FILE | Mobile toilets A special tribunal has ordered that 16 officials of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education face disciplinary action for being implicated in the unlawful awarding of a multi-million rand chemical toilet contract. The Special Investigating Unit found that the contract valued at more than R2.5 million was irregularly awarded in June 2020…
1 minute Large parts of Pretoria may experience low to no water pressure for 14 days from 9 May due to maintenance work by Rand Water on the Hartebeesthoek Reservoir. The reservoir supplies water to vast areas, including Soshanguve, Ga-rankuwa, Mabopane Reservoirs, as well as SA Breweries, and BMW in Rosslyn. City of Tshwane spokesperson,…
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge appears before the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on 21 October 2025. The evidence leader in the Judicial Conduct Tribunal for Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge says his case is not simply about sexual advances, but about abuse of power. The tribunal, sitting in Johannesburg today, is hearing closing arguments…
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s speech at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla at Birchwood Hotel. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering a keynote address at the Basic Education Sector Lekgotla at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg. The theme for the annual lekgotla is “Strengthening foundations for learning for a resilient future fit education system”. Deliberations at this…
Police official searches for illegal contraband during a raid at Grootvlei Prison in the Free State. Correctional Services officials have found Crystal meth, Dagga, cell phones and sharp objects during an unannounced search operation at the Grootvlei Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein. The National Commissioner of Correctional Services, Makgothi Thobakgale says search operations are conducted throughout…
A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025. 3 minutes Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner…
Source: Supplied. More than 1,200 entries were received from journalists around the country as they shared examples of their best work from the past year. The regional winners, who each received R5, 000 are: Live reporting/ breaking news – Robin-Lee Francke from IOL for “Joshlin Smith” Investigative – Caryn Dolley from Daily Maverick for “SA’s…
Minister for Public Works Dean MacPherson at the scene of the Verulam temple collapse as rescue efforts continue The Western Cape government has sent a team of rescuers including two rescue dogs to the collapsed temple in Verulam, north of Durban. Four bodies have been recovered. WATCH | The death toll from the temple collapse…
File image: Former Minister of State Security Bongani Bongo in Parliament 2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it has a strong case against former State Security Minister Bongani Bongo. Bongo has labelled the charges against him as a political witch hunt. He appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges…
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Angie Motshekga 1 minute There have been calls for Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has to resign after the deaths of 14 South African soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The minister has been grilled by Parliament on the report she gave about the deaths of the South…
