| Date | Title | Description |
| 05.08.2024 | ActionSA rejects Andile Gobinca’s appointment as Johannesburg secretary | ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba. Image: Nokwanda Ncwane
ActionSA says it will seek legal advice to rescind the appointment of Andile Gobinca as secretary to the City of Johannesburg due to his lack of the necessary qualifications for the pos... |
| 05.08.2024 | Mayor in Free State allegedly splurges on rented car, fuel as salary struggles persist | Nketoana Local Municipality mayor Maditswako Mamiki Mokoena. Image: Supplied
Nketoana Local Municipality mayor Maditsoako Mamiki Mokoena has allegedly splurged R100 000 on a rented car and fuel despite the cash-strapped municipality struggl... |
| 05.08.2024 | GOOD news: South Africa gains three new World Heritage Sites | South Africa is awarded three new World Heritage Sites for their significance in evolution of Stone Age humans. Image: File
Three new World Heritage Sites have been awarded in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. This follows a recent meetin... |
| 04.08.2024 | DA considering legal action to stop City of Johannesburg salary hikes | City of Johannesburg mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. Image: X/@tndaba
The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it is considering all legal options to stop the planned salary increases in the City of Johannesburg as outlined in Notice 4897 of 30 May 2024, w... |
| 04.08.2024 | ‘ZERO load-shedding for summer’, predicts Minister | The current Energy Availability Factor (EAF) suggest zero load-shedding for summer is on the cards in South Africa. Image: File/Fotor
In arguably the greatest turnaround story in South Africa, the Electricity Minister predicts zero load-she... |
| 04.08.2024 | Zuma fires MK Party SG Arthur Zwane for the second time | Former MK Party Secretary-General Arthur Zwane. Image: Emacous Photography
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma has removed Arthur Zwane as the party’s secretary-general for the second time.
“I therefore reconfirm my earlier decisi... |
| 03.08.2024 | Cape Town’s homeless: Eviction order extended as 150 accept ‘Safe Spaces’ | The eviction order aims at clearing several areas such as Buitengracht Street and FW De Klerk Boulevard. Image: Nick Pawson
In response to a Western Cape High Court directive to evict hundreds of homeless from Cape Town’s streets, the City ... |
| 02.08.2024 | The Price of Participation: South Africa's Election Volunteers Left in the Lurch | In the vibrant tapestry of South Africa's democracy, volunteers are the threads that hold the fabric together. They are the unsung heroes, stepping up to ensure that elections run smoothly. Yet, as the nation gears up for the historic 2024 ... |
| 02.08.2024 | South Africa's Passport Power: A Gateway to the World | In the vast landscape of global travel, passports serve as the keys to adventure. South Africa's passport stands tall among its African peers, unlocking doors to numerous destinations. Recent reports highlight its strength, placing it among... |
| 02.08.2024 | IEC under fire for not paying 2024 election volunteers | The embattled commission is now under fire for not paying 2024 election volunteers. Here’s more … Image: File
2024 election volunteers were hired from all circles of society ahead of the historic vote of 29 May. It turned out to be a moment... |
| 02.08.2024 | Zimbabweans in South Africa displeased over passport price hike | Zimbabwean passports will cost citizens 250 US dollars (around R4 540) instead of $170 (around R3 100). Image: @The_Tonga_Queen/ X / canva
Passport price hike for Zimbabweans in South Africa
Over 1 000 people have signed a petition asking t... |
| 01.08.2024 | McKenzie reveals another reason for donating his ministerial salary | Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie. Image: X
Sports, Arts, and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has demonstrated his dedication to South Africa through actions that transcend financial incentives. On Wednesday afternoon, McK... |
| 01.08.2024 | Does being born in SA mean you have South African citizenship? | eing born in South Africa is simply not reason enough to be classified as a South African national with SA citizenship.
Image by Tyler Leigh Vivier/Pexels
Being born in South Africa is simply not reason enough to be classified as a South Af... |
| 31.07.2024 | South Africa’s passport: One of the most powerful in Africa | South Africa’s passport is one of the strongest in Africa. Images by PxHere and Rawpixel
The Seychelles, Mauritius and South Africa have the top three most powerful passports in Africa, according to Henley & Partners’ latest Passport In... |
| 28.07.2024 | EFF wants to deracialise Orania by building RDP houses | Orania, the white-only town in Northern Cape.
