Society for the Protection of our Constitution in court over artisanal miners in Stilfontein. 1 minute The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria hears the main application from the Society for the Protection of our Constitution over the artisanal miners trapped in Stilfontein, North West. LIVE STREAM:
uMkhonto weSizwe Party members during a rally. 1 minute Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Secretary-General Marshall Dlamini says that the party will not attend the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s first anniversary rally celebration. Dlamini’s comments come as the uMkhonto weSizwe Party says it has extended an invitation to the red berets ahead of its birthday celebration at…
US President Donald Trump signs an executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, February 5, 2025. 4 minutes United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports,…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during a media briefing. 2 minutes Senior Policy Specialist Neil Coleman has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to resign for misleading the country. Godongwana has been criticized for suggesting reducing the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants or raise the Value Added Tax (VAT). This issue has dominated public…
Mmabatho wastewater treatment plant. A drinking water study showed the area’s drinking water to be only 48% compliant. Opposition parties, EFF and DA at Mahikeng Local Municipality, want the recruitment process of five senior officials at the municipality, including that of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), investigated. This, after MEC for Cooperative Governance, Oageng Molapisi…
Teacher’s desk. A Stellenbosch University study has found that South Africa’s education system is at a crossroads with nearly half of public school teachers set to retire in the next decade. A growing shortage of teachers has sparked uncertainty in the sector. Bedfordview’s St Benedict’s College Principal Magarita Nichas says, “Why do young people want…
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa shake hands during a handover ceremony of SA’s G20 Presidency at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on 19 November 2024. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa will launch South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 at Parliament this morning. Brazil’s…
FILE | Initiates from Ga-Mothapo in Limpopo line up for their ceremony after completing their time at an initiation school on 14 July 2024. A 19-year-old initiate has died in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo. According to the Limpopo Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department, the epileptic initiate was taken to Philadelphia Hospital…
India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli leave the pitch. 2 minutes India coach Gautam Gambhir said Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have much to offer the team despite their poor run of form in recent matches, stressing the veteran duo will play a key role in this month’s Champions Trophy. Captain Rohit and batter Kohli…
2 minutes A 36-year-old man is expected to appear before the Ganyesa Magistrate’s Court, near Vryburg in North West, on Monday. He allegedly stabbed his 28-year-old girlfriend to death last Thursday. North West Police spokesperson Adele Myburgh says the suspect handed himself over to the police. “According to information received, a 28-year-old female was allegedly…
