[File photo] 3 minutes The stage is set at the Mohammed V National Theatre in Rabat, Morrocco, where 24 African nations will learn who their opponents will be in the group stage of this year’s CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The draw takes place on Monday evening. The tournament will be staged from December…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says inclusive economic growth and job creation must take centre stage in Mpumalanga. Ramaphosa is meeting with the Mpumalanga provincial executive to address key challenges affecting the province, which include dilapidated road infrastructure, water challenges and the high unemployment rate. President @CyrilRamaphosa arriving at Nkangala District Municipality,…
Rain drops seen from a window. The Johannesburg Emergency Services says it has activated its disaster management teams in all seven regions of the city. This is as the South African Weather Service issues a warning for heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and strong winds in Gauteng. On Thursday, heavy rains in many areas resulted in…
The logo of state power utility Eskom is seen outside Cape Town’s Koeberg nuclear power plant. 1 minute Eskom leadership says the ever-increasing municipal debt is a risk to the entity’s financial sustainability. Municipal debt owed to the power utility is around R10 billion per year. Eskom’s leadership and the board appeared before Parliament’s Committee on…
ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa has a number of engagements in Rustenburg in the North West. Ramaphosa will start his day by playing golf, joined by the Chairperson of the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) Dr Gwen Ramokgopa, in Sun City. He will then lead a door-to-door campaign at Seraleng village. This as events unfold ahead of the party’s 114th anniversary…
Search party members seen looking for flood victims in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes Search and rescue teams have recovered five bodies in the south of Durban following heavy overnight rains. Three bodies, including two children, were found at Cuttings Beach, while the other two were recovered at Ansley and Brighton Beach. Authorities have not yet confirmed…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba briefs the media after inspecting spaza shops in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says the government must urgently intervene and shut down all spaza shops owned by foreign nationals to prevent any further deaths after at least 23 people died since the start of last month. This was after…
Handcuffs for arrest. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left a 31-year-old man dead and a four-year-old girl wounded in Saxonsea, Atlantis on the West Coast. Police spokesperson Malcolm Pojie says the victim was on his way to his girlfriend on Wednesday when he was approached by a suspect who fired…
National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola. National Police Commissioner, Fanie Masemola says KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s security has been increased following threats against him. This comes after explosive allegations over the weekend by Mkhwanazi, that the SAPS has been infiltrated by crime syndicates. Masemola was speaking in a virtual media briefing during the police…
SAPS Western Cape extends its heartfelt congratulations and sincere appreciation to the dedicated SAPS investigation team and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for their relentless efforts and exceptional work that led to the successful sentencing of the three individuals convicted in connection with the tragic disappearance of #JoshlinSmith. 2 minutes The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
