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DA concedes painful losses in by-elections
12th November 2020 The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Thursday said it was closely analysing the loss of seven wards in the biggest day of by-elections yet in South... →
Organisation claims rich countries have snapped up 82% of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
12th November 2020 More than 80% of pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate has been sold to the richest governments across the world,... →
Tributes pour in for Auditor-General Makwetu
12th November 2020 Political parties and several organisations on Thursday paid tribute to the late Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu, who died in hospital on Wednesday at... →
Alcohol sales and international travel restrictions eased as SA remains on level 1
12th November 2020 South Africa’s national state of disaster will be extended until mid-December, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday evening as he announced... →
Magashule promises ANC leaders he will subject himself to the law
11th November 2020 Embattled African National Congress secretary-general Ace Magashule has told his senior-most colleagues in the party that he will subject himself... →
Senior Hawks officers in Pretoria arrested for fraud and corruption
10th November 2020 Two senior officers of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation stationed in Pretoria and a former officer were arrested on Tuesday morning... →
DA welcomes Hawks’ Hangwani Mulaudzi’s resignation
10th November 2020 The Democratic Alliance has welcomed the resignation of the national spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Brigadier... →
Hawks national spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi resigns
10th November 2020 National spokesperson of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation [Hawks], Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi has resigned, the elite crime... →
ANC women’s league to Kamala Harris: End white supremacy and remove sanctions against Zim
9th November 2020 The women’s league in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress Women’s League has congratulated United States Vice-President-elect Kamala... →
Eastern Cape hospitals fill up again as Covid-19 resurgence takes hold
6th November 2020 The number of cases and hospitalisations as a result of Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape are seeing a resurgence after weeks of ongoing, but slow,... →
South African government to deport foreign nationals
6th November 2020 South Africa’s home affairs department said on Friday it had started the process of deporting 20 foreign nationals who were among hundreds of... →
Ramaphosa urges new council to work quickly on rescuing struggling SA state firms
6th November 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa wants a council he appointed in June to work quickly towards repositioning struggling state-owned... →
KZN’s Zikalala wants to appeal Supreme Court ruling against BEE ‘rule book’
5th November 2020 KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala wants the government to appeal against a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling that rendered procurement regulations... →
Ramaphosa to address South Africans on Covid-19 strategy next week
5th November 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa will next week update South Africans on the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Minister in the Presidency... →
Basic Education says students with Covid-19 will be allowed to write exams
5th November 2020 South Africa’s basic education department has concluded an agreement with that of health to ensure students who test positive for Covid-19 are... →
Cosatu says there is money for extending TERS benefit
4th November 2020 The Congress of South African Trade Unions on Wednesday said it would cost some R8-billion to extend the temporary employer/employee relief scheme... →
Gauteng warns of malaria as holiday season nears
4th November 2020 The Gauteng Department of Health on Wednesday warned residents to be cautious of malaria, particularly when they visit other provinces. Gauteng... →
Gauteng health department reviewing security vetting for senior officials amid PPE scandal
4th November 2020 The health department in South Africa’s Gauteng province is reviewing all security vetting processes for senior officials, amid concerns among... →
Mashaba calls Maimane a good man, canvasses support in Cape Town
4th November 2020 Former Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba on Tuesday described Mmusi Maimane as a good man, and said he would have liked for him to have been part... →
EFF calls on Tanzania to respect human rights amidst disputed election results
3rd November 2020 South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters on Tuesday called on the government of Tanzania and the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party, which scored a... →
Internal police graft investigations target 564 officers – Sitole
3rd November 2020 South African police are internally investigating 286 cases of corruption involving 564 officers, national commissioner General Khehla Sitole told... →
Ramaphosa addresses South Africa infrastructure roundtable
3rd November 2020 President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing an Infrastructure South Africa project preparation round-table and market place in Johannesburg, his office... →
Ramaphosa congratulates Tanzania’s Magufuli on re-election
3rd November 2020 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is also current African Union chairperson, has congratulated John Magufuli on his re-election as... →
SACP disparages attacks on Zondo commission
2nd November 2020 The South African Communist Party leadership in Gauteng on Monday disparaged attacks on the integrity of the Zondo commission of inquiry into State... →
South Africa’s confirmed Covid-19 cases rise to 726 823, deaths to 19 411
2nd November 2020 As of Sunday, the number of confirmed coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in South Africa was 726,823, with 1371 new cases identified. The number of... →
President Biden or Trump? On paper, the former could be better for Africa
30th October 2020 With less than a week to go before the United States presidential election, Africans, like the rest of the world, have become a captive audience as... →
Agrizzi granted bail by the high court
30th October 2020 Severely ill former Bosasa chief operations officer Angelo Agrizzi was granted bail on appeal by the South Gauteng High Court on Friday. The court... →
VBS liquidator starts reconciling large claims from depositors
30th October 2020 The liquidator of VBS Mutual Bank has received all claims from depositors that were lodged against the defunct bank and has begun a reconciliation... →
Western Cape province spends R1.59bn on Covid-19 mitigation
30th October 2020 The Western Cape has to date committed R1.59-billion towards Covid-19 related expenditure this year, a report published by the provincial... →
Former Tshwane mayor Stevens Mokgalapa quits DA
30th October 2020 Former City of Tshwane mayor Stevens Mokgalapa, who resigned from the capital city’s top post earlier this year following a sex scandal, has now... →
EFF fight for UIF and TERS money
29th October 2020 The Economic Freedom Fighters in the Western Cape have joined the Astron Energy contract workers in their fight to access their Temporary... →
Temperatures up, dam levels down – KZN residents urged to save water
29th October 2020 Residents across KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) have been urged to use water sparingly as temperatures rise and the national department of water and... →
Union says govt has ’declared war’ against public servants
29th October 2020 South Africa’s Public Servants Association said on Thursday it was disappointed that Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not address the thorny issue... →
ANC slams EFF for disrupting land expropriation hearing
26th October 2020 South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has slammed the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters for disrupting a hearing on land expropriation... →
Outcry from opposition after SA's Mboweni signals part of IMF loan could pay wages
23rd October 2020 South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance party on Friday condemned Finance Minister Tito Mboweni after he did not rule out the... →
SA parliament concerned about governance and finance challenges at Denel
22nd October 2020 South Africa’s parliament said on Thursday it was concerned about the governance and financial challenges at state arms manufacturer Denel. In a... →
Hawks promise more arrests in Covid-19 contracts scandal on Thursday
21st October 2020 Further arrests for wide-scale Covid-19 procurement corruption will follow on Thursday, the head of the Directorate for Priority Crime... →
African govts failing to comply with decisions of human rights bodies, Amnesty says
21st October 2020 African governments are grossly undermining regional human rights bodies by failing to comply with their decisions and ignoring their urgent... →
Parliamentary committee recommends Tsakani Maluleke as new Auditor-General
21st October 2020 A South African Parliamentary committee on Tuesday recommended deputy Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke as the successor to incumbent Kimi Makwetu... →
Eskom to resume construction of 400 kV line in SA's KwaZulu-Natal province
19th October 2020 Eskom said on Monday work was set to resume on the final leg of an approximately 123 km transmission power line running through the uMgungundlovu... →
Hawks clears the air over spokesperson's duties amid conflict of interest allegations
19th October 2020 The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) - Hawks - says the public should rest assured that its national communicator only focuses... →
