South African flags are seen in Pretoria. The founder of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Dr Jakkie Cilliers has dismissed claims that South Africa faces a potential coup risk. Minister in the Presidency for State Security, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, on Tuesday revealed that the country’s intelligence services had identified potential threats of a coup d’état….
EFF Leader Julius Malema’s hand is pictured as he places his ballot paper inside the ballot box during a by-election at Ward 13 in Seshego, Limpopo on 16 July 2025. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has retained ward 13 at Seshego near Polokwane in Limpopo following yesterday’s hotly contested by-election. EFF won the ward with…
[File photo] Kaone Boikanyo As SABC News celebrates 75 years on air, we look back and follow up on ordinary South Africans who became unexpected headlines for the national broadcaster. One such story is that of 24-year-old Kaone Boikanyo, who captured the nation’s attention in 2019 with his lively, impromptu interview after a fire destroyed…
Bullet holes on a taxi’s windscreen. The Gauteng Transport Department says it has launched a public transport inspectorate to deal with violence in the taxi industry. This follows increased reports from e-hailing drivers in Johannesburg of violent attacks and robberies allegedly carried out by minibus taxi associations. Violence has plagued the taxi industry for many years,…
[File image] Three people have been shot dead and two others wounded during a shooting in Gugulethu on the Cape Flats. Western Cape Police Spokesperson Andrè Traut says they responded to the incident in Moletsane Street, New Crossroads, last night. He says the victims’ bodies were found inside a bedroom. Traut says the two other…
BOSA Leader Mmusi Maimane. Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane, has lamented the increasing number of brutal murders in South Africa. He says about 26 000 people were killed last year alone. Maimane says President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to take decisive action to end crime in the country. During the debate on the 2025/2026 Presidency…
Person transacts with a card machine A second consecutive increase in economic transactions was noted in June by BankservAfrica’s Economic Transactions Index (BETI). The BETI measures the value of all electronic transactions cleared through BankservAfrica on a monthly basis at seasonally adjusted real prices. The value of economic activity ticked up in June to an…
Today marks 75 years since the existence of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, SABC News Service. It was on July 17, 1950, when the SABC News aired its first news bulletin from the broadcast house on Commissioner Street, Johannesburg. Two years later, the news bulletins were extended to include regional bulletins, followed by a rediffusion…
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank Lesetja Kganyago attends a seminar titled “The Evolving Art of Monetary Policy in Emerging Markets” during the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on South Africa could cause around 100 000 job losses, with the agriculture…
ANC’s Provincial Task Team Coordinator Hope Papo addresses the media in Johannesburg on July 17, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng says government officials and leaders linked to the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi should be arrested and charged. Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, the ANC’s Provincial Task…
