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Education department questions urgency of IR's bid on matric results publication

The urgency of stopping the publication of the 2024 matric results in the media came under the spotlight in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday.  The regulator is seeking an interdict against the release of the results in the media, citing concerns about the violation of matriculants' right to privacy…

7 Jan 2025 7AM 5 min

Finance MEC Maile refutes claims that Gauteng faces bankruptcy

Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile has dismissed claims that the country’s economic hub will be on the verge of bankruptcy by June this year.Speaking at a media briefing on Tuesday Maile addressed these concerns, providing clarity on the matter.

7 Jan 2025 7AM 3 min

People don’t have land in Cape Town: Mbalula slams DA

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula says its supporters in the Western Cape have no land and no freedom, blaming the DA for abandoning them.

6 Jan 2025 7AM 3 min

Of 387 babies born in Gauteng on New Year's Day, 31 were to teens between 15 and 19

Gauteng recorded 387 births on New Year's Day - 31 of which babies were born to teenagers aged between 15 and 19.

2 Jan 2025 9AM 4 min

Numsa warns ANC against DA, plans to mobilise ‘progressive parties’ to govern SA

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) plans to mobilise “progressive parties to lead the country”, warning against the DA.

2 Jan 2025 5AM 1 min

Diabetic Baleka Mbete opens up and urges young people to take care of their health

Opening up about her diabetes, former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete urged younger people to take better care of their health.

31 Dec 2024 4AM 4 min

Political shifts, Tyla's breakthrough, Mboro's antics, and Lebo & Layota's saga: 2024 in stories

From a year of seismic political shifts to entertainment that put the country on the global map—or left us cringing—to criminals who continued to undermine the rule of law, our multimedia team revisits the stories that defined 2024.

29 Dec 2024 8PM 1 hr 34 min

Ramathuba says public servants who don’t report statutory rape are complicit in the crime

Public servants who fail to report statutory rape are equally “secondary raping” children, says Limpopo premier Phophi Ramathuba.

27 Dec 2024 10AM 2 min

‘Don’t get pregnant as soon as you can’: Zille on fatherless families

Concerned about children abandoned by fathers, DA federal chair Helen Zille told women “your responsibility is not to get pregnant as soon as you can”.

27 Dec 2024 5AM 4 min

Struggle to reduce cost of living haunts government

Deputy President Paul Mashatile acknowledged that the government's economic challenges in reducing the cost of living persist.

24 Dec 2024 5AM 1 min

Cops rescue kidnapped Pakistani businessman, arrest female suspect

Police rescued a kidnapped Pakistani businessman and arrested a 46-year-old female suspect for murder and kidnapping on Monday in Sebokeng, Gauteng.

24 Dec 2024 2AM 1 min

‘Men, you don’t own women, seek help’: ANC’s Mbalula slams GBV

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has urged men to stop viewing women as possessions, saying the mentality of thinking they own women because they provide material items contributes to gender-based violence (GBV).

23 Dec 2024 6AM 4 min

Aviation and border authorities outline plans to manage festive travel pressures

The Border Management Authority (BMA) and Airports Company South Africa (Acsa) held a media briefing at OR Tambo International Airport on Thursday to address operational updates and their plans to ensure seamless movement of travellers during the peak holiday season.

19 Dec 2024 7AM 6 min

Gauteng, KZN and Limpopo warned of severe thunderstorms and flooding

Johannesburg’s emergency services are on high alert as severe thunderstorms and possible flooding are forecast for the city as 80% rain possibility hits the province.

19 Dec 2024 3AM 1 min

Spaza shop registration deadline extended to February

The deadline for spaza shops and other small food outlets to register their businesses has been extended to February 28.  This was announced during a press briefing on Wednesday by ministers leading the multidisciplinary team in government responsible for the national response to instances of food-borne illnesses and illicit trade. 

18 Dec 2024 4AM 4 min

Ramathuba threatens to fire hospital staff over long wait times during surprise visit

Frustrated by long patient wait times at a Limpopo hospital, premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba delivered a stern warning to staff that failure to assist patients promptly would result in dismissal.

14 Dec 2024 9AM 1 min

Why the MK Party thinks the May 29 elections results were cooked

MKP chair Nathi Nhleko and secretary-general Floyd Shivamvu have told journalists why they think the party has a case of vote fraud against the IEC.

11 Dec 2024 12PM 4 min

Progress on Gauteng spaza shop registrations as deadline looms

Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile briefed the media on the progress of the registration of spaza shops in Gauteng. This as the 21-day deadline issued by President Cyril Ramaphosa looms.

11 Dec 2024 6AM 3 min

South Africans are happy and vibrant since the formation of the MK Party, says Zuma

South Africans are happier and the country has changed for the better since the MK Party was established, says party leader Jacob Zuma.

10 Dec 2024 8AM 1 min

MKP may govern immediately: Zuma threatens to take vote-rigging case to international courts

MK Party (MKP) leader Jacob Zuma has warned his party will take its case of alleged vote rigging to international courts if local courts do not rule in its favour, which he says may result in the party being told to govern with immediate effect.

9 Dec 2024 6AM 3 min