AfriForum offices 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has questioned why AfriForum members that include Kallie Kriel, Ernst Roets and Gerrie Nel have not left for the United States. This as AfriForum, an Afrikaner interest group, has been allegedly peddling lies to the US, that white farmers in South Africa are victims…
The Chris Hani Monument in Boksburg. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the family of Chris Hani in requesting government to open an inquest into his murder. Hani, who was the SACP general secretary, was killed at his home in Boksburg in the east of…
The aftermath of heavy rains and winds in the Free State. 1 minute The South African humanitarian organization Red Cross says plans are afoot to assist those affected by heavy rains in the Free State following last week’s heavy rains in the province. The Department of Water and Sanitation says water levels in some of…
US soldiers welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says President Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart Donald Trump will discuss a myriad of issues when they meet on Wednesday. President Ramaphosa has arrived in the United States of America for the most important meeting with President Trump. Magwenya says on the…
An employee works at a steel processing production line of a factory. 2 minutes The local steel industry has condemned the United States’ decision to hike import tax on all steel and aluminium entering that country. The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation (Seifsa) says this will hurt the steel and aluminium sector in South Africa….
Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith 1 minute The Police Commercial Crimes Unit have raided the offices of the Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security JP Smith. Police spokesperson Andre Traut says they are conducting further probes into housing tender fraud in the construction sector within the…
File: Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Televangelist Timothy Omotoso is expected to appear at the East London Magistrate’s Court this morning, following his arrest at the weekend by the Home Affairs’ Immigration Inspectorate. While the exact charges against him are not yet clear, the Department…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge listens as the Judicial Conduct Tribunal continues. 1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is continuing with the cross-examination of Judges’ Secretary, Andiswa Mengo. Counsel for Mbenenge, Advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, has focused on what they describe as Mengo’s “omissions”,…
Officials have been ordered to allow miners to resurface. 2 minutes Some locals at Stilfontein, in the North West province, where hundreds of illegal mineworkers are believed to be underground, say a false narrative of illegal mining taking place in the area is being spread. The community has been working with law enforcement officers to…
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane 2 minutes Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, says health and environment authorities have cleared the school nutrition programme regarding the foodborne illnesses at the Thabisile Primary School in Diepkloof in Soweto. Members of the provincial education department visited the school following the death of an eight-year-old Grade 2 pupil in…
