Men sift through the rubble after floods in KZN. 2 minutes The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) says it has systems in place to respond to any incidents following a weather warning of damaging winds in parts of the province. The South African Weather Service issued the warning as a cold…
BMA Commissioner Michael Masiapato outlines the festive season control measures at all ports of entry. 2 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) says it will work with other law enforcement agencies such as the South African Police Service (SAPS), the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) customs officials,…
FATF flag The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is expected to conduct an on-site visit in South Africa, which is the final step before a country can be considered for removal from the grey list. South Africa has made significant progress in completing all the required 22 recommended action items, outlined in the Action Plan…
Civil society movement Defend Our Democracy is demanding clarity from the Ekurhuleni Metro on the circumstances surrounding the murder of senior auditor Mpho Mafole. Mafole, who was head of forensic audits at the Ekurhuleni Metro, was gunned down while driving on the R23 in Kempton Park on Monday evening. Police found Mafole’s body inside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. The organisation’s executive…
FlySafair check in counters are seen in this picture taken on 22 July 2025 amid a strike over a wage dispute. Trade union Solidarity’s Secretary-General Gideon du Plessis says it is ridiculous that pilots had to strike to get what they deserved, and as a result, pilots lost 12 days of remuneration. This comes as…
Mondli Gungubele at OR and Adelaide Tambo wreath laying ceremony in Wattville, 27 October 2025. African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee (NEC) Member Mondli Gungubele says ANC members must embrace the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry and seek to learn from what comes out of it. Gungubele delivered the keynote address at a ceremony to…
Boxing gloves. 1 minute An international boxing tournament to celebrate Youth Month has been launched in Limpopo. The tournament dubbed “survival of the fittest” will be staged by Mama Rocks boxing promotion on the 27th of June in Thohoyandou. It will consist of 10 bouts, including a title fight between WBF Intercontinental bantamweight champion Akani…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recent spate of incidents of suspected food poisoning linked to spaza shops and informal traders has brought issues of health and safety regulations into sharp focus. He has encouraged small entrepreneurs to register their businesses within a prescribed timeframe. Ramaphosa says the registration will legitimise…
[FILE IMAGE]: A river runs high after heavy rains. Disaster management teams remain on high alert following a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms over most parts of KZN. The Weather Service says the storms are expected to be most severe in southern parts of the province, bringing heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and…
Ford cars are on sale at a dealership of Genser company in Moscow, Russia, February 14, 2017. 2 minutes Ford Motor CEO Jim Farley says US President Donald Trump’s proposed and implemented tariffs have added “a lot of costs and a lot of chaos,” although Farley says he believes the president aims to strengthen the…
