1 minute The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (Outa) is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to outline decisive plans on combating crime when he delivers the State of the Nation Address (SONA) this evening. Senior Research Manager at OUTA, Dr Rachel Fischer says crime has been increasing for years in the country. “Outa is calling on…
The West Ridge High School, one of the two schools involved in learner-on-learner violence. The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed the suspension of about 19 learners from West Ridge high school and three from Hoërskool Roodepoort, over a violent school feud earlier this week. Three learners were hospitalised as a result. The Department’s spokesperson, Steve…
Afrikaners being welcomed by US officials 1 minute Political activist Pieter Kriel says he does not agree with the views of Afrikaners who have moved to the US to be resettled. Forty-nine Afrikaners have already arrived in the US after President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying they were victims of racial discrimination. More…
[File Image]: Roadblock in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry says taxis transport about 80% of commuters daily. The Chamber’s CEO John Lawson says they are closing the gap that the state has left in its provision of public transport. He was speaking at the launch South African National…
A medical staff member holds a bottle of anti-typhoid vaccine to be given to children during the immunisation campaign at a school in Karachi, Pakistan November 20, 2019. The Democratic alliance (DA) in Tshwane has expressed concern about the outbreak of Typhoid in the city after several people were hospitalized in Bronkhorspruit and Hammanskraal. The…
Handcuffs depicting an arrest. Police in Vryheid north of KwaZulu-Natal have arrested a 48-year-old man after he allegedly burnt his 41-year-old girlfriend to death and attempted to kill her 28-year-old daughter by hacking her with an axe. The suspect also allegedly raped the deceased’s 13-year-old daughter, at the Shanelweni Reserve area in Ngome. …
While South Africa’s focus is on Bafana Bafana, Nigeria and Benin’s national football teams have also intensified preparations ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifier in Uyo, Nigeria, later today. Bafana Bafana take on Rwanda on Tuesday evening at Mbombela Stadium in the Group C 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match. Benin, who defeated Nigeria…
Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba and MEC for Health Ms Dieketseng Mashego receive the South African patient who was airlifted from Beit Bridge. 1 minute Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba and Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego have received a South African patient who couldn’t receive required treatment at a hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The patient was airlifted from…
HIV medication 2 minutes Botswana has reassured foreign inmates, including South Africans and Zimbabweans, serving time in the neighbouring country that the southern African country’s government will not falter in providing them with free antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). This is despite the decision of halting foreign health assistance by the US administration under President Donald Trump….
Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver the budget speech on 12 March 2025. 1 minute The African National Congress Veterans League has called for a constructive, informed and sober debate as the government faces the budget crisis. Last month, the national budget address was postponed when political parties could not reach a consensus on the 2%…