Image: Epog Argief / Flickr
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says once his party takes over government, they will deracialise Orania by building RDP houses.
Notably, a few da... |
| 27.07.2024 | Navigating the Currents of Change in South Africa | South Africa stands at a crossroads, where the currents of progress and challenges collide. From the bright lights of Koeberg Nuclear Power Station celebrating its 40th birthday to the dark shadows of corruption, the nation’s narrative is r... |
| 27.07.2024 | The Citizenship Conundrum: A Court's Ruling and Its Implications | The recent ruling by the Polokwane High Court has sent ripples through South Africa. The court denied Zimbabwean parents the right to obtain South African birth certificates for their children. This decision is more than just a legal matter... |
| 27.07.2024 | Kaizer Chiefs talk on Itumeleng Khune situation | Kaizer Chiefs star Itumeleng Khune at the DHL Stadium before facing Cape Town Spurs. Image: BackpagePix
Kaizer Chiefs Sporting Director, Kaizer Motaung Jr, has given the latest update on Itumeleng Khune‘s unclear future.
“The match will tak... |
| 26.07.2024 | Smash-and-grab incidents in Cape Town: 212 recorded on camera | Increase in smash-and-grab incidents in Cape Town. Images by Wikimedia Commons and cottonbro studio/Pexels
The City of Cape Town’s CCTV cameras recorded a total of 212 smash-and-grab incidents from January to June this year. This includes a... |
| 25.07.2024 | The Balancing Act of Leadership in South Africa**
** | ** In South Africa, leadership is a tapestry woven from tradition and modern governance. The threads of this tapestry are fraying. Traditional leaders, once the backbone of rural communities, now find themselves in a precarious position. Th... |
| 25.07.2024 | Shadows of Discrimination and Danger in South Africa**
** | ** South Africa stands at a crossroads. Two recent incidents reveal the undercurrents of discrimination and violence that plague the nation. The Gqeberha airport has become a flashpoint for discrimination against Muslim women. Meanwhile, th... |
| 25.07.2024 | Traditional leaders in South Africa receive miserly PAY rise | Traditional leaders in South Africa are not just figureheads, they perform key governance roles in the rural areas. Image: Office of the Presidency
There’s been a countrywide call to respect the role of traditional leaders in South Africa. ... |
| 25.07.2024 | Corruption-charged Zizi Kodwa resigns as ANC MP | Former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa. Image: ANC
Former Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa has resigned as a member of Parliament (MP).
Corruption-accused former minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Zizi Kodwa being sw... |
| 24.07.2024 | WATCH: Children born in SA to foreign parents are not entitled to SA citizenship, says court | Polokwane High Court. Image via X @CapricornFMNews
The Polokwane High Court turned down an application by Zimbabwean parents for their children to be issued with South African birth certificates.
Do you agree with the ruling?
Let us know by... |
| 24.07.2024 | NPA seizes R52-million in assets from COVID-19 PPE corruption | While thousands of front-line staff risked their lives, senior managers and service providers profited from COVID-19 PPE corruption. Image: File/Fotor
A joint operation against COVID-19 PPE corruption has netted a R52-million seizure, repor... |
| 23.07.2024 | No permanent enemies in politics: Ramaphosa shares a laugh with Malema and Dudu Zuma | President Cyril Ramaphosa with Duduzile Zuma and Julius Malema. Images: X/Moloto Mothapo
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s light-hearted moments with Julius Malema and Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla is testament to the saying that there are “no permanent... |
| 23.07.2024 | N1 traffic nightmare in Cape Town: When will lanes reopen? | The lane closures are mainly affecting the N1 inbound. Image: Nick Pawson
Traffic congestion on the N1 in Cape Town over the past week has caused massive delays and a general sense of frustration amongst northbound and inbound motorists.
