ANC Women’s League memorial service for Isithwalandwe Gertrude Ntiti Shope. 2 minutes Former National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has paid tribute to the late uMkhonto operative, diplomat, trade unionist, teacher and African National Congress stalwart Gertrude Shope at her memorial service in Irene, Centurion. Mapisa-Nqakula says Shope’s legacy will live on through the women of…
2 minutes Pedestrian safety is a big focus for the Gauteng Road and Transport department this festive season. This, as the province has seen an increase in the number of pedestrian deaths. This comes as Gauteng launches the Provincial Festive Season Road Safety campaign at the Olievenhoutbosch Taxi Rank on Wednesday. The campaign also focuses…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the Cape Town City Hall. The community of Ndwedwe, north of Durban, is calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise the safety of rural communities amid concerns over escalating crime. As Ramaphosa is expected to deliver his State of the Nation Address…
The EFF says it rejects Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero’s decision to suspend Rea Vaya feeder buses in Soweto. According to the EFF’s Dumisani Baleni, the unilateral decision was taken without consultation with affected communities and commuter structures. He says this will directly deny Soweto residents access to safe, affordable and reliable public transport. Baleni states…
Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the judgment handed down by the Bisho High Court in the Eastern Cape on the investigation into the awarding of degrees at the University of Fort Hare does not prevent the SIU from continuing with its investigation. The SIU says this is because the judgment is…
File Image: Residents blockade a road during service delivery protests. Motorists are urged to exercise caution when traveling in and around Westbury due to the ongoing protests in the Coronationville area. The community is protesting over prolonged water outages, resulting in roadblocks on Perth Road, Harmony Street and Fuel Road near Rahima Moosa Mother and…
PRASA passenger trains seen at a station The Democratic Alliance (DA) will today lodge a formal complaint against the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) at the Public Protector’s office in Johannesburg. This follows DA oversight visits uncovering alleged abuse and misspending of R3.5 billion to refurbish the old grey-and-yellow trains set to be…
Norton Rose Fulbright office building, Sandton, Johannesburg. 1 minute Black legal practitioners have voiced concerns over Norton Rose Fulbright’s legal bid to block the newly introduced B-BBEE legal sector code. The code aims to address racial discrimination and promote black ownership in South Africa’s legal industry. Basadi ba Molao, a non-profit organization advocating for equality…
Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane facilitates a high-level meeting between the South African government and Vice-Chancellors of public institutions at GCIS in Pretoria on Apr 15, 2025. 1 minute Higher Education Minister Dr. Nobuhle Nkabane is expected to visit the Walter Sisulu University’s (WSU) Mthatha Campus in the Eastern Cape today. This comes after…
Violent protest in Diepkloof 2 minutes Police have confirmed that two people died and one person was seriously injured during violent protests in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. Protesting residents looted a delivery truck that was passing through the area on its way to deliver canned fish. Reports say the truck driver ran over two of…
