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'The end is near,' says Vodacom ‘please call me’ inventor as R9.4bn reaches ConCourt

Vodacom 'Please call me' service inventor Nkosana Makate is confident his case is solid and that the ConCourt will bring the R9.4m matter to finality.

20 Nov 1PM 13 min

Gauteng pushes on with spaza shop registration as 21-day deadline looms

Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile says officials will have to work within the 21 days granted by the president to help spaza shops with registration. Maile was briefing the media on the provincial government’s strategy to help spaza shop owners to register their businesses. The MEC outlined the…

19 Nov 10AM 5 min

Ramaphosa closes spaza shops implicated in food poisoning deaths

President Cyril Ramaphosa says spaza shops implicated in the deaths of children from food poisoning must be closed with immediate effect

15 Nov 1PM 2 min

Police won’t endanger their lives as illegal miners could be heavily armed and the mines are hazardous

Police say they will not go underground and endanger their lives to rescue as many as 4,000 illegal miners in North West as those underground are said to be armed.

15 Nov 6AM 1 min

'I’m not a dictator, I’m outgoing EFF president,' says Malema, with an eye on farming

EFF leader Julius Malema says he’s outgoing president of the party rubbishing claims that he is a “dictator”. If he is not re-elected in leadership next month Malema will go back to farming.

14 Nov 9AM 4 min

Zuma inviting me for a fight and I’m not scared of him and his people, I defeated him — Malema declares war

EFF leader Julius Malema says MKP president Jacob Zuma is inviting him to a fight and he is not scared.

13 Nov 12PM 1 min

'We won’t help criminals,' says Presidency as 4,000 trapped underground

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13 Nov 9AM 2 min

The beaches are open, woza eDurban, says Presidency

The Presidency says Durban and its beaches are ready to welcome thousands of tourists ahead of the festive season.

13 Nov 7AM 2 min

SA has enough water and it is safe to drink, says minister Majodina

Water and sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina says South Africans are using too much water, adding the country's water is safe to drink.

12 Nov 6AM 2 min

Accused in Meyiwa murder trial granted removal from solitary confinement

The Pretoria high court has ruled that one of the five men accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthobisi Mncube, be transferred from C-Max prison to a facility closer to his place of origin or any maximum-security centre that may be convenient. The court however dismissed Fisokuhle Ntuli's application to…

12 Nov 5AM 4 min

Time to bring back health inspectors, says Mashatile as children die of suspected food poisoning

“We’re intervening,” says Deputy President Paul Mashatile as children die of poisoning allegedly sold by spaza shops, saying the government must not be too lazy to regulate food.

8 Nov 4AM 3 min

Western countries weakened the ANC: Jacob Zuma

MK Party leader Jacob Zuma claims Western countries weakened the ANC so it could be helped by other parties to govern.

3 Nov 8AM 5 min

Home affairs to criminally prosecute Adetshina and mom for identify fraud

The home affairs department says it will criminally charge Chidimma Adetshina and her mother for identity fraud after they failed to justify their documents.

29 Oct 11AM 1 min

'Schreiber is disrespecting ANC but I know Matamela will never sell us out' - Mbalula

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says the DA is disrespecting the ANC and the president will do what home affairs minister Leon Schreiber wants “when pigs fly”.

28 Oct 11AM 1 min

Organophosphate caused deaths of six children in Naledi: Motsoaledi

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed a toxicology report has revealed the organophosphate Terbufos caused the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto, earlier this month.  Motsoaledi, other ministers led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints), held a media briefing on Monday as part of government’s response to…

28 Oct 6AM 4 min

'ANC is its own worst enemy': Ramaphosa says party's biggest threats are within

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa described party “careerists”, ill-discipline and factionalism as the biggest threats to the party. He told members the party needs to do introspection as it has become its own worst enemy.

28 Oct 6AM 2 min

Police continue manhunt for suspects and mastermind of Lusikisiki mass murders

Police say more arrests in the mass murder of 18 people in Lusikisiki last month are imminent as they continue to search for more suspects and, ultimately, the mastermind behind the tragedy. Currently five men have been arrested in connection with the murders. Police minister Senzo Mchunu and national police…

17 Oct 12PM 4 min

‘We won’t go back to apartheid’: DA MP gets under Nzimande’s skin after MP tells him to resign

Quizzed by a DA MP on whether he was going to resign after his “failures”, minister Blade Nzimande retorted that apartheid would not return.

16 Oct 3PM 5 min

"The aloe plant: A symbol of resilience"—A tribute to Tito Mboweni

During his maiden Budget speech in 2019, former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni introduced an Indigenous Aloe Plant, which remains one of his most memorable addresses.This speech exemplified his unwavering belief in the resilience of South Africans.

14 Oct 8AM 2 min

Gcaleka and Mkhwebane and her husband fight in parliament

Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka has accused Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s husband David Skosana of threatening the chapter 9 institution’s CEO Thandi Sibanyoni over the payment of Mkhwebane's gratuity. More on timeslive.co.za

10 Oct 11AM 7 min