Houses destroyed by floods in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes Victims of Durban’s floods are still mourning the loss of their loved ones, while others are yet to retrieve the bodies for burial. The Mhlongo family lost their mother, Zondeni Gcabashe, who was swept away in Tuesday’s floods at Lamontville township, south of Durban. Gcabashe’s daughter, Ntombikhona…
Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 Budget Speech in Parliament. 2 minutes The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) says there are alternative revenue streams that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana can tap into if the proposed VAT increase is shut down. The Executive Director of the Parliamentary Budget Office, Dr Dumisani Djantjies, says Parliament must also push…
Amandele King Makhosonke II seen arriving with his delegates at the 45th King Silamba commemoration. 1 minute Thousands of people dressed in their Ndebele regalia have gathered at Komjekejeke Heritage Site in Wallmansthal outside Pretoria to commemorate legendary Amandebele King Silamba. King Silamba played a pivotal role in preserving the Ndebele culture during the challenging…
File image: Candle burning during a memorial service. 1 minute The family of the late South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Brigadier-General Joseph Manyatsa has described him as a peace-loving man who respected other people. Brigadier Manyatsa died of natural causes last month. He will be buried in Botshabelo in the Free State later today….
Community members attend Gauteng Education Department’s School Safety Imbizo in Ratanda on March 1, 2025. 1 minute The Gauteng Education Department is holding its final School Safety Imbizo in Ratanda in the Sedibeng region. It is a platform on which parents, learners, education activists and police share ideas on how best to improve safety in…
SANDF troops 3 minutes As the Finance Minister is set to deliver his budget speech in March, concerns over the country’s military budget are now growing. The recent deaths of 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers in clashes between Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) forces and M23 rebels come after years of…
Cosatu members at a rally on March 23, 2023. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has raised concerns over the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) lack of internal controls. This after the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) revealed that the UIF paid out about R57-billion in fraudulent payments to government employees during the…
File image: A spaza shop in the Johannesburg CBD. 1 minute The Township Economic Commission says yesterday’s registration deadline does not affect people intending to open new food outlets and spaza shops. President Cyril Ramaphosa had ordered the registration in November last year in response to issues of food safety after at least 20 people…
Slanghoek Valley vegetation fire on February 28, 2025. 1 minute A fire that started in the Slanghoek Valley in the Boland yesterday has been contained. Cape Winelands District Municipality spokesperson Anesca Roodt says teams were deployed to fight the fire that ignited behind a farm school. The blaze quickly spread through dense vegetation towards Goudini….
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) seen outside one of the organisation’s offices. 2 minutes Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane is among the mourners at the funeral service of one of the 14 South African soldiers killed in the DRC, which is underway in Langkloof. Staff Sergeant William Cola’s body arrived in…
