South African flags 2 minutes Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe will deliver President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Freedom Day national celebrations at the AJ Swanepoel Stadium in Ermelo, Mpumalanga today. The day will be celebrated under the theme – United in Resilience for The Defence of Our Freedom and Democracy. Freedom Day is a day South Africa celebrates its first…
Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze, at the Usindiso Building in Johannesburg on 31 August 2025. The case against Sthembiso Mdlalose, who is accused of setting alight the Usindiso building in Johannesburg’s CBD, has been postponed to November. Mdlalose’s lawyer was not present in court due to a family bereavement. Mdlalose appeared…
1 minute The leadership of the Democratic Alliance (DA) addresses the media on recent political developments and its preparations for the upcoming local government elections following an important meeting of its Federal Council. Live proceedings below:
The South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) Outside Broadcasting (OB) van at Henley Studios in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on March 1, 2025. 2 minutes Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi is reportedly thinking of implementing a streaming levy to address the South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) financial crisis. The proposed levy will be paid by all South Africans,…
Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his two co-accused Lusanda Solani and Zukiswa Sitho appearing in the Gqeberha High Court. 2 minutes The matter of rape accused Pastor Timothy Omotoso has been postponed until 2 April for judgment after closing arguments. The Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape heard closing arguments both from the state and…
[FILE]: The artists say they won’t give up their fight as it is a righteous revolution. 2 minutes Hundreds of cultural and creative practitioners are marching in Pretoria today, protesting what they describe as a decline in transparency within the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. The demonstrators, part of the Cultural and Creative Industries…
[File Image]: Pit toilets at a school in South Africa. 1 minute Advocacy group, Section27 has lamented a lack of political will and provinces’ continued under-spending in infrastructure grants as reasons for failure to eradicate pit toilets in schools in the country. This comes as Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube is expected to visit Limpopo’s…
Volkswagen employee works on a production line for the Golf VIII and Tiguan cars. 1 minute Manufacturing production in South Africa declined by 0,8% on an annual basis in September for a second consecutive month. The data released by Stats SA showed that on a monthly basis, manufacturing production was flat in September compared with…
File image| The roads this morning in the Bezuidenhout Valley area due to protest. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police (JMPD) has warned motorists of traffic disruptions in the Bezuidenhout Valley area, east of the Johannesburg CBD. This is due to an ongoing service delivery-related protest. Around 200 protesters have blocked parts of Albertina Sisulu Road, from Bertrams…
FILE IMAGE: Matrics at a Free State school write final exams. 1 minute The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (FEDSAS) says it is ready to implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act in its entirety, despite being unhappy with some aspects. On Friday, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the full implementation of the…
