President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address at a government function. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa’s economy continues to be held back by structural and regulatory inefficiencies. He says the country must grow faster to create necessary employment and needs to achieve prosperity. Ramaphosa says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s national budget will…
Springbok scrumhalf, Cobus Reinach. Springbok scrumhalf Cobus Reinach will earn his 50th Test cap when he takes the field against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. Coach Rassie Erasmus named an experienced 23-player team with 525 caps, in spite of not having all his initial traveling squad available for selection. A number…
Johannesburg Emergency Services vehicle. The Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (Joburg EMS) say they are on high alert following a high fire danger alert issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) for today citing windy and warm weather conditions that could fuel uncontrolled veld fires. EMS Spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says, “From our side, as the…
FILE PHOTO | Residents walk across a flooded road following severe weather. Three people are believed to be missing and several others left destitute in areas in the uMshawathi Municipality near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal. This is after heavy rains flooded their homes. The severe weather conditions follow a South African Weather Service’s orange level five…
Home Affairs Building in Germiston. Calm has been restored at Pharoe Park low-cost rental units in Germiston, East of Johannesburg, following Tuesday’s protest action and evictions. During the operation, protestors torched the Home Affairs Building in Germiston. The Provincial Manager for Gauteng Home Affairs, Mamokubung Moroke, has confirmed that important documents, including smart ID cards…
Members Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP) hold a protest, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife South Africa has called on the UN Security Council (UNSC), the body mandated to maintain international peace and security, to urgently convene and address the current…
2 minutes Wood and paraffin sales are soaring in parts of the eastern Free State, where a cold front continues to unleash a bitter cold front. Residents of Meqheleng in Ficksburg say they are doing whatever they can to stay warm and safe. Perched around the mountainous area, the community of Meqheleng knows the harsh…
The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission continues to hear witness testimony. LIVE STREAM:
A mine shaft in Stilfontein, North West where illegal miners remain underground. 2 minutes The Mining Affected Communities United in Action (MACUA) civic movement says it has applied for direct access to the Constitutional Court, with a view of having the court issuing the order that government itself buys food for illegal miners underground at…
The funeral of a 4-year-old girl from Eldorado Park in Johannesburg is underway. Her parents are accused of the murder and sexual assault of their daughter. They abandoned their bail application in the Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto on Monday. LIVE STREAM:
