File Image of person getting a health screening. The National Health Department has urged South Africans to screen for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD), saying they are preventable. It says the diseases are responsible for close to 60% of all deaths in the country. The department has warned of the rising rate of mortality from cardiovascular diseases,…
2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party’s leader in Parliament, Dr John Hlophe has urged South Africa not to surrender the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the rebels. This is amid calls by some political parties for the SANDF peacekeepers to withdraw from the war-torn eastern DRC. 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF)…
FILE | Pro-Palestine demonstration in Johannesburg. At least four Palestinian protestors are expected to appear in the Western Cape High Court today. This comes after they protested outside Cape Union Mart stores. They claim the Cape Union Mart Group of Companies’ Executive Chairperson Philip Krawitz is a supporter of Israel. Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Coordinator Prof…
The ANC Secretary-General, Fikile Mbalula addresses the media in Bloemfontein, Free State on March 10,2025. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has reaffirmed its confidence in the Free State’s Provincial Executive Committee (PEC). The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) wrapped up its three-day visit to the province. Addressing the media in Bloemfontein on Monday, the…
Thembekile Letlape, the celebrity chef. The man accused of the 2024 murder of celebrity pastry chef Thembekile Letlape has been found guilty in the Johannesburg High Court. Sibusiso Zitha pleaded guilty to killing his partner, affectionately known as ‘The Pastry Chef’, by stabbing her multiple times during an argument in front of their then 10-year-old…
1 minute Parliament’s Communications and Digital Technologies Portfolio Committee visits the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Live stream below:
[FILE IMAGE]: Police at a parade Tshwane District Police Commissioner Samuel Thine has appealed to SAPS members to utilize employee wellness services for mental health support after a 32-year-old police constable held his mother and 18-year-old nephew hostage. Another teenager, a 14-year-old managed to escape. The constable later shot and killed his nephew before turning…
Palestinian travellers who arrived at OR Tambo International Airport. The 153 Palestinians who travelled to South Africa as asylum seekers have finally disembarked after spending nearly 12 hours on the tarmac at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park. The Border Management Authority (BMA) initially refused them entry into South Africa because they could not…
National Road Traffic Law-Enforcement Officers supported by various other law-enforcement agencies. The Provincial Road Incident Management (PRIM) systems launched Festive Season Arrive Alive campaign at Shell Ultra Pit stop in Bloemfontein. The campaign is aimed at strengthening collaborations across emergency and law enforcement services during the festive season, ensuring safer roads, healthier communities and enhanced…
[File Image]: Floods during heavy rain. 1 minute The Eastern Cape government has confirmed that eleven people are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in the province on Tuesday. The minibus carrying the missing people was swept into a river in Decoligny. Most of them are believed to be learners. The death toll stands at nine….
