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'We will pay the price': Defiant ANC rejects US and Afrikaner lobby pressure

The ANC has vowed to stand firm against international pressure, including threats from US President Donald Trump and lobbying efforts by Afrikaner organisations, over its land reform policies and South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

31 Mar 8AM 2 min

DA blasts ‘Kill the Boer’ ruling

The DA has condemned the Constitutional Court's decision to dismiss AfriForum’s bid to have the apartheid-era song Kill the Boer declared hate speech, warning the ruling risks deepening societal divisions.

28 Mar 8AM 1 min

'I was snatched': Yakhe Kwinana claims armed police stormed her home, shows court bruises

Former SAA board member Yakhe Kwinana says she thought she was being kidnapped when armed police stormed her home wearing balaclavas during her arrest.

26 Mar 7AM 3 min

“I was elected on merit not because I am a women”- new Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

On Friday, Africa witnessed history as Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah became Namibia’s first female president. She is also the first woman to lead a country in the Southern African Development Community (SADC).At her inauguration, the 72-year-old said she was elected based on merit, not gender.

25 Mar 6AM 4 min

Key state witness alleges she was tortured to reveal information about Joshlin Smith’s disappearance

Key state witness in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping trial, Lourentia Lombaard, told the court on Monday she had been beaten by people working with police to give information on the child's whereabouts. 

25 Mar 5AM 3 min

'If you don’t want TB, stop breathing' - Motsoaledi as drive launched to test millions

Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi isn’t mincing words. Speaking on World TB Day, he warned: “If you don’t want to have TB, just stop breathing. As long as you breathe you will definitely get it — that’s how big this problem is.”

24 Mar 10AM 3 min

Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla terrorism trial to begin in November 

The trial of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla on public violence-related charges is set to begin in November. Zuma-Sambudla appeared before the Durban high court on Thursday ahead of a pretrial conference. 

20 Mar 7AM 2 min

Maimane hopes Ramaphosa will visit US to fix strained relations

Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane is hoping President Cyril Ramaphosa will later this year visit the US to mend trade ties between the two countries.

17 Mar 8AM 2 min

Joshlin Smith 'sold for her eyes and skin', court hears 

Former accused-turned state witness Lourentia Lombaard says Joshlin Smith's mother Racquel “Kelly” Smith confessed to her that the person who took the girl wanted her “eyes and skin”. Lombaard was testifying in the Western Cape High Court sitting in Saldanha Bay on Monday. 

17 Mar 6AM 4 min

Godongwana bristles at ‘rogue minister’ accusation over VAT increase

Finance minister Enoch Godongwana didn’t take kindly to being called “rogue” in parliament after defending his decision to increase VAT. He clashed with DA MP Mark John Burke over accusations that he ignored the Treasury’s advice on the controversial tax hike.

14 Mar 10AM 2 min

Deputy minister’s 'AI answers' spark uproar in parliament

EFF MPs have criticised social development deputy minister Ganief Hendricks for allegedly using artificial intelligence to answer parliamentary questions.

14 Mar 5AM 3 min

Court hears contradictory claims about Joshlin Smith’s mom's parenting and mental state after Joshlin's disappearance

The high court sitting in Saldanha Bay on Tuesday heard contradictory claims of Racquel “Kelly” Smith’s parenting and state of mind after the disappearance of her daughter Joshlin Smith in February 2024.  Two witness testified on Tuesday: Kelly Ziggers, whose mother had employed Smith as a domestic worker and social…

11 Mar 2PM 4 min

Tragic bus crash on R21 near OR Tambo Airport leaves 12 dead and several Injured

At 06:45 on Tuesday, Ekurhuleni Emergency Services received a report of a severe bus crash on the R21 heading OR Tambo International Airport. At least 12 people have died after the bus overturned at the R21/R24 split, causing major traffic delays and lane closures.

11 Mar 6AM 4 min

Budget crunch: tough choices loom for South Africa

South Africans will soon learn how their finances will be affected as the government scrambles to address the budget crisis. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver the national budget speech on Wednesday after the budget was sent back to the drawing board last month when parties in the…

10 Mar 10AM 5 min

Mkhwanazi plans to rest when his term ends in a year — hints at tension with Mchunu

KZN police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's contract with the police service is set to end in a year, and he says he intends to complete his term and go home.

6 Mar 11AM 6 min

Solidarity heads to Europe, Africa to pile pressure on government

Solidarity, the mainstream Afrikaner movement, will embark on a month-long tour of Europe, asking world powers to put pressure on the South African government to rethink certain reform laws.

4 Mar 12PM 24 min

'AfriForum sowing divisions' — Ramaphosa responds to AfriForum and Solidarity's visit to Washington DC

President Cyril Ramaphosa says what AfriForum and Solidarity trade union are doing in the US is sowing divisions in South Africa. The Afrikaner rights group and Solidarity are visiting Washington after President Donald Trump's executive order regarding refugee status for certain South Africans.Addressing the media on the sidelines of the…

27 Feb 5AM 1 min

Sassa admits significant security risk in its R33.6bn system after first-year students exposed flaws

The department of social development has acknowledged that its system poses a security risk, after a wake-up call from first-year computer science students at Stellenbosch University who alerted them to fraudulent activities and vulnerabilities in the system.

26 Feb 12PM 3 min

Stubborn wage gap: black South Africans earn the least, below national average

Black South Africans earn the lowest wages, below the national average and 21% of what their white counterparts earn.

21 Feb 5AM 2 min

GNU politicking postpones budget, Godongwana & Ntshavheni respond

In a first for democratic South Africa, the 2025 budget speech has been postponed to March 12. We hear the reactions of various parties on the announcement and the finance Minister Enoch Godongwana explains the contentious issues on the table.

19 Feb 9AM 7 min