1 minute The legal future of impeached former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane hangs in the balance as the Legal Practice Council seeks to have Mkhwebane struck from the roll of advocates. If the council is successful, this means that Advocate Mkhwebane, who is now an MK party Member of Parliament (MP), will no longer be…
Miss South Africa 2024, Mia Le Roux. 1 minute Miss South Africa 2024, Mia Le Roux has withdrawn from the Miss Universe competition due to health concerns. This comes a day before the 73rd edition of the beauty pageant is set to take place in Mexico City. In a statement released by the Miss South…
Chicken at a farm The South African Meat Processors Association (SAMPA) has welcomed the partial lifting of the ban on the importation of chicken from most of Brazil. The Department of Agriculture announced the decision this week that allows for the resumption of imports from Brazil, except the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It…
Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Siphesihle Ndlovu in action. Stellenbosch came from a goal down to score a late winner and beat Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 in their Betway Premiership encounter at the FNB Stadium on Tuesday. Amakhosi took the lead after 35 minutes when Flavio Silva turned home Glody Lilepo’s cross from the right flank. Stellies hit…
FILE| Gun on the ground. Mpumalanga police have opened two murder cases and an inquest docket after a man killed his wife, their three-year-old son and turned the gun on himself in Verena. He also allegedly shot and injured his sister-in-law and his wife’s uncle. A neighbour narrowly escaped unharmed. Provincial Police Spokesperson Jabu Ndubane…
EFF Deputy Secretary-General Leigh-Ann Mathys opens a case against Paul O’Sullivan at the Cape Town Police Station on February 27, 2026. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has laid a criminal charge against private investigator Paul O’ Sullivan. This follows his conduct during the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee’s hearings on Thursday. O’Sullivan walked out before completing…
Aaron Sebolai removed as mayor of Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Modimolle-Mookgophong Municipality in Limpopo has described the removal of the Mayor, Aaron Sebolai, as flawed. Sebolai, who is an African National Congress (ANC) councillor, has been removed following a council sitting. The council has found him guilty of failing to…
A farming tractor. 1 minute Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen says the country should push for meaningful participation of black businesses in the agriculture sector. He says it’s unacceptable that in the country’s 31-year democracy, only 10 percent of farmers are black. Steenhuisen was among Cabinet Ministers who delivered an address at the Black Business Council…
[File image] 3 minutes The dollar traded sideways on Tuesday after declining for a week, hemmed in by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy and as US lawmakers came closer to passing a bill expected to widen the nation’s fiscal deficit. The greenback sold off broadly on Monday following last week’s downgrade of the US sovereign rating by Moody’s…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has just confirmed on the SABC News channel that the death toll from the Eastern Cape floods now stands at 78. The search for more missing people will continue at first light tomorrow by various rescue teams. Hlabisa has announced…
