Grey clouds seen during a rainy day. The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre is monitoring for any impacts from the current cold front. Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Charlotte Powell says reports are coming in of some localised flooding of roadways. She says at this stage, no flooding of homes has been reported….
African National Congress (ANC) leaders, Chief Albert Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge’s family attend the re-opening of the inquests into their deaths at the Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal on April 14, 2025. 1 minute The reopened inquest into the death of human rights lawyer and African National Congress (ANC) activist Griffiths Mxenge is back in…
A worker cuts through steel at the Southern African Shipyards where a tug for the state-owned enterprise Portnet is under construction, in Durban. A South African government trade body looking into the country’s struggling steel sector proposed import duties starting at 10% to defend the industry from an influx of imports mainly from China. The…
[File image] Former Eastern Cape MEC for Community Safety Dennis Neer 1 minute The former Eastern Cape Safety and Security MEC , Dennis Neer will be laid to rest in Gqeberha today. The struggle stalwart died at the age of 76 last week Friday after a long illness. President Cyril Ramaphosa has accorded Neer a…
Afrirent’s managed fleet of JMPD vehicles in CoJ 1 minute ActionSA is calling for an investigation into the non-payment of Fleet Company Afrirent which has suspended services to the City of Johannesburg due to an unpaid debt of over R90 million. The suspension affects more than 4 000 vehicles, including those used by the Johannesburg…
File: A traditional healer with his medicine. As African spiritualists are preparing for the beginning of the spring equinox and new year later in September, the North West Dingaka Association says the season is a reminder of the importance of the natural environment and traditional medicine. The Association says while strides have been made in…
Australia head coach Joe Schmidt before the match against England at Allianz Stadium Twickenham, London, Britain on November 9, 2024. 2 minutes Australia’s coach Joe Schmidt was not getting carried away with thoughts of a first Grand Slam tour in 40 years despite the Wallabies thrashing Wales 52-20 on Sunday to back up their last-gasp…
The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube. The Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube has increased the allocation of conditional grant for Early Childhood Development (ECD) to R1.7 billion. Gwarube says this allocation will address challenges of literacy and numeracy at the primary learning phase. The minister spoke about this when she was tabling the…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. The Constitutional Court will today hear an urgent application lodged by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party to have President Cyril Ramaphosa reverse his decisions to place Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence, appoint Firoz Cachalia to act on his behalf, and establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry. The…
News anchor Aldrin Sampear. 1 minute Newzroom Afrika has placed anchor Aldrin Sampear on break from his broadcast duties with immediate effect. This after he was involved in a road rage incident in Randburg, north of Johannesburg, last Thursday. In a video clip that went viral on social media, a woman is heard saying, “Why…
