VBS branch. 2 minutes Former chairperson of the now defunct VBS Mutual Bank, Tshifhiwa Matodzi has testified that they had a strategy to give gratifications and bribes to politicians who convinced municipalities to invest with the bank. Matodzi is testifying in the corruption trial related to VBS looting at the Special Commercial Crimes Court in…
The price cap, a G7 idea, aims to reduce Russia’s income from selling oil, while preventing a spike in global oil prices after an EU embargo on Russian crude takes effect on December 5. 2 minutes Analysts say the impact on oil prices may be due to sanctions imposed on Russia. This comes as oil…
Premier Alan Winde speaking at a provincial engagement. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde is set to open the 2nd session of the 7th Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) in Beaufort West, central Karoo on Wednesday, where he will deliver his 2025 State of the Province Address. Winde says he will use the occasion…
[FILE IMAGE} Gender-based violence portrayal. 2 minutes Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela is expected to visit Tlharihani TVET college, in Mamaila, Limpopo. Four students were raped at the residence at the college on Saturday. The suspect found eight students at the residence and raped four of them at gunpoint. He also…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at a rally. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri has denied reports that the reconfiguration embarked on by the party in Gauteng is imposing the newly-appointed Provincial Task Team on some branches in the province. Bhengu-Motsiri’s comments come as party Secretary-General Fikile…
Members of the Rastafarian community participate in SAHRC’s roundtable. 1 minute The South African Human Rights Commission has raised concern over the marginalisation, discrimination and criminalisation of the Rastafari community, despite 30 years of democracy. The commission is holding a round table discussion at Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg with the community. The…
President Cyril Ramaphosa opens the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders. 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says government has gazetted the Customary Initiation Act regulations for public comments. This is after Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa held a meeting with relevant stakeholders last month to discuss the challenges associated with…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on January 26, 2025. 2 minutes The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has raised concerns that slow policy reforms threaten its long-term financial stability. Members of Parliament met with SABC management, staff, and industry stakeholders at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg,…
Prison cells 2 minutes A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Madadeni Regional Court in KwaZulu-Natal for raping a neighbour’s child. This after he was released from prison on parole where he was also serving a sentence for rape. He raped the 14-year-old girl repeatedly between October 2022 and October 2023 when…
Tlharihani TVET college classroom building 2 minutes Residents of Mamaila, outside Giyani in Limpopo, have expressed frustration at a spate of rapes and robberies in their village. On Saturday, four students at the local college Tlharihani TVET were raped and robbed at their on-campus accommodation. The community says nine women have been raped in the…
