The Weekend View

Hope to locate and rescue the five trapped miners at Ekapa Minerals Mine in Kimberly while still alive are diminishing by the day. This follows a mudslide incident in the early hours Tuesday morning nearly 900 metres underground. Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says there is a possibility that the mine workers are dead. Minister Mantashe explains as rescue efforts are sti...

The annual Armed Forces Day aimed at commemorating the sinking of the SS Mendi on 21 February 1917 is expected to take place today in Thohoyandou Limpopo. The SS Mendi is deemed one of South Africa's worst tragedies of the First World War, with the death of 646 troops, all belonging to the SA Native Labour Corps. The last Armed Forces Day was held in 2023 in Richards Bay while the 2024 edition was...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says the murder rate decreased by eight point seven  percent between October and December last year compared to the previous year.  He was speaking during the release of third quarter crime statistics in Pretoria. Cachalia says despite this, crime levels in the country remain unacceptably high, with extortions proving to be a stubborn stain in the co...

FEDUSA trade unions represented in the Public Service Coordinating Burgaining Council, together with the South African Police Union (SAPU) are expected to lead a protest march TODAY to the offices of the Government's Employees Medical Scheme's head office in Pretoria. This follows the implementation of a nine-point-five percent increase in medical aid membership contributions. Unions participating...

Political Analyst Professor, Ntsikelelo Breakfast says he hopes the interventions announced by President Ramaphosa in his SONA speech to fix the water crisis and the state of local government will bear fruit. In dealing with the current water crisis faced by a number of municipalities across the country, Ramaphosa announced action plans. The establishment of a national water crisis committee and t...

Burundian President, Evariste Ndayishimiye has officially taken over as the new African Union chairperson. He succeeded Angolan President, João Lourenço. African leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa for the 39th ordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the AU. President Cyril Ramaphosa is representing South Africa. Bongiwe Zwane spoke...

Youth skills NPO, Afrika Tikkun has sounded a new and chilling warning as it projects that nearly five million young South Africans will vanish. The organisation says, the youngsters will not be leaving the country, and they will not be going into hiding, but they will effectively "disappear" from our economy. These are the matriculants of 2025 and the graduates of years past who, after months of...

Residents of Melville and surrounding areas have called on the City of Johannesburg to have a concrete plan for water provision. Frustrated community members continued picketing on a number of roads this week. This as some have not had water for over three. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Chairperson of Frederic Place Home for the Aged in Coronationville, Michael Thompson; President of the Lotus Atteridgev...

As Africa navigates rapid development, climate change, and global uncertainty, the African World Heritage Fund says it will continue its 20-year legacy of ensuring that the continent's irreplaceable heritage is protected for future generations. Founded in the year 2006 by UNESCO and the African Union, the Fund aims to address two historic challenges: the underrepresentation of African sites on the...

The Credit Association of South Africa (CASA) has made a clarion call to consumers, warning them not to use debt review as a savings tool. This comes on the back of recent data from the DebtBusters, which reveals that consumers are now using a record 71% of their take-home pay just to service debt. As consumers navigate through February 2026, CASA has warned that debt review is a formal legal proc...

The T20 Cricket World hosted by both India and Sri Lanka is in full swing. The tournament saw the shock defeat of Australia by Zimbabwe yesterday while the South African side, the Proteas Men pulled one of the most memorable win's over Afghanistan midweek. In the CAF competitions, Mamelodi Sundowns will face-off against former head coach Rhulani Mokwena's MC Alger at Loftus Versfeld at 3pm in a cr...

Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable if diagnosed early and treated timely. This is according to Merck & Dohme (MSD) South Africa, a global biopharmaceutical Company committed to providing a range of medications and vaccines that address various health issues. Yet in South Africa, it remains a leading cancer killer among women especially. Today, with powerful tools, elimination is with...