Th... |
| 23.07.2024 | Level up your Workspace: Stationery essentials to spark creativity & focus | Level up your Workspace: Stationery essentials to spark creativity & focus. Image: Supplied
When boosting creativity and focus, having the right stationery can make all the difference. From colourful pens to stylish notebooks, each item... |
| 22.07.2024 | Happy 40th Birthday, Koeberg Nuclear Power Station | Koeberg Nuclear Power Station receives a 20-year extension of service on its 40th birthday. Image: Ray Leathern
Eskom’s owned and operated Koeberg Nuclear Power Station is 40-years young this year. Situated on what used to be the outskirts ... |
| 21.07.2024 | Warning: Hijackers’ preferences have changed | Hijackers in South Africa have new preferences. Images by John Blackmore/flickr and Ashwin Tambatkar/Pexels
South Africa experienced an increase in hijackings last year and during the first half of 2024. While bright and unusual car colours... |
| 20.07.2024 | Discrimination in disguise at Gqeberha airport sparks outrage | A Gqeberha airport has come under fire. Images by Wikimedia Commons
An airport in Gqeberha (previously Port Elizabeth) in the Eastern Cape has emerged as a new discrimination station. This after a security notice posted on Facebook sparked ... |
| 19.07.2024 | Tenacious D Tour Canceled After Controversial Trump Comment | Jack Black cancels upcoming tour dates for Tenacious D after bandmate Kyle Gass makes a controversial comment about Donald Trump during a show in Australia. The comment leads to calls for deportation and criticism from officials. Black and ... |
| 19.07.2024 | Assassination attempt of SARS advocate in MaMkhize tax inquiry condemned | Senior advocate Coreth Naudè and businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize. Images: X and Instagram @kwa_mammkhize
South African Revenue Services (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter says the attempted assassination of advocate Coreth Naudè who is actin... |
| 18.07.2024 | Africa’s Trump? Zuma foundation fears ‘evil plans to do the same’ | Jacob Zuma Foundation has expressed its concerns following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Images via X:
@jgzuma_foundation
With Donald Trump’s escape from a recent near-assassination attempt, the Jacob Zuma Foundation believes it... |
| 18.07.2024 | ANC to Cogta MEC from IFP: You are not alpha and omega of GPU! | KwaZulu-Natal Cogta MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi. Image: KZN Cogta
The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal says it believes that Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi risks the stability an... |
| 18.07.2024 | ‘We’re NOT suffering,’ boasts South African prison inmate on TikTok | Take a rare look at a South African prison inmate on TikTok. Image: iHarare/File/Fotor
A video of South African prison inmate on TikTok has gone viral. This comes just one day after Minister Pieter Groenewald said state spending on the inca... |
| 18.07.2024 | Cyril Ramaphosa: ‘eThekwini must be restored to its former glory’ | Umhlanga, Durban. Image: The Capital
President Cyril Ramaphosa says Durban under the eThekwini Municipality must be restored to its former glory.
In June, newly-appointed Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) MEC Thulasizwe... |
| 17.07.2024 | Zuma dares ANC to face him as disciplinary hearing gets new date | Former ANC president and current uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma dances on stage of the MK Party’s last rally in eMalahleni on 26 May 2024, ahead of the general elections on 29 May 2024. Image: Michele Spatari/AFP
Jacob Zuma w... |
| 17.07.2024 | Zuma calls ANC outcast Tony Yengeni to represent him at disciplinary hearing | Former ANC chief whip Tony Yengeni talks to supporters after being released from Malmesbury Prison, 65km outside of Cape Town, on 15 January 2007. Image: AFP/Gianluigi Guercia
Jacob Zuma has roped in former ANC national executive committee ... |
| 17.07.2024 | Update: Arrests made after murder of SA world champion Freitag | The body of former South African world high jump champion Jacques Freitag was found at the beginning of July. Image: World Athletics website
At the beginning of this month it tragically came to light that the body of former athletics star J... |
| 17.07.2024 | ANC denies Duduzile’s ‘wild claims’ on Zuma’s disciplinary hearing | Duduzile Zuma and her father Jacob. Images: X/@DZSambudla
The African National Congress (ANC) has denied claims that it had instructed all its members not to represent former president Jacob Zuma in his disciplinary hearing.
As previously r... |
| 17.07.2024 | Cost of incarceration in South Africa is out of hand, says Minister | The current cost of incarceration in South Africa exceeds that of beneficiaries on SASSA social welfare. Image: File/Fotor
Pieter Groenewald, the new Minister of Correctional Services, wants to reduce the cost of incarceration in South Afri... |
| 15.07.2024 | Mpofu admits EFF received money from VBS but denies fraud and corruption claims | EFF leader Julius Malema. Image via Instagram @julius.malema.sello
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) chairperson advocate Dali Mpofu has admitted that the party received money from the now defunct Venda Building Society (VBS) Bank.
WHA... |
| 14.07.2024 | L’Oréal partnership with TWO South African rugby icons | Two Springboks to be in L’Oréal campaigns. Images by Wikimedia Commons
L’Oréal Paris South Africa has revealed a new campaign partnership with South African rugby icons Faf de Klerk and Cheslin Kolbe.
