File image: eThekwini fire engine at Verulam Fire Station in Durban. 1 minute The eThekwini Fire Department in KwaZulu-Natal is yet to determine the extent of damage a fire has caused to the Jacobs industrial area in southern Durban. The department’s Nkululeko Dube says the fire started last night and affected three companies. He says…
SACP and ANC supporters attend the 30th anniversary of the passing of Joe Slovo. 2 minutes African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined the South African Communist Party (SACP) in commemorating the 30th anniversary of the passing of the party’s former General Secretary and National Chair, Joe Slovo in Soweto. The ANC says…
[File photo] Bullets seen at a crime scene. The Independent Investigative Directorate (IPID) is expected to investigate the alleged shooting and killing of a 30-year-old police officer by police in Nababeep in the Northern Cape. Preliminary information indicates that police officials responded to a dispute in the area. The deceased allegedly pointed and threatened police…
Princess Masalanabo Modjadji seen here with President Cyril Ramaphosa in April 2018. 1 minute The first-born son of the late rain queen, Makobo Modjadji, the sixth has criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize his sister as queen of the Balobedu nation. Prince Lekukela Modjadji addressed the media at Khethagoni outside Modjadjiskool in Limpopo. Prince…
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook speaks at the Economic Club of New York US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign, intensifying his effort to gain influence over the central bank on the basis of allegations made by one of his allies about mortgages Cook holds in…
1 minute The Sol Plaatje Municipality in Kimberley, Northern Cape, says it expects to restore water supply in the area by tomorrow. The water shutdown forms part of a seven-year project funded through a R2.5 billion grant from the National Treasury to upgrade infrastructure in the city. Municipal Director of Infrastructure and Services, Walter Jood,…
African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile address the Liberation Movements Summit on July 26, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has challenged liberation movements to reflect deeply. Addressing the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit yesterday, Mashatile asks, “Are our movements still vehicles of justice, or have they become platforms for status…
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula. The African National Congress (ANC) says it has no plans to replace Dada Morero with Loyiso Masuku as Johannesburg mayor. This follows Masuku’s recent election as the new ANC Greater Johannesburg regional chairperson, defeating the incumbent Morero in an internal party vote. ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says being a chairperson of…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa A HIGH Court bid to force President Emmerson Mnangagwa to sign into law a charter outlawing the abduction and torture of government critics and activists has been dismissed, with the court saying it cannot compel him to do so. Human rights lawyer Obey Shava had cited Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister…
[File photo] A woman holds a sign as demonstrators gather on September 4, 2019 Police say their fight against the scourge of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide is yielding results. In August, which is observed annually as Women’s Month, 2284 suspects were arrested for sexually related offences, including rape, sexual assault, abduction, and attempted rape. Police…
