Workers are seen building housing units at a construction site as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown regulations ease in Fleurhof, near Johannesburg, South Africa, October 6, 2020. 2 minutes Northern Cape Human Settlements MEC Bentley Vass says the construction of houses in the national government’s R1 billion housing project has started. President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the…
A neonatal ward at a hospital 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is expected to officially open the newly expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital on New Year’s Day. This as the NICU has undergone major upgrades to increase its capacity from 18 to 30 beds to…
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa with Babita Deokaran’s family and friends at Stellenbosch University’s Bellville campus in the Western Cape on December 9, 2025. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says the legacy of slain whistle blower Babita Deokaran is not only a cautionary tale, but also a mandate…
Ernie Els wants The Open to go back to Muirfield as soon as possible and has called on The R&A to book the famous course in for 2028. Muirfield is one of The Open’s iconic venues and has hosted golf’s original major 16 times, behind only St Andrews on the current rota of 10 courses…
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…
A crime scene cordoned-off. 1 minute The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) is probing a death in police custody. This after a 43-year-old man shot and killed himself in a police charge office at Ventersburg police station on Monday. The man was arrested at a tavern in Winburg over the weekend after his wife reported…
Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. ANC Deputy Secretary-General Nomvula Mokonyane says it is crucial to allow the work of various commissions to proceed without political interference so they can fully uncover the truth behind their respective investigations. Speaking on the sidelines of the four-day National General Council (NGC) at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, Mokonyane declined…
1 minute A fourth suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of two police officers from Qwaqwa in the eastern Free State, on January 4. Constables Sipho Mohapi and Gedione Motloung of Namahadi Visible Policing in Qwaqwa were fatally shot while responding to a house robbery in Phuthaditjhaba. The latest suspect, a 29-year-old…
FILE | Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss Johan Booysen after testifying the State Capture Inquiry. The former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss, Johan Booysen, says that conflicts within the South African Police Service (SAPS) leadership are hindering efforts to combat crime. He was commenting on the testimonies of KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkwanazi and National Police Commissioner Fannie…
ANC Secretary General briefed members of the media on the outcomes the ordinary NEC meeting that took place from 14-16 November 2025. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has stated emphatically that party President Cyril Ramaphosa will not leave his office before the end of his five-year tenure. Mbalula was briefing the media on Tuesday regarding the…