Kolbe and De Klerk are part of L’Oréal ... |
| 12.07.2024 | WHO warns of global Mpox threat as 26 countries report new cases | WHO warns of global Mpox threat as 26 countries report new cases. Image: iStock
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a stark warning on Thursday, declaring that mpox continues to pose a significant global health threat.
What measures ... |
| 12.07.2024 | Ex-VBS chair implicates Malema and Shivambu in looting spree | EFF leader Julius Malema (in the middle) with members of the party’s top six. Image: X/@EFFSouthAfrica
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leaders Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu allegedly received R6 million a month from Venda Building Societ... |
| 11.07.2024 | Malema’s EFF bleeds members as pair join McKenzie’s PA | The two new PA members and their former leader Julius Malema. Images: X/@sindane3 and @EFFSouthAfrica
Former Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) members of Parliament (MPs) Patrick Sindane and Kenny Motsamai have dumped the Red Berets for Gayto... |
| 10.07.2024 | Zuma appoints former Malema ally as head of MK Party presidency | Magasela Mzobe (signing a document) when he joined the EFF in 2023. Image: Facebook/Magasela Mzobe
UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party leader Jacob Zuma has appointed Julius Malema’s former ally Magasela Mzobe as the party’s head of presidency.
Mag... |
| 09.07.2024 | Gayton reacts to claims Illuminati forced him to ‘kidnap’ Joslin Smith | Gayton McKenzie has responded to a woman’s claims he kidnapped missing child Joslin Smith.
Images via Facebook:
@mckenzie.gayton
Newly appointed Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie has clapped back at a woman who claimed he ... |
| 09.07.2024 | New Cape Town shelter for the homeless | New homeless shelter to open in Muizenberg. Images by Wikimedia Commons
The City of Cape Town has approved funding for a 60-bed shelter for the homeless in Muizenberg. It will be the sixth ‘Safe Space’ homeless shelter in the city.
Simon Ro... |
| 05.07.2024 | South Africans to have one FEWER public holiday in 2025 | SA will have one public holiday fewer next year. Images by Kevin Bidwell/Pexels and Rawpixel
South Africans will have one fewer public holiday next year. This is due to 29 May, the day of the 2024 National Elections, that was declared a pub... |
| 05.07.2024 | New education minister to change the curriculum? | New education minister to review curriculum. Images by Alpha Stock Images (CC BY-SA 3.0) and Democratic Alliance
New education minister Siviwe Gwarube plans a comprehensive curriculum review involving setting up a consultative forum to assi... |
| 05.07.2024 | Premier Lesufi sounds ‘death knell’ for Gauteng, say critics | Premier Lesufi is accused of being the architect of Gauteng’s demise. Image: File/Storm Simpson
Critics of Premier Lesufi are labelling the antics that surrounded his Gauteng Cabinet selection as ‘provincial capture’, reports IOL. Likewise,... |
| 05.07.2024 | Avoiding another Nkandla? Public works minister tightens spending on politicians’ housing | The infamous “fire pool” in former president Jacob Zuma’s homestead in Nkandla. Images: Flickr/GovernmentZA
Newly-appointed Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Dean Macpherson has confirmed that there will be no procuring of any new... |
| 04.07.2024 | WATCH: Orphaned white rhino calf rescued and relocated | White rhino calf rescued. Image by Wikimedia Commons
Care for Wild, a renowned wildlife sanctuary, rescued and relocated an 18-month-old orphaned white rhino calf. At the sanctuary, an older orphan is making sure she feels safe.
Is jy Afrik... |
| 02.07.2024 | Resigned or fired? MK Party’s Arthur Zwane no longer the SG | MK Party leader Jacob Zuma. Image: Phill Magakoe / AFP
Arthur Zwane has “resigned” as UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party General Secretary.
In his resignation letter, Zwane complained about the volume of work, saying it was beyond his limits as he... |
| 02.07.2024 | RIP: Former SA world champion Jacques Freitag found dead | Former sports star Jacques Freitag has been found dead in Pretoria. Photo: X
As widely reported, the former athletics star Jacques Freitag was recently reported as missing. He had not been seen since 12 June, the day after his 42nd birthday... |
| 01.07.2024 | Oh Schucks! Minister of Home Affairs mistaken for SA comedian | South Africans are confusing Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber with comedian Leon Schuster.
