Ayanda Ntukwana teaching sign language. Members of the Deaf community continue to face serious barriers when reporting crimes, often due to a lack of qualified South African Sign Language (SASL) interpreters and poor communication infrastructure. These challenges not only delay justice but leave many Deaf individuals feeling isolated and vulnerable. Advocacy groups are calling for…
File image: Seismograph of an earth tremor. 1 minute The Council for Geo-Science has confirmed that three tremors have struck areas around the Northern Cape. The council says experts are yet to confirm the size and epicentre of the tremors, which occurred in the early hours of this morning. Some residents of Brandvlei and Springbok…
Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz in action 3 minutes Carlos Sainz wrote off his chances of defending the Dakar Rally title on Monday after ending the 48-hour second stage in Saudi Arabia more than an hour and half behind new leader Henk Lategan. The 62-year-old Spaniard flipped his Ford Raptor onto its…
FILE | Action SA’s Parliamentary leader Athol Trollip addresses the media. ActionSA has joined the list of entities withdrawing from the upcoming National Dialogue due to concerns about the logistics of hosting it. The dialogue will take place at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria on Friday. Last week, several legacy foundations withdrew…
[File photo] 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says although they don’t support the recent Expropriation Act, they will oppose any court bid by the Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) against it. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Bill into law last week. The Democratic Alliance (DA), the FF Plus and Afri-Forum have…
1 minute The Judicial Conduct Tribunal probes allegations of sexual harassment against Judge Selby Mbenenge of the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court. Live proceedings below:
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The Cape Town High Court case of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome Booysen, André Naude and others is set to resume today. The matter had to be postponed yesterday after an accused needed medical care for epilepsy. The case will resume without alleged kingpin, Mark Lifman, who…
North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi chairs the last sitting of the Coordinating Council in Klerksdorp on December 18, 2024. 1 minute North West Premier Lazarus Mokgosi has ordered an investigation into possible statutory rape, after a 16-year-old gave birth at one of the local health facilities at Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality. It has been established…
Postbank black card 1 minute The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged grant beneficiaries who have not yet switched from the gold card to the Postbank black card to urgently do so. This follows two extensions of the deadline which will now be on April 30. So far, 1.3 million of the country’s 2.6 million beneficiaries…
1 minute The Western Cape Minister of Finance, Deidré Baartman, is tabling the 2025/26 Provincial Budget today. The provincial budget is tabled amid significant fiscal constraints, as national finances remain limited. LIVE STREAM:
