Public Service and Administration Minister, Chief Mzamo Buthelezi speaks at an International Womens’ Day event on March 10, 2025. 3 minutes Public Service and Administration Minister Chief Mzamo Buthelezi says the department is compiling a comprehensive report to determine the financial costs of ghost employees. This comes after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana highlighted the financial…
SAPS says 500 000 of their applicants in the recruitment drive, are women The South African Police Service (SAPS) says over 300 of the one million people who have applied to join the service are graduates and 500 000 are women. Gauteng had the highest number of applicants for the Basic Police Development Learning Programme…
City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Service (EMS) rescuers attending to a building collapse in Ormonde on March 2, 2026. An infrastructure specialist from GenTECH Consulting, Lufuno Ratsiku, says the construction industry in South Africa is facing a corruption crisis. The country has seen the recurrence of buildings collapsing, claiming dozens of lives. Nine construction workers…
The case against a suspect arrested in connection with the murder of two young women in Mamelodi East, Pretoria, has been postponed to January 19, 2026, at the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court. The women who are aged 21 and 22, respectively and are said to be cousins, were fatally shot and their bodies found lying next…
A woman reads a leaflet promoting HIV/AIDS awareness during World AIDS Day in Athens December 1, 2010. Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa must start thinking about getting rid of the HIV/AIDS disease. Motsoaledi says that’s his plan and he believes it’s possible. He was speaking during the UNAIDS and the South African…
1 minute Russia is expecting 22 leaders to attend the summit meeting of the BRICS, which accounts for 45% of the world’s population and 35% of the global economy. Livestream:
ANC members marching for improved service delivery in Pretoria. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says that government must move with speed and decisive action regarding the spaza shop crisis. Mbalula was speaking outside Tshwane House where he led the people’s walk and community march in Pretoria on Friday. The march…
Team South Africa could not add to the one gold medal it’s won at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Teenager Chris Smith was the only South African in action in the evening session on day four of the swimming event. Swimming in lane two, the 19-year-old who qualified joint fifth fastest for…
Today marks 30 years since the South African national rugby team won the Rugby World Cup at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, beating New Zealand 15-12 in the final. The victory became significant because it was the first sporting success for a newly democratic South Africa. The win was said to help unify the country and…
Fuel prices have increased at midnight, leaving motorists to pay more at the pumps. The cost of 93 octane petrol prices increased by between 55 cents and 52 cents a litre, depending on the grade. Diesel increased by between 82 cents and 84 cents per litre, depending on the grade, while the price of paraffin…
