Vice Chairperson of the FW de Klerk Foundation, Christina Teichmann 1 minute As South Africa gears up to celebrate Human Rights Day on Friday, the FW de Klerk Foundation has released its 2024 report card in Cape Town. The report assesses the practical enjoyment of rights and freedoms outlined in the Bill of Rights over…
SANDF soldiers. Defence and Military Veterans Minister, Angie Motshekga, tabled her department’s Budget Vote in Parliament. Out of the R57 billion Budget, R8,3 billion has been allocated for amongst others accommodation, leases and municipal services. Tabling the Budget Vote earlier today, Motshekga said the department’s priority is to ensure that soldiers are properly equipped. “And…
Tony Yengeni. Former ANC Chief Whip Tony Yengeni has joined the uMkhonto weSizwe Party and has been appointed as the party’s second deputy president. MK Party leader Jacob Zuma has made the announcement at a media briefing in Durban. He says John Hlophe remains in his position as deputy president, but will focus on the…
[File photo] City of Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya 2 minutes Tshwane Mayor Dr. Nasiphi Moya has admitted that corruption is a problem in the Municipality and that it is not being dealt with quickly enough. This comes as the City’s deputy mayor, Eugene Modise, is under investigation after the Auditor General’s office flagged a…
Rhinos seen at a range. Ten black rhinos made up of five males and five females have been successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park in southern Mozambique. This is to help secure the first founder population of the critically endangered species, where they become locally extinct five decades ago. The initiative involved…
Men sift through the rubble after floods in KZN. 2 minutes Aid organisation, Red Cross, in KwaZulu Natal says climate change could be part of the one of reasons for the frequent flooding incidents in the province. This follows the recent floods and mudslides that left 11 people dead and scores displaced. Red Cross has…
Sekgoma urged participants to engage actively with presenters during the workshop. THE SADC Parliamentary Forum (SADC) and its partners have convened a workshop aimed at enhancing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the SADC Model Law on Eradicating Child Marriage and Protecting Children Already in Marriage. The workshop kicked off in Johannesburg, South Africa, on…
File | Springboks in training Reigning Rugby World Cup champions, South Africa, will return to the iconic Wembley Stadium in London for the first time since 2016 for a test match against Japan on November 1. On their last visit to the famous North London venue, the Springboks and the Barbarians played to a thrilling…
CRL Rights Commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva. 2 minutes Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CLR) Commission has raised concerns that religious leaders who work closely with children are not being vetted against the National Sex Offender Register. The CRL Rights Commission has established a committee, comprising religious leaders, to investigate ongoing abuses in churches. This comes…
Gauteng Deputy Provincial Commissioner, Major General Fred Kekana briefing the media 1 minute Gauteng police say they are on the hunt for more suspects linked to the cash-in-transit heist in Laudium, west of Pretoria on Monday evening. Six suspects were killed in a shootout with police, while a 22-year-old suspect was arrested at the scene….
