Music sheet The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) says the three publishers listed in the Fundudzi Forensic Report on fraudulent activities, were reinstated after the majority of their members voted to have them back. Following SAMRO’s press conference held today, please find below the clarifications distinguishing fact from misinformation regarding SAMRO Governance Matters. Part…
Inkatha Freedom Party president, Velenkosini Hlabisa 3 minutes The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) president, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called on party members to remain united as the party gears up for its National Elective Conference and the looming 2026 local government elections. Hlabisa was addressing members at the Gauteng Extended Provincial Council at the Brixton multi-purpose…
Bronze medal winning SA relay team Team South Africa is not down in the dumps following another poor harvest from the World Athletics Championships in Japan Tuesday morning. They ended an eight-year world championships medal drought, but the team of 49 athletes returned with just one medal, a bronze by the men’s four-by-400 metres relay…
A Gautrain train is pictured on 30 August 2025. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi says plans are afoot for a major expansion of the Gautrain system to areas including Soweto, Fourways, Roodepoort and Mamelodi, amongst others. Lesufi was speaking during a media feedback session in Johannesburg where he shared the key outcomes of the recent Executive…
South Africa’s David Bedingham celebrates with the ICC Test Championship Mace on the podium alongside teammates after winning the final The Buffalo City Metro leg of the Mace Victory Tour has been cancelled due to ongoing municipal protests. East London would have been the second and last Eastern Cape stop of the tour, before the…
Police seen at Shaft 11 in Stilfontein, North West. 1 minute Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says illegal mining is a war on the economy. He was speaking during a media briefing in Pretoria, on the Mines Health and Safety statistics for 2024. Over 1 900 illegal miners were retrieved from a…
2 minutes Muslims across the country will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday. The new moon was sighted in South Africa last night. The announcement was made to hundreds of worshippers who gathered in Cape Town. Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated after the month-long fast of Ramadan, when Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn to dusk. The…
Candle burning 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted with sadness the passing of former Judge President of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court, Justice Clement Temba Sangoni. This comes after the family of the retired top judge in a statement announced his passing following a short illness. President Ramaphosa says the passing…
Teen pregnancy 2 minutes The Attorney at the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria, Stanley Malematja has emphasised the significance of a law that permits children as young as 12 years old to obtain an abortion without needing consent from a parent or guardian. He argues that this law is essential to…
A BMA official checks motorist’s travel documents. 1 minute Some civic organisations and community members at villages along the Beitbridge borderline in Musina, Limpopo, have lauded the deployment of modern technology as critical in fighting border crime. The Department of Home Affairs and Border Management Authority deployed drones at high-priority border crossings, including the Beitbridge…
