LIVE: 2025 Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers keynote address at the 2025 Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium in Cape Town. Live proceedings below:
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LIVE: Sentencing procedures in Joshlin Smith kidnapping case
1 minute Sentencing procedures start in the Joshlin Smith trial at the Western Cape High Court. Live proceedings below:
Concerns over youth mental health ahead of Child Protection Week
[FILE] The lockdowns have also revealed a deeper crisis for families with young children, especially in low and middle-income countries, many of whom were already unable to access social protection services. 2 minutes Child protection organisations have raised concerns about the increasing number of young people experiencing mental health challenges, as South Africa observes Child…
Joburg launches roadshows for R500m spaza shop support fund
File image: A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg will embark on roadshows starting Monday, 26th May, to promote the Spaza shop support fund. The R500 million fund launched in Soweto last month aims to support township and rural entrepreneurs with financial and non-financial support. Eligible spaza shop owners…
Berkane win Confederation Cup after stalemate in second leg of final
2 minutes Morocco’s Renaissance Berkane won the African Confederation Cup on Sunday, holding on for a 1-1 draw against 10-man Simba of Tanzania away in the second leg of the final for a 3-1 aggregate victory. A two-goal advantage from last week’s home first leg provided the foundation for a third success in the Confederation…
Murder case of Ndlovu, Mdhuli resumes in KwaMhlanga Court
Outside the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court. 1 minute The case involving four suspects linked to the disappearance of journalist Sibusiso Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhuli resumes today at the KwaMhlanga Magistrate’s Court. The accused — Samuel Mogongwe, Lucky Sikhosana, Sello Uoane, and Thato Madisha — appeared in court, with some attempting to avoid media attention….
Al Jama-Ah’s Hendricks takes election campaigns to Lenasia
Al Jama-Ah Party leader Ganief Hendricks 2 minutes As South Africa heads into crucial local government elections, political parties are stepping up their campaigns. On Sunday in Lenasia, Al Jama-Ah, led by party president and Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks, held an event that blended strategic planning with a display of political vision….
Solutions needed to integrate Africa’s infrastructure : Macpherson
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson attends the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDSSA) in Cape Town on May 26, 2025. 1 minute Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson says there is a need to find solutions to integrate infrastructure development across the continent. This comes as the 2025 Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium (SIDSSA)…
Usindiso building alleged arsonist case postponed
[File photo] Firefighters work at the scene of a deadly blaze at Usindiso building. 2 minutes The case of alleged arsonist Sthembiso Mdlalose, who stands accused of deliberately setting the hijacked Usindiso building on fire that claimed 76 lives in 2023, has been postponed to Wednesday after one of the two witnesses who were expected…
Gang-related murders remain high in the Western Cape: Paketile
MEC of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen (Left) and Western Cape Provincial Commissioner, Lt Gen Thembisile Patekile (Right) presenting the 2nd quarter of 2022/2023 crime statistics for the Province last year in November. 3 minutes Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says gang-related murders remain high despite several alleged gang leaders being in…