Buckets and bottles of water 1 minute Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says nearly one-in-five South Africans lack access to safely managed sanitation. According to the General Household Survey, 71.8% of urban residents have access to safely managed water, but only 36.7% of the rural population do. The report further states that even though access…
FILE: Mpumalanga Emergency Medical Service’s ambulance. 1 minute Four people have been killed in an accident between a bakkie and a car on the R38 between Kaapmuiden and Louws Creek near Barbeton in Mpumalanga. Provincial transport authorities say all the deceased were in the car when the crash happened last night. They say they did…
Communications and Digital Technology Minister, Solly Malatsi 2 minutes Communications Minister Solly Malatsi says he understands that some view the timing of the gazetting of policy directions for equity equivalent investment programmes and communication sector licencing as suspicious. Some reports claim the directions are aimed at favouring Elon Musk’s satellite-based internet service, Starlink. Malatsi has…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 24, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Government of National Unity (GNU) is still intact despite the Democratic Alliance (DA) taking a resolution that it was opposed to land expropriation without compensation. Ramaphosa was speaking on the sidelines…
Presley Chweneyagae at the SAFTA Awards 1 minute The family of the award winning South African actor Presley Chweneyagae has thanked the public for their support and messages of condolences during their loss. Chweneyagae passed away at his Pretoria home during the early hours of this morning. He was best known for his role in…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to questions in the National Assembly, with economic growth and the cost of living among issues for deliberation. VIDEO | President Ramaphosa responds to Questions for Oral Replies in Parliament:
Farming equipment 1 minute Scientists from the African Union Development Agency says they believe scientific innovation in agricultural research can help combat malnutrition. Scientists have joined policy makers for the G20 meeting of chief agricultural scientists in Polokwane, Limpopo. The aim of the annual meeting is to deliberate on ways of promoting research that can…
Water flowing from a tap 1 minute Rand Water says full recovery of their systems following the completion of their planned maintenance, is expected before the high demand period in August. The planned maintenance is scheduled to begin this Thursday and continue until the end of July. The work will result in low water pressure…
FILE: Vehicle tracking data. 1 minute The former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial has been postponed until Monday, to allow the state to obtain all vehicle tracking data used by police officers when some of the accused were arrested. Five men are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for Meyiwa’s 2014…
File: President Cyril Ramaphosa answers questions in the National Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town on September 13, 2024 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will answer oral questions in the National Assembly at Parliament today. His appearance in the House comes shortly after his visit to the United States (US). His trip is not part…
