The South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) Outside Broadcasting (OB) van at Henley Studios in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on March 1, 2025. 2 minutes Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi is reportedly thinking of implementing a streaming levy to address the South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) financial crisis. The proposed levy will be paid by all South Africans,…
The Bulls are winless after two matches in Pool 3. 1 minute The Bulls suffered their second loss in a row in the Investec Champions Cup after English side Northampton Saints beat them 30-21 at Loftus Versveld in Pretoria. It was an error-ridden performance by the Bulls, while the Saints made the most of their…
Test tubes labelled “Mpox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. 1 minute Three more cases of Mpox have been confirmed in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. This brings the number of cases to 31 since the outbreak started in May last year. Mpox symptoms include a rash that may last between two and…
Prison doors. 2 minutes The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru) in the Northern Cape has called on the Department of Correctional Services to urgently address issues of safety across the country’s correctional facilities. This comes after a prison official was allegedly attacked by an inmate at the Tswelopele Correctional Center in Kimberley. The…
The Samsung Z Fold6 is the best foldable smartphone the Korean giant has ever produced, but the party trick is getting stale. When I spoke to Justin Hume, VP of mobile at Samsung South Africa, at the Galaxy Z Fold6 launch event, he was quick to highlights the global popularity of foldables. “We certainly are…
A man herds cattle in Cato Ridge in KwaZulu-Natal in this file image taken on 28 July 2019. 2 minutes The CEO of the Southern African Agri Initiative Francois Rossouw has urged the government to step up measures to control the recent foot and mouth disease outbreak. He warns that if left unchecked, the outbreak…
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile briefs the media on spaza shop registrations on 19 December 2024. 2 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says they’ve issued over 25 000 registration forms to spaza shop owners and of that number, more than 10 000 have submitted the forms. Maile was…
Rain seen from the windscreen of a car. 1 minute Johannesburg Emergency Services personnel are on high alert as more heavy rainfall is forecast for Gauteng today. Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says despite overnight rain, no major incidents have been reported. He has urged pedestrians and motorists to be cautious. “We are still encouraging…
Gun and ammunition seized by SAPs members 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says police are focusing on recovering illegal firearms that are a contributing factor to high crime levels. Mchunu was leading the Safer Festive Season operation in Mtunzini on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast. Mchunu has been joined by National Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed allegations that white Afrikaners are experiencing a genocide in South Africa. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC Northern Cape’s PEC induction programme, Ramaphosa says no one has been persecuted in South Africa. President Ramaphosa did not mince his words, pushing back against disinformation that…
