SACP General Secretary Solly Mapaila delivers the political report at the Central Committee’s plenary, at Cosatu House in Johannesburg on August 29, 2025. South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila has dared the African National Congress (ANC) to expel its members. Relations between the two tripartite alliance members have been strained since the…
Willie Aucamp will b sworn in as the new Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister. Two DA Members of Parliament will be sworn in as minister and deputy minister in Pretoria on Monday morning. Last week, President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed DA spokesperson Willie Aucamp as the new Forestry, Fisheries and Environment Minister. Aucamp has replaced Doctor…
Graphic representing an arrest. Five learners and a parent have been arrested after they allegedly disrupted matric preparatory exams at Tsakane Secondary School in Ekurhuleni this morning. The reasons for the disruptions are not clear at this stage. However, the Gauteng Education Department believes this will serve as a deterrent to parents and learners who…
Family, friends and fellow musicians gathered to pay their last respects to world renowned trumpeter and flugelhornist, Fezile Feya Faku in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Faku passed away at the age of 63 while touring in Switzerland. Speaking on behalf of the family, Gift Ngqondi expressed mixed emotions as they are happy with the…
FILE PHOTO: An employee inspects tablets as they move along the production line at a pharmaceutical plant South African Physician Professor Jimmy Volmink says the country urgently needs to produce its own locally manufactured pharmaceuticals, as importing medicine is getting expensive. Volmink was the Keynote Speaker at a Global Health Public Institution Lecture held at…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute Police have arrested three suspects after they were caught transporting a dead body in a wheelbarrow in Isipingo, south of Durban. Upon questioning, the suspects failed to explain what they were doing with the body. KwaZulu-Natal Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says, “Police in Isipingo have arrested three men for…
3 minutes Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has given a hint of what South Africans can expect once the National Health Insurance (NHI) becomes operational. Motsoaledi said the NHI aims to improve the healthcare system by making sure that everyone gets proper healthcare despite their background. The South African government has been delving into the…
Parts of Mthatha in the Eastern Cape submerged in flood water. R1.2 billion in disaster relief funds will be awarded to various municipalities across the country from July to August this year. The Eastern Cape province, which was severely impacted by the recent floods that claimed 103 lives including school children and where widespread destruction…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ahead of proceedings in the Senzo Meyiwa trail in this image captured on 01 February 2024. The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says it is not ready to call witnesses and has indicated that they will be ready to commence with their case on the 13th…
The Independent Development Trust (IDT) has expressed its commitment to engaging with the Northern Cape Education Department in the face of growing calls for the completion of the Northern Cape boarding school project, which was funded by the IDT. The R173 million construction project that began seven years ago has been halted. The state entity…
