The funeral service of relatives 18-year-old Phehello Motaung and seven-year-old Lesego Sefatsa in Sebokeng, 24 Jan 2026. Seven-year-old Lesego Sefatsa was filled with promise and his absence at Oakwood Primary School in Vanderbijlpark is deeply felt. That’s according to the school principal, Wilmari Botha, who was speaking at Sefatsa’s funeral in Sebokeng. The little boy…
A Sassa card, card machine and a biometric device. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has announced that social grants will increase by R10 in the October payment cycle. This will be the second increase in this financial year with the first increase in April as announced by the Minister of Finance during his 2025/26…
[FILE IMAGE]: Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana addresses a media briefing at Parliament in Cape Town on May 21, 2025. Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana says National Treasury has no plans to lower the current inflation target. This after the SA Reserve Bank announced that it will start targeting the 3% inflation target and not 4,5%…
The Gauteng Health Department has urged parents to report cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition among children earlier, to prevent future complications. In the previous financial year, the department reported over 1000 malnutrition cases. The highest incidences occurred in the Cities of Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. The Department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says Severe Acute Malnutrition is…
Graphic depicting a fatal shooting A 24-year-old man has been gunned down in Manenberg on the Cape Flats. Police spokesperson FC van Wyk says the deceased was walking on Gonubie Road when two people approached him and opened fire. He says the man collapsed and died. No one has been arrested. Van Wyk says police…
Workers inside a US mine 2 minutes The Trump administration sent termination notices late on Friday to employees of a worker health and safety agency that provides research and services for coal miners, firefighters and others, despite appeals by a lawmaker from Trump’s Republican Party to preserve its programs. Employees of the National Institute for…
Increased volumes of grapes of outstanding quality hang on the vines in farms. The South African table grape and raisin industry is gearing up for a massive 2026 season, with the Orange River Valley expected to produce 85 percent of the national crop. Orange River Producers’ Association chairperson Gabriël Viljoen says that despite the challenges…
Warriors coach Michael Nees THE Warriors will begin their 2025 African Nations Championship (Chan) qualifiers with a first round clash against Eswatini following a draw conducted at the Caf headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday. The Chan competition is designed exclusively for footballers playing in their domestic leagues. Should the Warriors eliminate Eswatini, as is expected,…
ANC Treasurer-General, Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, engages with Moruleng community at Mabodisa Community Hall. African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General Dr Gwen Ramokgopa says the party is using its 114th anniversary celebrations to reflect on its achievements and shortfalls. She accompanied the party’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, to a fundraising golf game in Sun City in Rustenburg in…
FILE | Flowers at the door of the tavern 1 minute The owner of Enyobeni Tavern, where 21 young people died in Scenery Park in East London in the Eastern Cape, Vuyokazi Ndevu, has told the Mdantsane inquest that she does not know who should be held responsible for their deaths. Ndevu has been accused…
