The Weekend View

Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, last night convened an urgent Inter-Governmental Committee on Disaster to discuss the state of the provinces following the devastating floods that have ravaged parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The minister,  accompanied by Mpumalanga Premier, Mandla Ndlovu and the National Disaster Management Center team, visited...

ActionSA's Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Councilor Xolani Khumalo, will TOMMOROW morning voluntarily hand himself over to the police following allegations of his involvement in an assault case. The party says the incident stems from information leaked from within the SA Police Service indicating an intention to arrest Khumalo in connection with a case involving an alleged drug dealer. ActionSA cla...

The Democratic Alliance is grappling with fighting between senior national leaders, months before its elective congress. This as former Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries Dion George THIS WEEK resigned from the DA and Parliament, following a bitter public fallout with party leader John Steenhuisen. His resignation was preceded by his removal as minister in November at the DA's request...

Africa's biggest football night has arrived. Hosts Morocco will TODAY meet Senegal in the final of the 2025 CAF Africa Cup of Nations at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.  Morocco, also called the Atlas Lions, won their sole AFCON title in 1976, while Senegal, the Teranga Lions, claimed one title in 2021. With a packed stadium, a host nation dreaming of history and a powerhouse see...

Mpumalanga MEC for Human Settlements, Speedy Mashilo, says electricity supply and water provision have been cut off in some of the communities affected by the floods. He says a state of disaster could soon be declared following the destruction caused by the persistent rain in the province. Mashilo visited some of the affected villages in the Nkomazi area yesterday . For more on this, Bongiwe Zwane...

There are reports emerging of violent clashes between police and opposition supporters in Uganda following presidential elections yesterday. Local media say several people have been killed. There has been tension as the party of the presidential candidate Bobi Wine says the security forces have surrounded his house as votes are counted. This comes as Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has taken a...

A recent call for help by a South Africa family whose son died while visiting Zimbabwe, has placed focus on the difficulties involved in repatriating loved ones who die outside their home country. Losing a loved one is a universal pain, but for the millions living in the diaspora, that grief often comes with a double trauma, when families are suddenly thrust into a high-stakes race against time, n...

The family of 20-year-old Lindelani Munyai, the Limpopo woman who was swept away while attempting to cross a flooded river in Thoyandou, hopes that he is still alive. The Chitawa Mafefera village resident is believed to have been crossing the Mutale River with his father when the incident occurred. Rescue teams have been deployed to the area and are continuing the search for him. The area is one o...

Incessant rains have submerged villages across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, sweeping away homes, cutting off roads and leaving communities isolated and desperate. The Kruger National Park had to suspend visits and evacuate some guests and staff by helicopter. The floods have claimed 11 lives in Limpopo while 20 people have died in Mpumalanga since that start of the heavy rains last month. Besides the h...

With local elections just few months away, the ANC has declared 2026 as the year to fix local government and transform the economy. This came out during President Cyril Ramaphosa's delivery of the party's January 8 Statement at Moruleng Stadium, outside Rustenburg YESTERDAY. The ANC's main 114th birthday celebrations were attended by thousands of party faithfuls, leaders from the alliance partners...

The South African National Blood Services is encouraging people to donate blood as its stocks are critically low. The Blood Service often faces a dip in national blood collection during the festive season. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SANBS senior communications manager, Thandi Mosupye 

The South African Depression and Anxiety Group says it has been inundated with calls from matriculants and parents ahead of the release of the 2025 National Senior Certificate examination results next week. SADAG Project Manager for Education, Roshni Parbhoo-Seetha says this period is very stressful for many former matriculants, which makes it important for parents to be supportive and pay attenti...

Political parties in KwaZulu-Natal's Government of Provincial Unity say the withdrawal of the National Freedom Party will not collapse their coalition. The provincial's coalition government was formed after the 2024 general elections, consisting of the IFP, DA, ANC and the NFP.  The NFP announced its withdrawal from coalition government and further instructed its sole representative, Mbali Sh...

The National Freedom Party has reaffirmed its decision to withdraw from the KwaZulu-Natal's Government of Provincial Unity. Speaking at a media briefing in Durban. Party leader Irvan Barnes said the decision was due to administrative challenges and political agreements that were not honoured by coalition partners. The provincial's coalition government was formed after the 2024 general elections. I...

South African Weather Services has issued a red veldfire warning for several areas in the Eastern Cape. These include the Nelson Mandela Bay, Sundays River, Ndlambe, Kouga and Kou-Kamma municipalities. The weather service has indicated that these are high threat of fire conditions caused by dry, windy and very hot weather. Runaway fire conditions are expected to continue until Saturday evening in...

Iran was largely cut off from the outside world YESTERDAY after authorities blacked out the internet to curb growing unrest, as videos posted online showed buildings and vehicles ablaze in antigovernmental protests raging through the streets of several cities. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has ultimate power in Iran, has dismissed the  protesters as vandals trying to please US President Donald...

The ANC turned 114 years old this week, on Thursday January 8th, and TODAY the party will hold it's formal celebrations at the Moruleng stadium outside Rustenburg in the Northwest province.  President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address, known as the January 8th Statement, later today. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to SABC Senior Political Reporter, Ntebo Mokobo and Sanusha Naidu...

A massive global safety alert has hit home this week as the National Consumer Commission and the Department of Health issued an emergency recall for a specific batch of Nestlé NAN Special Pro HA infant formula. The recall is not just a local issue, it is part of a major international recall spanning more than 25 countries due to a serious food safety risk. The concern centers on a toxin cal...

The year 2026 is set to be an eventful one for South Africa with a number of political events in the offing. The country will hold the crunch local government elections, celebrate the 30 years since the adoption of the constitution and commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Soweto Uprisings as well as the much awaited Constitutional court ruling on the Phala Phala case among others. Some politica...

Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has arrived in New York City after US strikes. Maduro and his wife landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York state earlier THIS MORNING before being taken by helicopter to Manhattan's DEA office, and then on to Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center. This follows a dramatic day during which United States President Donald Trump announced that...

As the first week of 2026 unfolds, South Africa's border posts are experiencing a massive surge of travelers returning from the festive break. With the Border Management Authority (BMA) anticipating that it will surpass six million movements for the 2025/2026 festive season, a significant increase from previous years, the pressure on our ports of entry has reached an all-time high. The BMA's curre...

Bafana Bafana will THIS EVENING face Cameroon in the Round of 16 at the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Two of the biggest names in African football have a date at the Al Medina Stadium in Rabat for a place in the quarter-finals in what is their first meeting in any competition since 2016. The knockout encounter kicks off at 8pm and will be broadcast on SABC 2. Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broo...

Ugandan authorities THIS WEEK arrested prominent human rights lawyer and civil society leader, Dr Sarah Bireete, triggering widespread concern among election observers, opposition figures and rights groups who view the move as part of a broader clampdown on dissent ahead of the country's general elections. Dr Bireete was arrested on Tuesday after security forces, including police and military pers...

As we move into 2026, many of motorists are reassessing their budgets, but there is one costly mistake that continues to catch South African motorists off guard. Many drunk drivers believe that if they aren't breathalysed or blood-tested at the scene of an accident, their insurance is safe. But according to the National Financial Ombud Scheme, that is a dangerous and expensive misconception. Insur...

 Peak traffic conditions are expected on the country's major highways throughout this weekend, as holidaymakers continue their return journeys. Heavy traffic is expected to clog highways and thoroughfares leading to Gauteng and the Western Cape, two provinces that saw hundreds of thousands of people leave to enjoy the festive season elsewhere across the country and in neigbouring states. To l...