Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni briefing members of the media on the outcomes of the Cabinet meeting held on December 5, 2025. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says South Africa will not plead with the United States (US) regarding its intention to exclude it from the G20 meeting next year. Her comments come…
Phethe Simiao has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape, kidnap and murder of Amantle Samane The man convicted of the rape and murder of six-year-old Amantle Samane has been sentenced to two life terms behind bars in the High Court in Johannesburg. The 25-year-old Mozambican national, Phethe Simiao, confessed to kidnapping, raping and…
National Road Traffic Law-Enforcement Officers supported by various other law-enforcement agencies. The Provincial Road Incident Management (PRIM) systems launched Festive Season Arrive Alive campaign at Shell Ultra Pit stop in Bloemfontein. The campaign is aimed at strengthening collaborations across emergency and law enforcement services during the festive season, ensuring safer roads, healthier communities and enhanced…
Former Hawks head Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya. Former Hawks Head, Godfrey Lebeya, has denied Hawks’ interference in the arrest of Katiso “KT” Molefe for the murder of whistleblower Armand Swart. This follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, that Molefe had contacted the then Hawks head Lebeya, when officers from the Police…
FILE | Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber addresses the media briefing. Home Affairs Minister Dr. Leon Schreiber says South Africa is behind other countries in embracing digital transformation to avoid identity fraud. He was in Parliament on Wednesday to respond to oral questions. Government is collaborating with the banking sector and the South African…
Mining production has decreased by 9.6% year-on-year for February 2025. 2 minutes The latest economic wrap-up for April 2025 from StatsSA shows a mixed bag, such as year-on-year declines in sectors including mining, manufacturing, and road passenger transport and increases in sectors including electricity generation, passenger rail transport, and income from tourist accommodation. Mining continues…
Placards on a door calling for people to apply for jobs. 2 minutes Stats SA says the total number of formal sector jobs has increased by 12,000 in the last quarter of 2024. The increase brings the number of formally employed people to 10,6 million. Trade contributed the highest number jobs during the quarter followed…
Proteas win against England in London. South Africa have crushed England at Headingley in Leeds in the first of three One Day Internationals. The Proteas beat their hosts by seven wickets in a match that didn’t even last 50 overs in total. England who were put into bat, were bowled out for 131 inside 25…
EFF leader Julius Malema 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called for a commission of inquiry into load-shedding, with party leader Julius Malema alleging economic sabotage when there were attempts to shut down coal-fired power stations. Speaking at the EFF’s Elective Conference in Johannesburg on Friday, Malema emphasises the need for a state-led…
Construction work, earth moving machine 2 minutes Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson has committed to ensuring that companies involved in corruption who abandon government projects unfinished will face the full might of the law. He says government loses billions, as in the case of the Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern…
