Scene of the shootout 1 minute Four suspects wanted on charges of robbery, murder and extortion have been killed in a shootout with police on Duffs Road in KwaMashu, north of Durban. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Paul Magwaza says the suspects’ vehicle was driving on Lark Road, heading towards Dumisani Makhaye Drive when it was intercepted…
[FILE IMAGE]: DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is attending the two-day provincial council in Kimberly. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, says that if it were up to her, she would appoint Tony Leon as the new South African Ambassador to the United States. This follows the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool last…
Coventry accepting her new position 1 minute Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry has been elected the 10th president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Coventry was voted in with an absolute majority in the 144th Session of the IOC in Pylos, Greece and will replace outgoing president Thomas Bach for at least the next eight years. Kirsty…
Ashwin Trikamjee 2 minutes Friends and family have described the late Hindu leader and lawyer Ashwin Trikamjee as a selfless individual with a deep passion for human rights. Trikamjee was laid to rest in Durban on Friday after passing on in a Johannesburg hospital the previous day at the age of 80. He held various…
The South African Police Service (SAPS), during crime combating operation. 1 minute The South African Police Service (SAPS), led by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit, has seized illicit cigarettes valued at R4,5 million in Brits, North West. Three Bangladeshi nationals were arrested for violating the Immigration Act. The successful operation was conducted with the support…
IFP leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa on the podium at an IFP event. 1 minute Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has reaffirmed the party’s commitment to revitalizing South Africa’s struggling economy through its role in the government of national unity. Speaking at the IFP’s 50th anniversary celebration in KwaMzimela, KwaZulu-Natal, where the party was founded…
The late apartheid struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at an ANC celebration. 3 minutes Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says the memory and legacy of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela have become increasingly significant. He was speaking at the 7th annual Memorial Lecture on the life of the late struggle icon and freedom fighter in Johannesburg….
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivers the budget speech in 2024. 2 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema says that government should consider a wealth tax instead of increasing Value Added Tax. Parliament is set to vote for the budget next month, after it was recently tabled by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Malema says government should target the…
EFF president Julius Malema speaking during a media briefing at the party’s National People’s Assembly in Nasrec, Johannesburg. 2 minutes EFF leader Julius Malema has described the events of the 21 March 1960 in Sharpeville when at least 69 people were killed by the then apartheid regime and 180 were wounded as not a massacre…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. 2 minutes Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero says the city did not overspend its budget when it refurbished the long-closed Johannesburg City Library. Speaking to the media at the official opening, Morero has confirmed that approximately R37 million has been spent, with an additional R20 million needed to conclude the work….
