File image: Bullets on the ground. 1 minute Four men, believed to be in their twenties, have been shot dead in Gugulethu, Cape Town. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andre Traut says officers were called to the scene in NY 3A late last night, where the bodies were found with multiple gunshot wounds. Traut says police…
1 minute The Investigating Officer in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial, Captain Wesley Lombard testifying for the State in the case being heard at the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. LIVE STREAM:
GNU cabinet meeting 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Executive says it will meet later today, to make a decision on it’s future in the Government of National Unity (GNU). The party expressed its unhappiness following the adoption of the Fiscal Framework report by the Standing Committee on Finance last night. The ANC, IFP,…
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Witness C continues his testimony at the Madlanga Commission on Thursday morning. Witness C, who began his testimony last week, could not complete it because he was writing exams. LIVESTREAM:
SANDF soldiers The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has clarified that the attacker in the stabbing incident at the Macadamia Military Base near Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, is one of the deceased members. It is alleged that the attacker, a SANDF member, stabbed one of his colleagues to death and injured another following an altercation. He…
Limpopo Transport leaders carried out an on-site inspection of an overloaded inter-provincial bus Some Malawian nationals who were travelling in an overloaded bus have been left stranded in Polokwane, Limpopo. The 65-seater bus was carrying 117 people, including 15 minors travelling from Gauteng to Malawi. Traffic officials impounded it on the N1 in Polokwane and the driver…
DA Free Sate leadership engaged with businesses in Matjhabeng, 18 August 2025. Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen says the Matjhabeng Local Municipality’s failure to provide basic services hampers economic growth. Some businesses in the Free State municipality are reportedly facing collapse due to water shortages, power outages, and sewage spills, among other issues. Steenhuisen…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) says the proposed Value-Added tax (VAT) increase will be disastrous for the poor in the country. Contralesa President Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena commended political parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) who opposed the proposal. The tabling of the budget…
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga briefing the media 1 minute Defence Minister Angie Motshekga says the budget which was spent on the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) mission in the eastern DRC, comes from SADC. She says SANDF is in the DRC under the SADC mission and not South Africa individually. However, a decision was…
File image: Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefs media on a Cabinet meeting outcome. 1 minute Political analyst Dr. Levy Ndou says corruption allegations against Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, should be taken seriously. This comes as pressure mounts on President Cyril Ramaphosa to take action against her. She is accused of allegedly…
