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Twenty-five years after the adoption of a landmark declaration against racism in Durban, UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for concrete measures to deliver reparatory justice for the enduring consequences of slavery and colonialism. Addressing a commemorative meeting in New York, he said governments must also dismantle systemic discrimination and ensure the fight against raci...

Western Cape Police Commissioner, Sizakele Dyantyi, says the business owner of a shisanyama in Lwandle, in the Strand, where twenty-one people were shot inside the premises on Sunday morning (27 September) will be charged for contravening the Liquor Act. Ten  people were killed, while eleven were wounded. The venue was reportedly not permitted to sell alcohol or allow it on the premises. In a...

Foreign visitors to mainland Tanzania will need compulsory travel insurance from October 1st, under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Finance. The move follows a similar scheme in the semi-autonomous Islands of Zanzibar, and comes weeks after Kenya adopted its own insurance requirement for foreign visitors. SABC's Isaac Lukando has more.

Police say a person of interest has been identified in connection with the murder of a 23-year-old woman in Tembisa. She was shot at around 5:45 this morning while reportedly on her way to work, with her belongings taken. Police are treating the case as murder and robbery and are tracing the person of interest. Authorities have ruled out a link to the recent women's bodies found in Ekurhuleni. Bon...

Madlanga Commission Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga says a request to postpone Major General Firoz Khan's testimony has been refused. Khan will not appear physically but is expected to testify virtually, with a separate application for in-camera testimony pending. Madlanga says the commission's secretary, Dr Nolitha Vukuza, will lay criminal charges against Khan for failing to appear and ignoring a...

This Monday, SAfm anchor Bongiwe Zwane once again spoke to  Zimele Mbanjwa, FNB Wealth and Investments analyst, for the latest market update.

The Madlanga Commission continues hearing evidence related to Bafana Sindane, as it probes alleged criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga has directed that evidence concerning Sindane's WhatsApp messages be presented. Meanwhile, the Gauteng High Court has struck an urgent application by taxi boss Oupa Jossiah Sindane from t...

A joint national inquiry into South Africa's criminal justice response to GBVF begins today in Johannesburg. It focus on reporting, victim support, investigations and pre-trial processes. Led by the Commission for Gender Equality, SAHRC and CRL Rights Commission, the inquiry will run until 2 October. The Chapter 9 institutions say the inquiry stems from the persistent scourge of violence against w...

Several political parties in Parliament have expressed concern and outrage following the latest spate of mass shootings in parts on the country.  This weekend, 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Carletonville on Gauteng's West Rand, while another 10 people were killed in Lwandle in the Western Cape.  Last week, 12 people, including a pregnant woman, were shot while at a part...

Several political parties in Parliament have expressed concern and outrage following the latest spate of mass shootings in parts on the country.  This weekend, 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Carletonville on Gauteng's West Rand, while another 10 people were killed in Lwandle in the Western Cape.  Last week, 12 people, including a pregnant woman, were shot while at a part...

The South African Police Service says a business rivalry could have been the possible motive behind a mass shooting in Lwandle, in Cape Town. Ten people were shot and killed and eleven others wounded at a shisanyama in the early hours of this morning (Sunday 27 September). It's one of several deadly shootings reported across the Mother City in the past 24 hours. Four people were killed in Khayelit...

The South African Communist Party (SACP) has taken its local government election campaign to Knysna in the Garden Route region of the Western Cape. The SACP is contesting the elections independently for the first time since 1994. It outlined its manifesto and priorities ahead of the November polls to its supporters and conducted door-to-door campaigns in Concordia, encouraging the community to vot...

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says despite the many challenges and concerns raised by different communities, his party's election campaign message is gaining traction. He was speaking to the SABC News after a door-to-door campaign and stakeholders' engagement in Soweto on Sunday. This is the third time the ANC leader is leading his organization's campaign in some parts of Johannesburg including So...

Some organisations in the Free State are strengthening the call against Gender-Based-Violence and Femicide. Organisations have joined forces to bring together more than 200 men, including bikers, to stand against gender-based violence and femicide. The initiative calls on men to take responsibility and stand together against GBVF in their communities, even when perpetrators are their own friends o...

Gauteng police are investigating a murder and robbery after a 23-year-old woman was shot and killed in Thembisa this morning. The woman was reportedly walking to work in Temong, Mapungubwe Street, at around 5:45 when she was attacked and her belongings stolen. Police say her family has yet to be formally notified. Preliminary investigations have found no link between the murder and recent cases in...

Activists have called for a collective response from communities and government, to combat gender-based violence and femicide in the country. Young men and women from Non Governmental Organization -- Love Life -- in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, became part of a nationwide silent demonstration against Gender Based Violence in Kempton Park. Thabiso Radebe reports....

Four years after mudslides during the 2022 floods claimed the lives of three children and an elderly woman in Ntuzuma, north of Durban, residents living beneath an embankment say they are still living in fear. They say water from Bhekisisa High School's drainage system is flowing towards their homes, weakening the soil around an already unstable wall. Gcinokuhle Malinga reports….

Scores of rural women from various villages of Cacadu and Indwe in the Eastern Cape participated in a Rural Women's Dialogue session at Hala 2 in the Western Tembuland area.  The engagement is a collaboration between the National Development Agency, Department of Social Development and Imbumba Yamakhosikazi Akomkhulu.  It was held under the theme "Rooted in Heritage, Advancing Economic I...

As South Africa celebrates Heritage Day, we turn the spotlight to a language deeply woven into the history and identity of Cape Town."Afrikaaps" or "Kaaps", whose roots can be traced to the linguistic legacies of slavery at the Cape, has been shaped by the languages and experiences of millions of people in the Mother City. Its history has formally been documented, with one of the first-ever trilin...

The United Nations General Assembly has opened its annual debate with sharply contrasting visions of a world under growing strain. Secretary-General António Guterres warned that global power is escaping the restraints of international law, while the presidents of Brazil and the United States used the world stage to set out competing approaches to conflict, climate change, artificial intelli...

Supporters of the National Service Delivery Forum (NSDF) in Botshabelo are hopeful that its leadership will deliver on their promises. The provincial NSDF leadership launched its manifesto for the upcoming Local Government Elections, while promising employment and economic opportunities for the residents of the Mangaung Metro municipality. The Forum also promise to enhance economic opportunities b...

The state claims there is constant interference of state witnesses in the case involving the suspended Deputy Police Commissioner on Crime Detection, Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya. Sibiya made a brief appearance in the Randburg Magistrate's Court facing charges of rape, human trafficking and sexually grooming of 16 year old girl. He will appear in court on 29 Sepptember for bail hearing. Thab...

Two sixteen-year olds have been killed and three others critically injured after gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers inside a house at KwaBester, Area 10, near Ntuzuma, north of Durban. Police say about five teenagers were inside the house when unknown attackers entered and opened fire. One of the victims, Ntando Kwazi Njova, had turned 16 just a day before the shooting. Gcinokuhle Malinga...

Different views exist among the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has flouted his constitutional responsibilities. This accordingly, by not acting against former Police Minister Bheki Cele. In 2022, the now retired Lieutenant-General Francinah Vuma accused Cele of political interference, after Vuma launched investigations into senior police officials in relations...

Rassie Erasmus has made wholesale changes to the Springbok team for Saturday's Test against Australia in Perth. There are 13 changes to the starting XV that beat the All Blacks in Baltimore, with only Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker keeping their places. Andre Esterhuizen will captain the Boks for the first time, becoming the 68th player to lead South Africa. And there's a milestone for Jasper Wies...