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We warned government on Covid-19 time bomb - NEHAWU
4th December 2020 The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union suggested on Friday that the South African government had failed to heed its warnings... →
Ramaphosa to update South Africans on Covid-19 measures
3rd December 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday evening update South Africans on the country’s measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic following a... →
Ex-ANC MP Vincent Smith's corruption case postponed, another warrant of arrest issued for Agrizzi
3rd December 2020 Another warrant of arrest, not to be enforced until his next scheduled court appearance, has been issued against former Bosasa COO turned... →
ATM asks for motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa to be delayed
3rd December 2020 The African Transformation Movement on Thursday asked for the debate on its motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa to stand over... →
Zondo compelling Zuma to testify both in January and February
3rd December 2020 The Zondo commission of inquiry has served summons on former president Jacob Zuma to testify before it not only in January next year, but also for... →
Sassa extends two temporary grants to December 31
2nd December 2020 The South African Social Security Agency announced on Wednesday that its temporary disability and care dependency grants have been extended until... →
NCCC meeting may see new Covid-19 restrictions put in place
2nd December 2020 The National Coronavirus Command Council met on Wednesday morning to mull over the prospect of new restrictions to contain a spike in new Covid-19... →
Latest Covid-19 numbers: 2 295 new cases bring SA's total to 792 299, with 21 644 deaths
2nd December 2020 South Africa recorded 109 more Covid-19-related deaths by Tuesday, bringing the recorded death toll to 21 644. The cumulative total of Covid-19... →
SA parliament passes land tenure rights bill
2nd December 2020 South Africa’s Parliament has passed the Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Amendment Bill which aims to change the 1991 law of the same name so as to... →
SA Supreme Court dismisses Airlink’s claim against national carrier SAA
1st December 2020 Privately owned airline Airlink said on Tuesday it was disappointed, but respected the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision to dismiss its claim... →
Mpofu tries to turn the tables on Gordhan at Zondo commission
1st December 2020 After hours of hostile questioning, the cross examination of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan by counsel for fired South African Revenue... →
Zondo to lay criminal charges against Myeni
27th November 2020 The Zondo commission of inquiry into State capture will press criminal charges against former South African Airways chairperson Dudu Myeni for... →
Zondo commission serves new summons on Zuma
27th November 2020 The Zondo commission has served a new summons on former South African president Jacob Zuma after he flouted the first and now expects him to appear... →
Plans to amend SA’s land tenure law another attack on private property rights, Cape chamber says
27th November 2020 The proposed amendment to South Africa’s Upgrading of Land Tenure Rights Act is a clear attempt to “bamboozle” the homeless out of their ability to... →
SA govt funding for SAA business rescue will not hurt other services, Mabuza says
27th November 2020 South Africa’s government will do all it can to minimise any adverse impact that the re-prioritisation of budget allocations to free up... →
South Africans earning R30 000 and less were the hardest hit by Covid-19 pandemic
26th November 2020 People earning R30 000 and less were the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take Home Pay Index and,... →
About 225 000 HIV/AIDS patients in SA’s Gauteng province discontinue ARV treatment – DA
26th November 2020 About 225 000 HIV/AIDS patients in Gauteng have discontinued their ARV treatment, while data suggests that the South African province is not doing... →
Health woes keeps Agrizzi out of court again
26th November 2020 Former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi is still in intensive care, his lawyer said after he failed to appear in court in Pretoria on... →
Modise prepared to battle Mkhwebane in Concourt
25th November 2020 Speaker Thandi Modise said on Wednesday she was not opposing the public protector’s application to the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal a... →
KZN budget paints horrific picture for economy, points to bleak festive season
24th November 2020 Almost half of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province faces a bleak festive season, as suggested by the adjusted budget for the 2020/2021 year... →
Malema has crossed the line – Bheki Cele
24th November 2020 South Africa’s Minister of Police General Bheki Cele said Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema “crossed the line” after he threatened... →
Mkhize 'concerned' as 2 080 new Covid-19 cases bring SA's total infections to 769 759
24th November 2020 South Africa recorded 65 more Covid-19-related deaths by Monday, bringing the death toll to 20 968. Of the 65 deaths, 26 were reported in the... →
Former Eastern Cape municipal officials arrested over fraud, corruption involving R56.4m
20th November 2020 Nine people including former municipal officials and an advisor to the Eastern Cape premier were due to appear in the Port Elizabeth magistrate’s... →
Ramaphosa welcomes 17 new ambassadors and high commissioners
19th November 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa was on Thursday scheduled to receive letters of credence from ambassadors and high commissioners-designate who have been... →
Zuma to lodge review as Zondo dismisses his recusal application
19th November 2020 Judge Raymond Zondo on Thursday dismissed the application brought by former president Jacob Zuma for his recusal from hearing his eventual... →
Covid-19 count rises in Nigeria along with mystery illness
19th November 2020 While Nigeria continues to fight an unknown disease, suspected to be yellow fever, the number of daily coronavirus cases continues to rise.... →
Bushiri must come clean on how he skipped South Africa, says DA
18th November 2020 South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, on Wednesday called on Interpol and the South African and Malawian authorities to... →
Bushiri says he will not get a fair trial in SA
18th November 2020 Fugitive preacher Shepherd Bushiri on Wednesday signalled that he would not return to South Africa because he did not believe he would receive a... →
SA govt urges broadcaster to reconsider job cuts
18th November 2020 South Africa’s government on Wednesday urged South Africa Broadcasting Corporation to consider every viable option to save jobs, hours after the... →
Zondo to rule on Zuma’s recusal application on Wednesday
17th November 2020 Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Tuesday said he would on Wednesday deliver judgment on the application for him to recuse himself from the... →
Zuma will 'exercise right to say nothing' if Zondo doesn't recuse himself from state capture inquiry
16th November 2020 If Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo doesn't create an environment in which corruption-accused former president Jacob Zuma feels comfortable - by... →
Diplomatic row: Malawi wants explanation for treatment of President Chakwera in Pretoria
16th November 2020 The government of Malawi on Monday expressed displeasure with the treatment of President Lazarus Chakwera and his delegation, who were delayed for... →
Governance in Africa declines for the first time in a decade
16th November 2020 Progress in good governance in Africa has slowed since 2015 and declined for the first time last year, weighed down by a deterioration in... →
Justice Zondo denies bias
16th November 2020 A clearly pained Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo on Monday heard argument he had allowed an impression that the eponymous commission of inquiry... →
Crime stats: decrease in murders, rape
13th November 2020 National Police Minister, General Bheki Cele on Friday, released the second quarter crime statistics from July 1 until September 2020. During this... →
Magashule granted bail of R200 000
13th November 2020 Ruling African National Congress secretary-general Ace Magashule was granted bail of R200 000 on Friday as he appeared in the Bloemfontein... →
SA has no place for religious intolerance – Ramaphosa
13th November 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that South Africa has no place for religious intolerance. “There is no place for religious intolerance of any... →
Magashule hands himself over to the Hawks
13th November 2020 Ruling African National Congress (ANC) secretary-general Ace Magashule has handed himself over to South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime... →
Magashule supporters start arriving at court
13th November 2020 Scores of Ace Magashule supporters have started arriving at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court ahead of his first appearance in connection with... →
Ramaphosa ducks question on whether Magashule will resign
12th November 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday sidestepped an opposition question in the National Assembly as to whether African National Congress... →
Western Cape MEC welcomes reopening of international travel
12th November 2020 Western Cape member of the executive council (MEC) of finance and economic opportunities, David Maynier welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s... →
