SANDF soldiers patrolling 2 minutes EFF MP Carl Niehaus has criticised Defence Minister Angie Motshekga for cancelling a scheduled meeting with Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans. The postponement was announced by the committee’s chairperson, Dakota Legoete. Niehaus, a member of the committee, accused Motshekga of neglecting the SANDF’s operational readiness, particularly for…
Source: www.unsplash.com The Press Council is the self-regulatory body that oversees print and online journalism in South Africa.Press Council Chairperson Judge Fritz Brand wrote that it was unacceptable that publications willfully refuse to obey the rulings of the Press Council. This is despite voluntarily having signed an agreement to commit to abide by the Press…
SABC Building in Auckland Park 2 minutes Members of Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Committee will this week get an opportunity to discuss matters around the withdrawal of the SABC Bill. The bill, among others, aims to address the funding model of the public broadcaster. Last week, Minister Solly Malatsi withdrew the bill saying it…
File image: Silver handcuffs. 1 minute A security guard has been arrested for shooting to death a man during the eviction of suspected illegal land invaders in the Juju Valley informal settlement in Seshego near Polokwane, Limpopo, yesterday. Two others were wounded. Police Spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says violence broke out when private security guards, municipal…
Trucks deliver containers to be loaded onto a ship at the port in Durban, South Africa, January 31, 2024. REUTERS/Rogan Ward/File Photo The impact of trade wars He said global trade was becoming increasingly complicated as the U.S. and China imposed tariffs on each other, while Europe has added carbon import taxes. “There’s almost an…
Members of a CPF engage with police 1 minute Community Policing Forums (CPFs) from some of Durban’s most dangerous areas are seeking urgent help in their fight against crime. Representatives of some of the CPFs and KwaZulu-Natal government officials met yesterday. They discussed challenges that CPFs are facing and ways of strengthening their working relationship…
A gavel in a court. 1 minute One of the witnesses testifying at the Highgate Hotel Massacre inquest has told the Special Tribunal in East London that she has forgiven the perpetrators and called on the survivors to do the same. She believes this will enable them to get closure and move on with life….
Deputy President Paul Mashatile arrives at Ubuntu Awards in Cape Town. 1 minute Deputy President, Paul Mashatile says South Africa will always be guided by the spirit of Ubuntu – caring for others – when it comes to international relations. He spoke ahead of the Ubuntu Awards ceremony taking place in Cape Town this evening….
Shoppers look for items as they shop at an outlet of retailer Checkers in Sandton City mall, in Sandton, South Africa, August 28, 2024. 2 minutes Data released by Statistics South Africa shows that the Consumer Price Inflation remained unchanged at 3.2% in February from January 2025. The main contributors to inflation in the month…
Jiri said this while appearing before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Agriculture on the farm inputs distribution programme ahead of the 2024/25 farming season. GOVERNMENT owes suppliers over US$300 million for deliveries made under the Pfumvudza/Intwasa agricultural scheme since 2020, putting the viability of the programme under threat, Agriculture ministry secretary Obert Jiri has revealed….
