African Roots

1 minute The application for leave to appeal of convicted Matjhabeng Municipality Executive Mayor of Matjhabeng, Thanduxolo Khalipha has been postponed to March 14 for judgment. Khalipha is applying for leave to appeal a judgment in which he was found guilty on two counts of assault and crimen injuria. The ruling came after Khalipa assaulted…

E-hailing spokesperson Vhatuka Mbelengwa says the app companies have neglected their concerns forcing them to take up strike action on Monday. Proper regulation within the e-hailing industry will help decrease criminality and exploitation in the sector. This is according to Gauteng E-hailing Services (GES), that held a media briefing in Johannesburg, about the ongoing challenges…

EFF Deputy Provincial Chairperson Thomas Macingwane leads picket outside the Kroonstad doctor’s practice on September 1, 2025, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members in Free State have gathered outside the Kroonstad Magistrate’s Court in the Free State, where an 80-year-old man is due to appear. The man admitted on camera to murdering someone and burying the…

A new hydrogen fuel cell truck. 2 minutes Renewable energy and the unintentional danger it poses were some of the topics discussed at the 9th BRICS Young Scientists Forum currently under way in Sochi, Russia. A game changer for the green hydrogen sector in South Africa is the storage units being constructed to keep the…

Rhino seen in the wild 1 minute Police in Mpumalanga are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 19 rhino at the Kruger National Park. This follows the discovery of their carcasses in December. Mpumalanga police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says they suspect most of the rhino were killed for their horns. “Though we know there…

[FILE IMAGE]: Anglican Archbishop of Southern Africa Thabo Makgoba, on 26 December 2022, visited the grave where the late Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s ashes are interred inside the St Georges Cathedral in Cape Town. 2 minutes The Anglican Church says it will establish a network of Safeguarding Officials in their churches to keep people safe…

Smoke rising from an Eskom power station 1 minute Deputy Director- General (DDG) of the Department of Mineral Resources and Petroleum Ntokozo Nzimande says government is working on plans to reduce carbon emissions from coal-generated power stations. The Department has classified coal as one of the critical minerals in South Africa for ensuring energy security….

Waseem Carrim appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). 1 minute The ANC Youth League (ANCYL) has welcomed the appointment of Waseem Carrim as the Acting CEO of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). Carrim, who previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of the National…

ANC member and former Gauteng housing MEC Dikgang Moiloa. African National Congress (ANC) member Dikgang Moiloa has died. The party has confirmed that he died on Saturday. Moiloa, who was affectionately known as ‘Uhuru’ which means freedom in Swahili, served in the Gauteng Legislature in different portfolios. The African National Congress bows its banners in…