A nurse draws a blood sample from a child for an HIV test at a clinic in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Clinician researcher at Wits University Professor Francois Venter has warned of a surge in HIV infections, due to the US government’s withdrawal of funding to PEPFAR and…
Taxis at a rank in Gauteng 1 minute Taxi association SANTACO has distanced itself from individuals posing as taxi industry officials who are reportedly stopping private vehicle drivers and demanding money. The organisation has also called on the public to ignore social media claims that taxi operators plan to impound private vehicles. SANTACO spokesperson Mmatshikhidi…
Chief Albert Luthuli. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Chief Pathologist, Dr Sibusiso Ntsele, is expected to continue with his testimony in the reopened inquest into the death of former African National Congress (ANC) President Chief Albert Luthuli in Pietermaritzburg High Court. Ntsele provided the court with a detailed analysis based on the injuries sustained by Chief Luthuli…
Graphic for SAPS investigations. 1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says he understands the frustration around the slow pace of investigations and convictions of those involved in State Capture cases. Mchunu and Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshaveni answered oral questions on safety and security in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Mchunu says while…
EFF flag 3 minutes There were dramatic scenes at the portfolio committee on Higher Education and Training when the Parliamentary Protection Services removed EFF MP Sihle Lonzi from the meeting. ♦️Must Watch♦️ Security personnel’s removing Commissar @SihleLonzi from a committee because the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education is protecting corruption. The son…
SANPC stakeholders 2 minutes The Central Energy Fund (CEF) has handed over leased assets and R5 billion in funding to operationalize the newly established South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC). Three of the CEF Group subsidiaries including iGas, the Strategic Fuel Fund and PetroSA have been merged to form the SANPC in a process which…
Unemployment graphic. 1 minute The Western Cape remains the province with the lowest official unemployment rate at 19.6-percent in the first quarter of 2025. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the province has maintained a rate below 20-percent for three consecutive quarters. Winde says improvements in the Expanded Unemployment, Absorption and Labour Force Participation Rates,…
Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni 2 minutes Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has assured Members of Parliament that newly established intelligence agencies will be free of political interference. Ntshavheni was answering oral questions in the National Council of Provinces. The Presidential High-Level Review Panel and State Capture Commission’s recommendations were to separate the…
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti 3 minutes Carlo Ancelotti said on Tuesday he was proud of the legacy he had built in four mostly successful years in his second tenure at Real Madrid and will only have good memories as he heads to Brazil to take over the five-times world champions. Wednesday’s LaLiga match at…
Pretoria Magistrate’s Court 1 minute The case against a police captain accused of raping a 20-year-old police trainee has been postponed. This is to allow the police watchdog – IPID to conduct further investigation into other alleged sexual assault incidents against the police officer. He made his second appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s court today…
