MK Party MP Vusi Shongwe seen during the Ad Hoc Committee’s meeting in Pretoria. The uMkhonto Wesizwe Party has repeated its call to provide the Members of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee in Cape Town with security, saying they are dealing with sensitive matters involving highly resourceful and well-connected individuals. The call follows an alleged kidnapping…
EFF Delegates currently registering for the National People’s Assembly at UJ Soweto Campus on December 12, 2024. 2 minutes Delegates of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) third National People’s Assembly are steadily streaming onto the University of Johannesburg’s Soweto campus to register. EFF branch delegates have started trickling in to the Soweto UJ campus to…
Pakistan vs Proteas 3 minutes Pakistan’s cricket team has reserved their place in the final of the Tri Nations Series in between South Africa and New Zealand. The Pakistanis defeated South Africa by six wickets in their second match of the series at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, booking their place in Friday’s final…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile speaking at the funeral of Comrade Moruti Maphatsoe, 15 November 2025. Deputy President Paul Mashatile will officially open the three-day G20 Social Summit in Boksburg in eastern Johannesburg later on Tuesday. It is a precursor of the two-day Leaders’ Summit, which will start on Friday. The Social Summit will bring together…
Rain seen from a windscreen. 1 minute The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for damaging winds and waves for the Western Cape associated with an expected cold front over the weekend. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Sonica Lategan, says people can expect strong to…
South African money South Africa’s economy has seen some headwinds and volatility in 2025, however, there have been some silver linings. The year opened with uncertainty as the tabling of the annual national budget was postponed three times due to a lack of consensus among members of the government of national unity (GNU). Even so…
Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students walk into a building at Mthatha Campus to attend an event on diversity on May 24, 2025. 1 minute The Walter Sisulu University (WSU) students at the Nelson Mandela Drive campus have disrupted traffic on the N2 road in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, due to a protest. The students have barricaded…
1 minute The Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial continues in the High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast today. The child’s mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and Steveno van Rhyn are facing charges of kidnapping and human trafficking. This after the seven-year-old went missing a year ago. LIVE STREAM:
The court heard that the parties failed to resolve the matter amicably, resulting in a contested trial. A HARARE magistrate has ordered Lobels (Private) Limited to pay damages to a former employee after he was wrongfully accused and arrested for theft. Magistrate Sharon Mashavira awarded Hardlife Chauke US$14 000 after she ruled that Lobels had…
Early morning sun 1 minute The Johannesburg Emergency Services say they are ready to respond to any heat-related emergencies in the City. This as the South African Weather Service issues a warning for a heat wave in the City this weekend. Temperatures are expected to increase to above 37 degrees Celsius. EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi…
