1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed criticism that the government’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is hampering economic growth, calling such claims ‘unfounded’. His remarks follow renewed criticism from the Democratic Alliance – a partner in the Government of National Unity – and, more recently, the Trump administration. The BEE policy is designed to…
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. 1 minute Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has assured South Africans that there is currently no cause for concern following the COVID-19 surge in India. Motsoaledi was speaking during the 4th G20 Health Working Group meeting in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The week-long gathering comprising health leaders, experts, and policymakers from across the…
Shaft 10 at Stilfontein mine in the North West where the bodies of illegal miners were being retrieved by police is pictured on 25 November 2025. 1 minute Thirty unclaimed bodies, which were retrieved from underground in Stilfontein, North West, last year, are being buried on Tuesday in Klerksdorp. The North West Health Department has…
1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is back in the High Court in Pretoria this morning. LIVE STREAM:
1 minute President Ramaphosa engages with Presidential Youth Employment Intervention in Pretoria. Part of the engagement will be with the Sefako Makgatho Primary school. LIVESTREAM:
Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and SAPS are working together to investigate two aircraft crashes. 2 minutes The Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) and the police are working together to investigate two aircraft crashes, one of which claimed the lives of three people in KwaZulu-Natal. According to SACAA’s Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID), a group of…
Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg. 2 minutes City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero says he is not shaken by reports that Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille could be running for mayor of the city. Morero was addressing members of the media in Pretoria where he and Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya…
An Orange Level 6 warning has been issued for disruptive snow 2 minutes The South African Weather Service says cold weather is likely to persist in the Eastern Cape. An Orange Level 6 warning has been issued for disruptive snow over Joe Gqabi district, Molteno and Matatiele. Disruptive rain has also been issued for the…
[FILE] Pan African Bar Association of South Africa Year End Function, November 2023. 2 minutes The Pan African Bar Association of South Africa (PABASA) has bemoaned remarks by the presiding judge in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng, regarding black lawyers. He made the comments on Friday at the High Court in Pretoria,…
1 minute Deputy Minister Sihle Zikalala addresses the media on a number of issues about the Independent Development Trust (IDT), including investigations involving his actions and involvement and oversight during his tenure as a former minister. LIVE STREAM:
