Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie addresses Human Rights Day event at AR Abass Stadium in Kimberley, Northern Cape on March 21, 2026. ActionSA is to lay charges against Sports, Art and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie accusing him of threatening their party’s MP Dereleen James. The row started when James questioned McKenzie’s travel expenses…
ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike race all-South African team winners. For the first time in 22 years, an all-South African team has won the ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike race. Matthew Beers and Tristan Nortje were crowned the 2026 Cape Epic champions in Stellenbosch. Another South African, Candice Lill and her Swiss partner, Alessandra Keller…
Mine workers underground Mine rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals mine in Kimberley, Northern Cape, have retrieved all five bodies of the mineworkers who were trapped underground during a mud rush incident on the 17th of February. WATCH | Rescue teams at Ekapa Minerals in Kimberley have recovered the bodies of all five miners who were…
Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema speaks at the at his party’s National Voter Registration Launch, at Ghandi Square Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has hit out at KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi saying he should not implicate him in his fights with Police Crime Counter-Intelligence head, Feroz Khan. WATCH | Economic Freedom…
Severe thunderstorms are expected in Gauteng, with possible localised flooding The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Gauteng, excluding the City of Tshwane, on Monday. Heavy downpours, localised flooding, hail and damaging winds are expected. “We currently have a high pressure system reaching in the east that is expected…
ANC members participate in the People’s March in Johannesburg. African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party will keep a close eye on the United States ambassador, Leo Bozell III, who was recently demarched for remarks which Bozell has since apologised for. The remarks were criticised as a breach of diplomatic protocol. Mbalula…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. South Africans are set for a general fuel levy increase on 1 April in line with inflation. This was announced by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana when he was tabling this year’s national budget in Parliament last month. However, with the weaker rand, and the current…
[FILE IMAGE]: Hospital beds in a hospital ward. The Gauteng Health Department says it is taking steps to recover R4.6b in outstanding patient fees. It says a significant portion of R2.4b, is owed by self-paying patients, including foreign nationals. The department has appointed debt collectors and is targeting traceable debt categories. Chief Director of Health…
Australia fuel supply strong, no plans to ration: Energy minister
EFF leader Julius Malema Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Leader Julius Malema has poured cold water on speculation that his party and Umkhonto Wesizwe Party (MKP) may be looking at coming together in the local government elections later this year. The speculation has been sparked by MKP President Jacob Zuma’s s visit to Malema’s home in…
