LIVE: SONA 2025 debate
1 minute Members of the National Assembly debate President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). LIVE proceedings:
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Leach sentenced to 25 years for Vicki Terblanche’s murder
Reinhardt Leach seen in the dock in Vicki Terblanche’s case. 1 minute The Gqeberha High Court has sentenced Reinhardt Leach to 25 years in prison for the 2021 murder of his girlfriend, Vicki Terblanche. Leach, who was allegedly hired by Vicki’s estranged husband Arnold Terblanche, was found guilty of all eight charges against him including…
Fordsburg residents struggle to keep warm amid power outage
A shop in darkness 1 minute Residents of Fordsburg in Johannesburg say they are struggling to keep warm in the extreme cold due to a massive power outage in the area. The entire community has been without electricity since Sunday night. Residents say they are still unsure as to how long the outage will last….
ActionSA calls IPID Phala Phala report declassification a victory
ActionSA supporters Action SA has called the decision to declassify the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, IPID, report into the robbery at President Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo- a victory for South Africans. This follows the party’s year-long court battle, seeking transparency on the matter. Previously designated as Top Secret, the report’s change in status…
‘Suppressing SACP’s views by ANC an injustice to Joe Slovo’s legacy’
SACP General-Secretary Solly Mapaila speaking at the organisation’s event. 2 minutes South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary, Solly Mapaila, says the suppressing of the SACP’s views by its Tripartite alliance partner, the African National Congress (ANC), is an injustice to the legacy of struggle stalwart and former SACP General Secretary Joe Slovo. Mapaila was…
LIVE: Brown Mogotsi appears before Ad Hoc Committee
North West businessman Brown Mogotsi appears before the Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration, corruption and political interference in the Justice system. LIVE STREAM:
Is in-house research holding back African radio evolution?
Source: unsplash.com According to Anina Maree, co-founder and director of Ground Control Research, radio stations aiming to retain and grow their audiences should leverage independent listenership and programming research as a key strategy. The lack of independent research Nearly a third of radio stations don’t set up formal conversations with their audiences – they have…
Wits University scientists launch anti-rhino poaching project
A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Wits University scientists that have launched anti-rhino poaching project are optimistic that it will alleviate the crisis. The scientists in collaboration with their counterparts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have come up with the Rhisotope project. They are injecting rhino horns with low-level radioactive isotopes…
Minister has to implement several steps regarding BELA Act: Zille
Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act. Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…
Two arrested in Gauteng for drug-facilitated sexual abuse videos
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. [WARNING] THE FOLLOWING STORY CONTAIN GRAPHIC SEXUAL INFORMATION Two suspects have been arrested for possession and distribution of drug facilitated sexual abuse videos and images in Gauteng. The suspects were also found with child sexual abuse material. And they are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Friday. One…