Images via Facebook: Leon Schuster/ X: @leon_schreib
The president has barely announced his new cabinet, and South Africans are already confus... |
| 01.07.2024 | Security guard kills homeless man at bus stop in Cape Town | Homeless man killed by security guard in Cape Town. Images by Needpix and Wikimedia Commons
A security guard that the Golden Arrow Bus Services use to accompany its kiosk sales personnel for their safety, shot and killed a homeless man at t... |
| 28.06.2024 | ACM’s Hlaudi Motsoeneng talks 2026 elections ambitions, relationship with Zuma | ACM leader Hlaudi Motsoeneng. Image: Facebook/Hlaudi Motsoeneng
Despite failing to secure a single seat in the 2024 national and provincial elections, former SABC boss-turned-politician Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not deterred. He hopes his party,... |
| 28.06.2024 | Fikile Mbalula drops big hint on status of GNU talks | The ANC’s Fikile Mbalula and DA’s Helen Zille.
Images via X:
@mbalulafikile/ @helenzille
African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has dropped a hint that talks on the government of national unity (GNU) might be concl... |
| 28.06.2024 | Cracks show in KZN coalition after NFP loses out on mayorship | NFP leader Ivan Barnes. Image: X/Sihle Mavuso
The National Freedom Party (NFP) has filed a formal complaint with the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) after its president, Ivan Barnes, lost the Zululand district municipality mayorship.
WHAT IS TH... |
| 28.06.2024 | EFF’s Marshall Dlamini sentenced for assaulting police officer | EFF secretary-general Marshall Dlamini. Image: X/@EFFSouthAfrica
Marshall Dlamini, Secretary-General of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for five years, for assaulting policeman Johan... |
| 27.06.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 27 June | Lauren Dickason sentenced. Images by KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels and NZ Herald
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Thursday, 27 June.
Lauren Dickason will begin her sentence at a menta... |
| 26.06.2024 | ‘Double standards’: Supporters donate R50k to Renaldo Gouws | A Backabuddy fundraising campaign has raised almost R50 000 for suspended DA MP Renaldo Gouws.
Images via Backabuddy
A group of Renaldo Gouws supporters have pledged nearly R50 000 on Backabuddy towards his legal bills after the South Afric... |
| 26.06.2024 | Former Steinhoff CFO Andries Le Grange granted R150 000 bail | Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste. Image: YouTube screenshot/CNBC Africa
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court has granted Andries Benjamin Le Grange, former Chief Financial Officer at Steinhoff, R150 000 bail.
FSCA INVESTIGATIO... |
| 26.06.2024 | NFP leader Ivan Barnes sworn in as a councillor in Zululand municipality | NFP leader Ivan Barnes. Image: X/SAFM
National Freedom Party (NFP) president Ivan Barnes has been appointed a councillor in the Zululand District Municipality and is reportedly set to become its mayor.
NFP leader Ivan Barnes is reportedly g... |
| 26.06.2024 | Lockdown over Mpox? Health officials provide clarity | The Department of Health has confirmed that there is no need for a lockdown. Image: iStock
In light of the rising Mpox cases, the Department of Health has confirmed that there is no need for a lockdown. This announcement follows the recent ... |
| 26.06.2024 | GNU: ANC slams DA over selfish demands during negotiations | President Cyril Ramaphosa with the DA’s Annelie Lotriet who was elected Deputy Speaker. Image: X/@our_DA
African National Congress (ANC) first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says no self-respecting organisation can agree to the ... |
| 25.06.2024 | South Africa: National Health Lab Hacked, Patient Data 'Safe' - South African News Briefs - June 26, 2024 | National Health Lab Hacked, Patient Data "Safe"
The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has confirmed that it experienced a security breach in its information technology that compromised its systems and infrastructure, repor... |
| 25.06.2024 | Steve Hofmeyr slams DA’s ‘woke’ suspension of Renaldo Gouws | Steve Hofmeyr has defended DA MP Renaldo Gouws.
Images via X:
@stevehofmeyr/ @renaldogouws
Steve Hofmeyr has seemingly defended MP Renaldo Gouws – and chastised the DA for suspending him – after the latter’s K-word video controversy.
WHAT D... |
| 24.06.2024 | Coffee’s price(y) problem: Is your fix becoming a luxury? | Coffee is becoming increasingly more expensive. Images by Images by lil artsy and Karolina Kaboompics Pexels
Coffee’s price has increased by 82% since 2017, with the biggest increase happening over the last three years.