Police have confirmed that one of the men implicated at the Madlanga Commission has taken his own life. 41-year-old Wiandre Pretorious allegedly shot himself at a filling station in Brakpan East of Johannesburg in front of his partner, a police sergeant. Marius van der Merwe who testified under the name of Witness D, implicated Pretorius in the murder of a man in April 2022. On Thursday, he surviv...

Kaizer Chiefs, who were knocked out of the local Nedbank Cup this week despite being crowned champions last season, will look to put a smile on their fans faces in Polokwane, Limpopo TODAY when they face Al Masry in a crucial group stage game of the CAF Confederations Cup. The match will be broadcast live on SABC 1 at 3pm. Stellenboch FC, who shocked many local fans with their 2-nil victory over C...

Judges' Secretary, Andiswa Mengo's lawyers are gearing up to make submissions to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on the Judicial Conduct Tribunal Report outcome against Judge President Selby Mbenenge, which they charge "romanticises sexual harassment in the workplace". This, after the Tribunal Report recommended a lesser sanction of misconduct against the Eastern Cape's top judge, which effe...

Several communities across Gauteng say they are still battling with crippling water cuts and shortages, despite numerous government interventions over the past few years. Severely affected areas include Midrand, Melville, Selby, Sedibeng and Hammanskraal, amongst others. Water experts say ongoing water issues in the province can be directly attributed to a combination of ageing infrastructure and...

SAPS Section Head for Quality Management Brigadier Rachel Matjeng concluded her testimony at the Madlanga Commission on Friday. Matjeng was extensively questioned about her relationship with Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala. She testified that while she was in a romantic relationship with Matlala she did not assist him in attaining an SAPS tender. This despite overwhelming evidence suggesting her active inv...

South Africa will pull all it's troops out from the DRC and end it's contribution to MONUSCO. In a statement released LAST NIGHT the Presidency said President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed United Nations Secretary‑Genera Antonio Guterres of government's decision to withdraw its contribution of 700 soldiers to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo...

Four years after a devastating fire ripped through South Africa's Parliament, destroying the National Assembly as well as the Old Assembly chambers and displacing lawmakers, a new chapter is beginning. On Friday, Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson handed over a newly constructed Dome to National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza. It's a temporary but fully functional structure that will host parli...

Food insecurity in South Africa is worsening, even among households that are already receiving food aid. This is according to the latest report by FoodForward South Africa  in colloboration with the University of Cape Town's Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit. The report further revealed that seventy percent of surveyed households in the report face moderate to severe food i...

As South Africans continue to grapple with a high cost of living, the Department of Employment and Labour recently announced a 5% increase to the National Minimum Wage, raising it to R30.23 per hour effective 1 March 2026. While the government frames this as a necessary shield for vulnerable workers, critics argue that these figures still fall dangerously short of what is actually required to lead...

Thursday marked exactly ten years since the tragic incident where three Lily Gold Mine workers were swallowed alive during a mine collapse back in 2016. The bodies of Pretty Nkabule, Yvonne Mnisi and Solomon Nyirenda have never been retrieved since after a container they were working on fell into a sinkhole. The families of the three miners have since lodged a complaint with the South African Huma...

With dry and hot conditions expected to persist in the Western Cape in the coming months, provincial authorities are hopeful that during his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa will make an announcement on their call for a Disaster Declaration. This after the  wild fires that occurred in the province since October wrecked havoc, destroying thousands of hectares of vegetatio...

The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games officially started in northern Italy YESTERDAY. Some 2,900 athletes from more than 90 countries will compete on snow and ice over the next 15 days. South Africa is represented by its largest ever team at the Winter Olympics – with five athletes taking part.  Thomas Weir and Lara Markhaler will participate in Alpine skiing, Malica Malherbe in F...

The newly-appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Lekgoa Mothibi has committed to allocating state prosecutors to the police task team that has been established by National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola in order to fast track investigations and prosecutions emanating from proceedings of the Madlanga Commission. This follows a directive by President Cyril Ramaphos...