Key players in Matabeleland regions this week accused officials responsible for the process of allegedly lacking sincerity to push the agenda. THE Gukurahundi public outreach programme, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July this year, has been hit by logistical challenges that have grounded the process, NewsDay has established. But critics have accused the government…
Young students getting breakfast at a school The National School Nutrition Programme Service Providers’ Association has expressed concern on the rising prices of zero-rated food items. It says the situation has complicated its ability to supply food to schools. The association says despite being exempt from taxation the rising prices are making it difficult to…
File image: A Spaza shops in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg will embark on roadshows starting Monday, 26th May, to promote the Spaza shop support fund. The R500 million fund launched in Soweto last month aims to support township and rural entrepreneurs with financial and non-financial support. Eligible spaza shop owners…
MK Party members are pictured during a by-election day in Ward 18, Mandeni, iLembe District in KwaZulu-Natal on 30 April 2025. 1 minute The uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK Party) has won yet another ward in KwaZulu-Natal after clinching ward 18 in the Mandeni Local Municipality. The party recently took a ward away from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the eThekwini Metro in Durban. Lindani Xhakaza from the MK party got 813…
Names of the fallen heroes of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) who died in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 2 minutes The 14 SANDF peace keepers who died in the eastern DRC two weeks ago will be laid to rest in a full military honour. This was revealed by Defence and Military…
DA MP Willie Aucamp 3 minutes US President Donald Trump was well within his rights when he made much-talked-about utterances about the recently signed Land Expropriation Act by President Cyril Ramaphosa. That is according to Democratic Alliance’s Member of Parliament Willie Aucamp. In a social media post by Trump, the US President accused South Africa…
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli hands over four state of the art mobile police stations in Mayville on August 5, 2025. KwaZulu-Natal Deputy Police Commissioner Phumelele Makhoba says district commissioners will be tasked with ensuring that mobile stations are adequately staffed. Makhoba spoke during the handover of four mobile police stations, which will be strategically placed…
Advocate Charles Mnisi who represents accused number 3 and 1 in the Senzo Meyiwa case. 1 minute Lead investigator in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case, Brigadier Bongani Gininda, has denied that accused number one, Muzi Sibiya, was assaulted in his presence. He was testifying in the trial in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria…
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025. 1 minute Parliament’s Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee says it will soon engage provincial leadership on seeking ways of improving financial outcomes for local governments. This comes after Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke…
Women hold placards as they protest against gender-based violence. 1 minute Gender-based violence remains a profound and widespread problem that affects almost every aspect of life in South Africa, according to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council. The first-ever Gender-Based Violence Study in South Africa shows that almost 40% of women in the…
