Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2025 Budget Speech before the National Assembly on March 12, 2025. 2 minutes Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Joe Maswanganyi, has warned against the promotion of populist agendas by political parties, including opposition to tax policy. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an increase in the fuel levy…
A patient having work done her skin 1 minute A dermatologist says some South Africans’ pursuit of a lighter complexion is exposing them to significant health risks. Dr. Dilshaad Asmal says the trend is causing irreversible skin damage, organ complications and heightened risk for cancer. Dr. Asmal has called for the re-evaluation of beauty standards…
A petrol station attendant fills up a car. 1 minute Some motorists in Kimberley say they are unhappy with the fuel levy increase announced in the budget and which is expected to be effective from next month. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the 2025 National Budget after two earlier failed attempts. The Minister says he…
Former MMC Malusi Booi is pictured during a media briefing in Cape Town on 12 February 2023. 1 minute Former City of Cape Town Member of the Mayoral Committee for Human Settlements Malusi Booi and 28 co-accused are expected to appear in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today. The 28 include alleged crime boss Ralph…
1 minute The three people convicted for Joshlin Smith’s kidnapping appear in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 1 minute The man 48-year-old accused of starting the fire that gutted parts of the Tembisa Hospital in eastern Johannesburg is expected to appear in the local magistrate’s court. Thembinkosi Mangonyana was arrested two weeks ago on a charge…
1 minute The cross-examination of lead investigator in the former Bafana Bafana captain, Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial, Brigadier Bongani Gininda continues in the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
Person holding South African money 2 minutes National Treasury and provincial treasuries have identified over R312-billion in wasteful spending on non-performing programmes since 2013. Government spending is estimated to reach nearly R2.6 trillion in the 2025-26 financial year with social services accounting for more than half of spending. Government says a cut in spending on…
1 minute Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe officiates over the South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) launch in Sandton, Johannesburg. LIVE STREAM BELOW:
[File Image] A nurse takes care of a newborn, lying in an incubator, at a private clinic. 1 minute Two women are expected to appear in the New Brighton Magistrate’s Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape today, in connection with the abduction of two babies. The babies were abducted from the Dora Nginza’s maternity…
