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Court, president must protect 'victimised' Mkhwebane': Mpofu

Suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane wants to return to work and feels she is being victimised by not being allowed to do so, her attorney Dali Mpofu argued in court on Tuesday. Mpofu said the court and President Cyril Ramaphosa have a duty to protect Mkhwebane. He was at the…

25 Oct 2022 8AM 3 min

‘ANC has no age’: Zuma on his ‘nomination’ for a top position in the party

On his health, if he gets a position in the ANC again, former president Jacob Zuma said, “Looking at me, am I in the bed lying in hospital?” Zuma had scathing comments on President Cyril Ramaphosa but commenting on their relationship he said, ‘we talk, if we meet we talk’…

24 Oct 2022 11AM 3 min

‘Renewed ANC led by criminals’: Mbeki on claims hitmen are on party’s payroll

Slamming the party’s “renewal”, former president Thabo Mbeki cited claims of “criminal” ANC members who have izinkabi (hitmen) on their payrolls. He challenged the party to choose its leaders carefully in its December elective conference and alleged there are candidates who want to enrich themselves. Mbeki said he has been…

24 Oct 2022 6AM 4 min

FULL ADDRESS | Ramaphosa announces key reforms to stop state capture

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday night announced key reforms to prevent state capture happening again.

23 Oct 2022 3PM 37 min

SAIRR wants Electoral Amendment Bill process suspended

The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) has warned that the Electoral Amendment Bill puts South Africa's democracy at risk, and says the government and parliament are to blame. On Thursday, the National Assembly passed the bill, with 232 MPs voting in favour. Ninety-eight voted against and three abstained…

21 Oct 2022 9AM 4 min

It’s clear Ramaphosa has something to hide, says ATM leader, outlines charges

The trio investigating whether there is a need to further probe Phala Phala claims started their 30-day work on Wednesday. ATM and UDM leaders Vuyolwethu Zungula and Bantu Holomisa say Cyril Ramaphosa is unfit to be president. Zungula says Ramaphosa is using intimidation tactics to scare those investigating the Phala…

20 Oct 2022 9AM 5 min

Joburg’s collapsing water system a ‘R23bn catastrophe’ — water expert 

There seems to be no end in sight for Gauteng's water woes as the province's water system continues to take strain. SA Water Chamber CEO Benoit Le Roy says the system collapse and continued water crisis is due to leaking municipal infrastructure. The crisis is worsened by the load-shedding and…

19 Oct 2022 9AM 6 min

Zuma arms deal judge Piet Koen considering recusal

The judge presiding over former president Jacob Zuma’s arms deal-related trial has indicated he is considering recusing himself. Judge Piet Koen has given the parties until November 3 to file submissions in this regard,  and has adjourned the trial to January 30 next year. The judge first raised the issue…

19 Oct 2022 5AM 4 min

DA introduces five-point plan to stabilise coalitions  

The DA on Thursday presented draft legislation to stabilise coalition governments after the 2024 national and provincial elections. The five-point plan is aimed at prioritising service delivery while reducing party political fractiousness. According to DA leader John Steenhuisen, the draft legislation is not to fix the party's problems with coalitions,…

13 Oct 2022 9AM 5 min

Doctor says water outages impact ‘sanitation, health and dignity’  

Water outages in Johannesburg have severely affected its residents, with the city facing stage 2 restrictions as reservoir storage remains strained. Public hospitals in the city are among those affected by the outages as they battle low pressure due to constraints in Johannesburg Water’s network.  A doctor from Helen Joseph…

12 Oct 2022 5AM 10 min

‘This is a massacre’ — Sisonke following murders of sex workers 

Supporters of the national sex workers’ movement Sisonke demonstrated outside the Johannesburg magistrate’s courts on Tuesday to call for the urgent decriminalisation of the industry ahead of the first appearance of a 21-year-old suspect accused of killing six women believed to be sex workers.   Sisonke spokesperson Katlego Rasebitse said the…

11 Oct 2022 6AM 3 min

THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE: SA's 2022 loadshedding breakdown

After the country’s record 33 day run of load shedding, Eskom restored normal supply for just one day before implementing rolling blackouts, hitting 126 days for this year alone. Using information supplied by the popular load shedding notification app Eskom Se Push, independent data specialists The Outlier has developed a…

10 Oct 2022 10AM 2 min

The rise of the SA automotive Influencer

In this episode of the motoring podcast, Business Day and TimesLive motoring journalist Phuti Mpyane sits down and chats with Kumbi Mtshikazi, Papi Mabele and Mpho Shami - the country’s top automotive influencers. We ask what is automotive influencing? How it all began? Where is it going?

10 Oct 2022 9AM 35 min

Zuma's fight against Karyn Maughan and Billy Downer to continue in December

When former president Jacob Zuma appears in court in his arms deal-related fraud and corruption trial, he sits in the dock at the Pietermaritzburg high court. On Monday lead prosecutor in the case Billy Downer and seasoned News24 journalist Karyn Maughan found themselves sitting in that very same dock on…

10 Oct 2022 8AM 5 min

Expropriation without compensation will punish landowners and cripple economy

The SA Institute for Race Relations (IRR) is taking action against the Expropriation Bill, saying it’s aimed at punishing people who have not committed any crime. Gabriel David Crouse, analyst and head of campaigns at the IRR, says land should be privatised, as the government has proved itself incapable of…

7 Oct 2022 9AM 4 min

‘Know risks’ and move ‘sensibly’ when visiting SA – German embassy  

There has been much debate around safety in SA’s tourism industry after the killing of a German tourist during a botched attempted hijacking near White River in Mpumalanga on Monday afternoon. Stakeholders have weighed in on the matter, including the German Embassy. Spokesperson for the embassy Dr Christopher Schmidt said…

7 Oct 2022 8AM 5 min

Serving with 'humility, integrity and dignity' — Lesufi on premier appointment 

ANC provincial chairperson Panyaza Lesufi won with 38 votes to 22 for the DA's Solly Msimanga securing the position of Gauteng premier. Lesufi was appointed during a special house sitting in the province's legislature on Thursday. During his acceptance speech, Lesufi spoke about how he would lead and how he…

6 Oct 2022 10AM 5 min

‘You came unprepared’ — Malema slams electoral court candidate

A question raised by a commissioner triggered EFF leader Julius Malema to slam a judge for “not knowing basic concepts”, causing a tense moment. Judge Mpho Catherine Mamosebo is the only candidate contesting to be a judge member at the electoral court as the Judicial Service Commission looks to fill…

5 Oct 2022 11AM 3 min

ANC unwilling to give up R77.7bn City of Johannesburg budget — Phalatse 

During a briefing to outline her plan to save the City of Johannesburg, former mayor Mpho Phalatse said her administration had previously warned that the ANC would not willingly give up on its “biggest cash cow” — the city's R77.7bn budget. Phalatse, who was ousted last week, said the decision…

5 Oct 2022 11AM 4 min

South Korea & U.S. fire missiles into the sea to protest 'reckless' North Korea

South Korea and the U.S. military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan, one of the allies' sharpest responses since 2017 to a North Korean weapon test. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther…

5 Oct 2022 8AM 1 min