Source: Reuters. Officials held a ceremony to mark the start of vaccinations at a hospital in the eastern city of Goma, where health workers were first in line to receive the vaccine doses. The Health Ministry warned on Friday that the campaign’s scope would be small due to limited resources. At the moment, 265,000 vaccine…
Police are seen at a roadblock in Zamdela in Sasolburg, Free State during an Operation Shanela program on 16 October 2025. More than 17 000 suspects have been arrested and almost 180 unlicensed firearms were seized during a week-long police operation across the country that ended on Sunday. This was done through the South African…
Women seen carrying a coffin to highlight GBV victims The harsh reality of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) has taken centre stage at the National Convention, which started at UNISA in Pretoria on Friday. Women for Change South Africa made a bold statement when they unveiled a symbolic coffin adorned with the faces of women from all…
A passenger opens the Uber app. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is calling on all e-hailing app providers to register their apps with the National Transport Department, as mandated by the National Land Transport Amendment Act. The directive is part of government’s efforts to align national and provincial transport frameworks, and to ensure…
Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. The Ad Hoc Committee probing allegations of improper conduct against North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, has heard how the head of the department of Co-operative Governance had instructed the former acting Chief Director to thoroughly assess the draft report on the appointment of Modisenyane Segapo as the…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa and the rest of the South African delegation brief the media after engagement with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. LIVE |
Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Deputy President John Hlophe leads the party’s total shutdown march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Live stream below:
MEC Wessels Morweng The North West Department of Community Safety and Transport Management has put aside more than R1 billion for transport operations. When presenting the R2.4 billion budget for the 2025/2026 financial year at the provincial legislature in Mahikeng, MEC Wessels Morweng said half of that budget will be allocated to transport operations. This…
Police handcuffs a suspect’s hands. Two suspects have been arrested in Makhaza on the Cape Flats for possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition. Police Spokesperson, Joseph Swartbooi, says members attached to Operation Shanela conducted a high-density operation in the area. He says officers approached a vehicle and discovered an AK-47 assault rifle and a 9mm…
Students protesting on campus. Deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning at North West University, Professor Linda du Plessis says the dysfunction within the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is negatively affecting the quality of education at the institutions of higher learning. She says while the focus has been on how the lack of funding…
