File image: Imam Muhsin Hendriks. 2 minutes The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) has condemned the murder of South Africa’s first openly gay Imam, Muhsin Hendriks. Hendriks was gunned down over the weekend in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape in what is believed to be a hate crime. The Imam ran an LGBTQ+-friendly mosque in Cape…
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu. Former Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Mninwa Mhlangu will be honored with a Special Official Funeral, Category 2. It will take place in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, Saturday next week. The Presiding Officers of Parliament National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces…
File image: Trucks on the road. 2 minutes All Truck Drivers Forum and Allied South Africa (ATDF-ASA) says its shutdown will go ahead as planned today, despite ongoing talks with government officials to avert the strike. The truck drivers have expressed concerns over the employment of foreign nationals as well as challenging working conditions. They…
Road Accident Fund media briefing: 14 April 2025. 2 minutes Road Accident Fund (RAF) CEO, Collin Letsoalo, has denied alleged wrongful involvement in a R79 million lease deal for the Fund’s offices. Letsoalo says there are processes and procedures that need to take place to secure a lease, including consultations with the National Treasury. Letsoalo…
An executive member of the Fort Hare University presents Mboneli Vesele’s family with his picture in Ginsberg, Eastern Cape on February 6, 2023. Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Fort Hare University’s Vice- Chancellor Prof Sakhele Buhlungu’s bodyguards. They are expected to appear in the Alice Magistrate’s Court…
[FILE IMAGE]: A sign with unemployment written on it. 3 minutes As the country marks Youth Month, many young people in the North West province say they continue to grapple with high levels of unemployment. The province currently has the highest unemployment rate in the country, despite being well known for its strong presence in…
Eskom’s Megawatt Park head office Electricity and Energy Minister Doctor Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says municipalities owe Eskom more than R90 billion. He says the figure stood at R94 billion between January and March this year. Related video | Municipal debts have escalated overtime: Ramokgopa revealed this in a written reply to a Parliamentary question from Kevin…
Supporters of uMkhonto weSizwe Party. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s members will march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria this morning. The party’s Deputy President, John Hlophe, will lead the total shutdown march, which is aimed at demonstrating the MK Party’s support for KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. This follows Mkhwanazi’s allegations that senior police…
Amnesty International said recorded executions tripled and death sentences increased by 66% from 298 t0 494. ZIMBABWE is one of the three countries leading in the abolishment of the death penalty in Sub-Saharan African countries. In a Press statement to mark the World Day Against Death Penalty on Thursday, Amnesty International said there has been…
Former Red Bull team principal Christian Horner during a press conference. Red Bull have sacked team principal Christian Horner and appointed Laurent Mekies as the Briton’s replacement, the Formula One team announced on Wednesday. The 51-year-old Horner was the longest-serving team principal, having been in the position since Red Bull made its Formula One debut…
