at the Dr Rantlai Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. The theme is “Freedom and the Rule of Law: Thirty Years of…
SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it has resolved to contest the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE) independently from its historical ally the African National Congress (ANC). The party says all the modalities of going it alone in the elections will be thrashed out at its 5th…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the 2024 SONA 1 minute The annual State of the Nation Address (SONA) in 2025 will still be hosted at the Cape Town City Hall like in the past two years, after the fire that gutted parts of Parliament in 2022. This is according to Parliament after the Department of Public…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during crime stats delivery 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says there’s been a general decline in crime across the country, however sexual offences including rape and commercial crimes have increased. Mchunu was addressing the media in Pretoria where he released the latest crime statistics. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola provided…
Stock image of an accident scene. Two major multi-vehicle crashes brought traffic to a standstill on the N3 Toll Route on Wednesday night. The first, a pileup involving four trucks, forced the complete closure of Van Reenen Pass near Windy Corner, a critical freight artery between Gauteng and Durban. Hours later, a second crash blocked…
A woman uses a trolley as she shops at a grocery store in East London, in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, July 7, 2022. A team of Cabinet Ministers is expected to report back to President Cyril Ramaphosa in the coming days on possible measures to cushion both the economy and consumers from sharply…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi officiates the passing out parade of new police Constables at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Academy Ulundi on August 15, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will be the first witness to appear before the Ad Hoc Committee looking into allegations that he made of threats to national security….
Broken glass from a crash seen on the road. 1 minute Eight people have been killed in a collision between a truck and a delivery vehicle on the N2 near Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal. The crash that occurred this morning injured sixteen other people. Craig Botha from the province’s Private Ambulance says, “A devastating collision between…
South African banknotes and coins illustrated on picture above. The rand is slightly firmer after the greenback declined against a basket of currencies. The removal of the country from a global financial crime watchdog’s list of countries under heightened scrutiny also helped the local currency. The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) decision to remove South…
SA track and field sprinter Wayde van Neikerk. South Africa’s 400 metres world record holder, Wayde van Niekerk, has advanced to the men’s 200 metres semifinals at the World Athletics Championships (WAC) in Tokyo. The 33-year-old, who sustained a career-threatening knee injury in 2017, finished second in his heat in a time on 20.19 seconds….
