Burning Spear’ ALL is set for Jamaican legend Burning Spear’s One People Africa Tour, which kicks off the southern African episode tonight with a show at Glamis Arena in Harare. Euphoria gripped southern Africa when Burning Spear, born Winston Rodney, announced his arrival in South Africa last Monday before he flew to Zimbabwe two days…
Dr John Hlophe. Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) Deputy President Dr John Hlophe has been suspended from all positions of the party. He won’t be active in Parliament or in the Party. Party President Jacob Zuma has taken the decision to issue a precautionary suspension to the Party’s Deputy and leader of the MKP Parliament Caucus…
City Power official attacked at Alexandra Service Centre. 2 minutes City Power in Johannesburg says it has suspended its services in Alexandra Township until further notice. The power utility says it will not respond to any outage calls because some community members attacked workers on Tuesday. It has since opened a case with police. City…
A light aircraft takes off 1 minute The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) says a preliminary report on a recent crash involving a light aircraft in Vuwani, Limpopo, will be released in 30 days’ time. Three people were injured in the crash which happened on Sunday. The aircraft which was carrying a pilot and…
Police have launched a manhunt for suspects who robbed the tribal office in Limpopo Police in Limpopo have launched a manhunt for six armed robbers who stole from the traditional authority offices at Makuya outside Musina. Police spokesperson Malesela Ledwaba says one of the robbers attacked a security guard, pinning him to the ground before…
Chief Justice Mandisa Maya 1 minute The Office of the Chief Justice has called for the implementation of an Online System in the High Court in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. Chief Justice Mandisa Maya conducted an oversight visit to the High Court following allegations of corruption and bribery. The Online System is currently being…
A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, at Mall of the South, in Johannesburg The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) has expressed outrage at the latest Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) report, which confirms food inflation has surged to a 16-month high of 4.7%. It says the relentless rise in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at at government event. 2 minutes The families of victims and survivors of apartheid-era crimes have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to establish a Commission of Inquiry into political interference, in the prosecution of cases from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The TRC was launched in 1995 after the end…
Shacks being demolished in a township in Makhanda. Unrest erupted in Eluxolweni township in Makhanda following the municipality’s demolishing of structures built by illegal dwellers. During the unrest, two municipal buildings were damaged and the police arrested two people, including a local councillor. The police used stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes Political analyst Angelo Fick says it’s disingenuous of political parties to make it seem that their negotiations around the budget and VAT increase are aimed at benefitting South Africans. The ANC has been holding talks with its partners in the government of national unity to discuss the budget impasse….