Increase in coffee p... |
| 24.06.2024 | Warning over South Africa’s ‘swollen’ 2024 Cabinet | Disgraced former President Jacob Zuma saw fit to elect a 35-member Cabinet … With dire financial consequences. Image: South African Government on Twitter/X
The announcement of a 2024 Cabinet is proving the first major hurdle in South Arica’... |
| 23.06.2024 | Man arrested for inciting public violence on social media | Man arrested for inciting public violence. Image: iStock
A 36-year-old man is scheduled to appear before the Nelspruit Magistrates Court on 24 June, for allegedly inciting public violence and advocating for the shutdown of the country and r... |
| 23.06.2024 | Lesufi postpones announcement of Gauteng cabinet members | Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi. Image: Facebook/Panyaza Lesufi
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has postponed the announcement of cabinet members for the seventh administration.
After the 2021 local government elections, most municipalities i... |
| 22.06.2024 | Notorious smuggler receives 53-year sentence in South Africa | Sipho ‘Smirnoff’ Mhlanga was handed a 53-year prison sentence by the Mtubatuba Magistrates Court this week. Image: SAPS
Sipho ‘Smirnoff’ Mhlanga was handed a 53-year prison sentence by the Mtubatuba Magistrates Court this week. His convicti... |
| 21.06.2024 | Another one! DA MP Ian Cameron in blackface scandal [video] | A clip of DA MP Ian Cameron in blackface has gone viral.
Images via X: @renaldogouws/ EWN
Just one day after DA’s Renaldo Gouws was suspended from the party for an old clip of a racist rant, fellow MP Ian Cameron has come under fire over vi... |
| 21.06.2024 | Censure awaits ANC members who opposed GNU with the DA | ANC heavy hitter Lindiwe Sisulu was one of the NEC members reported to be vehemently opposed to GNU with the DA. What censure will she face? Image: File/Fotor
Tough times lay in wait for ANC members who were outspoken about opposing a GNU w... |
| 20.06.2024 | South Africa: A Nation in Transition | On June 20th, Cyril Ramaphosa was re-elected as the President of South Africa, solidifying his position as the leader of the nation. The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is cracking down on fraudulent attemp... |
| 20.06.2024 | Could Renaldo Gouws still earn R100k MP salary amid suspension? | DA’s Renaldo Gouws could continue to earn a lucrative MP salary amid disciplinary action taken against him.
Images via X:
@renaldogouws
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has remained mum on whether Renaldo Gouws could continue earning his lucrat... |
| 20.06.2024 | BREAKING: DA suspends Renaldo Gouws over racist videos | The DA has suspended MP Renaldo Gouws over a racist video from his past.
Images via X: @renaldogouws
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has suspended MP Renaldo Gouws with immediate effect after verifying the authenticity of the latest racist vid... |
| 20.06.2024 | South Africa: Today’s latest news and headlines, Thursday, 20 June | Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected as president of South Africa. Image: ANC via X (Twitter)
We’ve got all the latest news stories and headlines in South Africa you really need to know on Thursday, 20 June.
This comes after he was elected p... |
| 20.06.2024 | Police in KwaZulu-Natal demand unpaid overtime for election duty | Over 17 000 police officers were stationed at 4900 voting locations throughout the KwaZulu-Natal province. Image: X/@SAPoliceService
Police officers in KwaZulu-Natal are demanding the overtime pay owed to them for their extensive work durin... |
| 20.06.2024 | Ramaphosa is set to name a GNU Cabinet. What did Mandela’s look like in 1994? | Nelson Mandela and Cyril Ramaphosa check the time, on 20 January 1994, in Johannesburg, at the World Trade Centre, in Kempton Park. Image: Philip Littleton/AFP
Newly inaugurated President Cyril Ramaphosa is due to announce his new Cabinet f... |
| 19.06.2024 | Police probe attempted break-in at Johannesburg IEC warehouse | Police probe attempted break-in at Johannesburg IEC warehouse. Image: SABC
Police authorities in Johannesburg are actively following leads after an incident at an Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) warehouse, where a group of 15 individ... |
| 19.06.2024 | SARS tax season: Step-by-step guide on how to do your eFiling | Here is a step by step guide to assist you.
Image: AdobeStock
South Africa’s tax season will soon open for individual taxpayers.
