FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. The man charged with the murder of former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa has been denied bail. Zweliphansi Sikhosana appeared in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal. Sikhosana applied for bail after his re-arrest in July in connection with…
File image: US dollars. 4 minutes Wall Street surged on Friday and the dollar softened as cooler-than-expected inflation data helped investors look past the possibility of a government shutdown and fresh tariff threats from US President-elect Donald Trump. All three major US stock indexes jumped more than 1%, gold surged and benchmark US Treasury yields…
Cockpit of plane 1 minute A preliminary diagnostic report by a committee of aviation experts to look into challenges faced at Air Traffic and Navigation Services (ATNS) at airports, has made several recommendations. The committee was established by Transport Minister Barbara Creecy following a host of disruptions to flights at George and other airports due…
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…
Witness Lorentia Lombaard testifies in the Joshlin Smith case. 2 minutes A Section 204 witness has taken the stand in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial being heard in the High Court sitting at Saldanha Bay on the Cape West Coast. A Section 204 witness is someone who was potentially implicated in a crime, but becomes…
The School Governing Body (SGB) of the Poseidon Primary School in Ennerdale in Johannesburg is calling on the Gauteng Department of Education to urgently intervene and resolve the water crisis plaguing the school. Scores of concerned parents and community members shut down the school on Monday in protest over the prolonged water outage. The SGB’s…
Hospital ward 2 minutes The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has called on government to reconsider the proposed budget allocations for the healthcare sector. The association argues that the budget is inadequate and will not effectively address the ongoing crisis in the sector. In his Budget Speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced an…
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his SONA 2025 speech. 2 minutes ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has poured cold water on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). Mashaba says Ramaphosa is out of touch with the realities faced by millions of South Africans. Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address on Thursday evening…
Old Karooplaas shopping centre in Orania. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape has launched a scathing attack on the predominantly Afrikaans town of Orania, questioning its very existence. The party has taken issue with the autonomous state, saying its existence weakens unity in the country. Orania Movement leader Jooste Strydom…
The new police constables step onto the field to parade and receive their marching orders from the Minister of Police at the SAPS Academy in Tshwane. 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is officiating the passing out parade of more than 2 000 newly trained police officers at the South African Police Service (SAPS) Academy…
