Smoke rising from an Eskom power station 1 minute Deputy Director- General (DDG) of the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Ntokozo Nzimande says government is working on plans to reduce carbon emissions from coal-generated power stations. The Department has classified coal as one of the critical minerals in South Africa for ensuring energy security….
Aftermath of floods in Eastern Cape 2 minutes Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has conceded that urgent intervention is needed in the Eastern Cape. Four provinces, including the Eastern Cape, have been included in a national state of disaster classification to allow government departments at all levels to intervene. #GovZAUpdates |…
Houses destroyed by heavy rains that caused floods in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. 2 minutes United Democratic Movement leader (UDM) Bantu Holomisa has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of disaster in flood-affected areas in the Eastern Cape. Heavy rain caused the floods in which 78 people died and more than a thousand…
The asbestos roof removal trial-within-a-trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 7, 2025. 1 minute The Free State High Court in Bloemfontein is hearing the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) application for leave to appeal a ruling on former Premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s extradition. Last week, the court…
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa leads a government delegation on an on-site inspection visit to Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on June 13, 2025. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says 21 out of the 78 bodies linked to heavy rain that caused floods in the…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 1 minute A police officer is expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in the Free State for a bail application in connection with Kamogelo Baukudi’s kidnapping case. Philemon Adoon is facing charges of extortion and kidnapping. Two men posing as…
A view of the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in the Free State in this image taken on 13 April 2023. 1 minute The bail application of a police officer who allegedly kidnapped 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi has been postponed to June 24. This is to allow for the conclusion of the identification parade. The police officer made an appearance…
President Cyril Ramaphosa attends official briefing on the flood disaster response ahead of his visit to affected communities in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on June 13, 2025. 2 minutes A body believed to be that of a young girl has been found along the banks of the Efata River in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Recovery teams from…
AfriForum Spokesperson Barry Bateman addresses the media at the Sophiatown Police Station in Johannesburg on charges laid against Julius Malema and Fikile Mbalula on 13 June 2025. 2 minutes The private prosecution unit of lobby group AfriForm has opened a case of crimen injuria against African National Congress Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula and Economic Freedom Fighters…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President Paul Mashatile chaired the first cabinet meeting under the Government of National Unity (GNU) on July 9, 2024. 1 minute Public Governance expert, Prof Purshottama Reddy, says the Government of National Unity (GNU) cannot be expected to solve all of South Africa’s problems one year after its establishment. He…