Type in your unique username, click next and type in your password. Note that you have decided these details wh... |
| 19.06.2024 | ‘He must read Clause 24’: Helen Zille’s clapback at Fikile has SA amused | Helen Zille has clapped back at Fikile Mbalula’s understanding of the GNU agreement terms.
Images via X:
@mbalulafikile/ @helenzille
The gloves are off for political rivals Helen Zille and Fikile Mbalula after what appeared to be a massive ... |
| 18.06.2024 | KZN twins to represent SA in Sweden later this year | KZN twins to represent SA in Sweden. Image by Pixabay/Pexels
Sanelisiwe and Sandisiwe Nhlozi,15-year-old twins from KZN, will be representing South Africa at the 2024 Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition in Sweden in August.
Water educa... |
| 18.06.2024 | Meet the new cabinet for the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government | The new cabinet for the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government. Image: X/@kzngov
KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli has announced his new cabinet for the provincial government.
“I wish to assure you that we will always keep our promise that we ... |
| 16.06.2024 | Seven Mpox cases confirmed in South Africa | South Africa has recorded seven Mpox cases. Image: iStock
The Department of Health confirmed a new case of Mpox in South Africa on Friday, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the country to seven. The latest patient, a 39-year-ol... |
| 14.06.2024 | Malema issues ultimatum to ANC on Ekurhuleni MMC removal | The EFF Leadership led by the President and Commander in Chief, Julius Malema
at the EFF Presser. Image: X/@EFFSouthAfrica
In a defiant stance against the African National Congress (ANC), Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema... |
| 14.06.2024 | N3 CLOSED due to a MAJOR acid spillage | N3 is CLOSED on Friday morning due to a MAJOR acid spillage. Images: ALS Paramedics
The N3 near Spaghetti Junction closed due to an acid spillage on Friday morning.
IT CAN CAUSE SEVERE CHEMICAL BURNS IF IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH SKIN
It says... |
| 14.06.2024 | Counterfeit bust in Joburg: ‘Handbags’ among seized fake goods | Counterfeit goods were seized in Johannesburg on Thursday. Image: Supplied
Police achieved a significant victory in their ongoing battle against counterfeit goods with a raid on Thursday in central Johannesburg. The National Counterfeit Uni... |
| 14.06.2024 | N3 reopened after MAJOR acid spillage | N3 was CLOSED earlier on Friday morning due to a MAJOR acid spillage. Images: ALS Paramedics
Authorities have reopened the N3 near Spaghetti Junction following an acid spillage on Friday morning.
“Hydrochloric acid in contact with skin or o... |
| 13.06.2024 | Healthcare for all of SA and no NHI? Dawie Roodt has the solution | Dawie Roodt has a solution for SA healthcare. Images by unsplash and Karolina Kaboompics/Pexels
Renowned economist Dawie Roodt proposed a plan to improve healthcare for all South Africans without implementing National Health Insurance (NHI)... |
| 13.06.2024 | Gordhan warns against corruption amid SOE crises | Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. Image: X/@MDN NEWS
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has issued a stark warning about the perils of corruption and the emergence of what he terms a “counter-revolutionary force.” His rema... |
| 13.06.2024 | Alan Winde is premier again as DA strengthens grip on Western Cape | Alan Winde. Image: SA Parliament via X
The Democratic Alliance’s (DA’s) Alan Winde has been re-elected by the Western Cape legislature for another five-year term as premier, while the party’s Daylin Mitchell was also re-elected as speaker o... |
| 11.06.2024 | Eight-year-old from Elsies tests positive for lethal mix of hard drugs | Drug problem among children. Images by flickr and Darkshade Photos/Pexels
Concerns of drug use on the Cape Flats are rising after an eight-year-old from Elsies River, a suburb of Cape Town, tested positive for a concoction of hard drugs.
Le... |
| 11.06.2024 | GNU is a sugarcoated ANC-DA coalition, claims Al Jama-ah [video] | Cyril Ramaphosa and John steenhuisen shaking hands in Parliament in 2022. Al Jama-ah believes the ANC-DA are coalescing but using government of national unity as a ruse. Image: GCIS
Al Jama-ah believes the ANC’s proposition of a government ... |
| 10.06.2024 | Busisiwe Mkhwebane and husband David Skosana to face off in Parliament | Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her husband David Skosana. Image: Facebook/Goody Goody
Former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her husband David Skosana will seat on opposite benches as he will make his debut represent... |
