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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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 11AM 7 min

Ramaphosa made calculated move to make Mbalula ‘the sellout’, claims Malema

EFF leader Julius Malema says ANC secretary-general is “a sellout of note, always ready to destroy his own in defence of white supremacists”, adding that President Cyril Ramaphosa was deliberate in not putting his signature on the GNU agreement. More on timeslive.co.za

10 Oct 2024 9AM 2 min

ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya elected new Tshwane mayor

ActionSA’s Nasiphi Moya has been elected as Tshwane's new mayor. She received 122 votes, while the DA's former mayor Cilliers Brink received 86. This was announced on Wednesday during a special council meeting.

9 Oct 2024 8AM 3 min

Warnings of GNU betrayal by ‘capital stooges’ during national protests

SA Communist Party general secretary Solly Mapaila says with the government of national unity (GNU) “our country is back in the hands of the Boers” and the GNU is unjustifiable.

7 Oct 2024 11AM 5 min

'We won’t tolerate lawlessness': law enforcement agencies monitor Cosatu strike

Security and law enforcement agencies are monitoring a nationwide strike over “anger regarding prevailing economic crises”.

7 Oct 2024 6AM 3 min

Police put more boots on the ground

SAPS is adding more police officers in communities, aiming for one officer for every 220 people.

4 Oct 2024 9AM 2 min

A new sheriff in town: top cop Senzo Mchunu says he's shifting gear

Two months since taking reins at the police ministry, Senzo Mchunu says police are upping the standard of policing, and criminals “must surrender or be made to surrender”.

2 Oct 2024 9AM 4 min

Snow in spring not rare or unusual, according to SA Weather Service

Snowfall outside the winter months is historically not a rare occurrence in South Africa, says the SA Weather Service.This was according to experts at a media briefing on Tuesday at the Pretoria Press Club. 

1 Oct 2024 8AM 5 min

Cops are not izangoma - communities must actively fight against crime, says police boss

Police minister Senzo Mchunu says police would struggle to fight crime if communities did not actively join hands to fight criminals. We speak to a crime analyst on ways to limit vulnerable citizens dying like flies. Dr Chris de Kock unpacks the ways crime can practically and effectively be solved.

30 Sep 2024 4PM 9 min

Weapons used in wars being seized from criminals

Police minister Senzo Mchunu says weapons SAPS are confiscating from criminals includes military weapons.

30 Sep 2024 9AM 4 min

Why sangomas can't help themselves

Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala, cultural and African spirituality expert, unpacks why South Africans are battling with the rise of sangomas, why they too experience pain and grieve even though they have spiritual powers and what encourages the rate of people consulting sangomas.

28 Sep 2024 5PM 58 min

'Call me honourable': Gayton McKenzie tips his hat to Ramaphosa

Minister Gayton McKenzie says it is cold outside the government of national unity and he is happy to be led by President Cyril Ramaphosa.

27 Sep 2024 1PM 3 min