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The ANC has vowed to reflect on the political implications of the DA's decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue following the dismissal of former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Andrew Whitfield. The DA has also called on civil society organisations to reconsider their support for the dialogue. Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa fired Whitfield for undertaking a US trip without auth...

Four former Transnet executives are appearing in the Palm Ridge Magistrates court, in Ekurhuleni after handing themselves over to police this morning. Their appearance is linked to an alleged fraudulent 93-million-rand locomotive tender. In 2012, Transnet went on a tender for the acquisition of the more than one-thousand locomotives deal. The executives are charged in connection with an irregular...

Coal Face with Martin Creamer 

Several suburbs in Gauteng will experience water outage or reduced water supply next week. Gauteng water board Rand Water will be starting the second phase of its critical maintenance project in the province, which will cause disruptions to supply over the next few weeks. The planned maintenance is scheduled to start on Monday and the last work will be completed on 18 July. For more on water disru...

Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Ian Cameron says the arrests of Crime Intelligence head, Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and other high-ranking SAPS officials points to a deeper crisis inside the organisation's senior leadership. Yesterday, members of the National Prosecuting Authority's Investigating Directorate against Corruption (IDAC) arrested Khumalo and other senior off...

Mayibuye Consultation Process National Conveyor, Floyd Shivambu says the collective will hold a real national dialogue without a predetermined outcome. Speaking at the unveiling of the panel for the movement, Shivambu has also called on members of the panel to conduct their work with humility and priotise the people of South Africa. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst, Professor Ntsikelelo...

Six suspects arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 19 year old Kamogelo Baukudi are expected to appear in the Bloemfontein Magistrates court on Monday. Baukudi who was kidnapped on the 5th of June has been found alive in Wepener. The Grade 11 learner from Martie du Plessis special school was kidnapped while driven home from school in Bloemfontein. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to  Free State...

Eastern Cape COGTA MEC, Zolile Williams has described the recent floods that hit the Eastern Cape as the most Agonizing chapter in the provinces history.  He says 101 people lost their lives and the OR Tambo and Amathole districts are the hardest hit. For more on this we spoke to  our SABC News Reporter, Fundiswa Mhlekude  

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has flagged South Africa as a key regional hub for illicit drug trafficking, underlining the need for urgent and coordinated action. And in order to address this the Department of Social Development and the Central Drug Authority are launching a week-long outreach campaign in Mpumalanga to tackle rising drug abuse. The area has recently come under the s...

North Atlantic Treaty Organization  (NATO) leaders have  gathered in The Hague  for a summit  that is said to be tailor-made for U.S. President Donald Trump. This as European allies  hope that  a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance. The summit is expected to endorse a higher defence spending goal of 5%...

The City of Cape Town's Disaster Risk Management Centre has called for caution following a severe cold front warning by the SA weather service. The centre's Spokesperson, Sonica Lategan says specific warnings linked to the frontal system include damaging waves, winds and disruptive rainfall. This as the Eastern Cape Government has also warned residents to be extra cautious as the province braces i...

The High Court in Pretoria has halted the burial of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu. The Zambian government had filed a lawsuit against Lungu's family, seeking to stop his burial in South Africa today. It argued that no burial should take place until disputes surrounding the former leader's final resting place are resolved. Acting Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba read the order.    Th...

Just hours before the expected burial of former Zambian President, Edgar Lungu. The Attorney General of Zambia Mulilo D. Kabesha SC has headed to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking an order to halt the burial of the late former President. Lungu died in Johannesburg, South Africa. His family, however, stopped his repatriation to Zambia after learning that his body would be received by the c...

The Johannesburg Council will today consider three motions of no confidence. Two motions have been brought  by the Democratic Alliance  (DA ) against Johannesburg  Mayor Dada Morero and Council Chief Whip Sithembiso Zungu, while Aljamah is said to be sponsoring the motion against Speaker Nobuhle Mthembu. Meanwhile ActionSA's national chairperson Michael Beaumont says they will not d...

MEC of Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile together with representatives from the professional services firm Ernst and Young are today releasing  the findings of the first ever Gauteng Municipal Economic Review and Outlook (MERO). The study is said to be an intelligence publication that is aimed at informing integrated planning, spatial frameworks, economic development strategies...

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has appealed for a ceasefire in Iran to allow for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran's nuclear sites. Grossi says establishing the facts on the ground is a prerequisite for any agreement, and this can only be done through IAEA inspections. Meanwhile, Iran says U.S. attack widens its scope for military response. It h...

The case against a Gauteng woman believed to be part of a syndicate targeting young female professionals is expected to resume in the Springs Magistrate's Court today. Police say the syndicate kidnaps the women and robs them off their belongings, before setting them free. Recently SABC NEWS reported on two cases in which young women were taken out on dates by an alleged scammer, who allegedly used...

Former Vhavenda king, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has told the High Court in Polokwane, Limpopo, that Princess Masindi Mphephu is not eligible to ascend the throne as she is born of a prince and not a king. Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has said that Princess Masindi Mphephu was born before her father, Tshimangadzo Dimbanyika Mphephu, was coronated. Dimbanyika Mphephu died in a car crash in 19...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has likened South Africa's Constitutional Court to the birth certificate of the country. Speaking during his keynote address at an event held to mark 30 years of the existence of the Apex court, Ramaphosa outlined the significant role played by the court in the past three decades. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Reporter, Canny Maphanga and Mbekezeli Benjamin, Researcher an...

The first consignment of vaccines to combat Foot-and-Mouth disease has arrived in the country. An outbreak of the disease, across large parts of South Africa has caused red meat price hikes and bans on exports. The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen confirmed the purchased of 900-thousand doses from the Botswana Vaccine Institute. Thandiswa Mawu reports

There's been another fatal shooting at Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape. A  senior official at the University, the Deputy Vice Chancellor  for Institutional Support and Development Sinethemba Mpambani has been shot dead outside the institution's Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in Mthatha. Police discovered the victim deceased inside a stationary vehicle, and the motive of the kil...

Pressure is mounting on Parliament to investigate Higher Education Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane after the Portfolio Committee on Higher Education alleges that she misled it about the panel that selected Chairpersons of SETA boards. Nkabane indicated to parliament that the panel was chaired by Adv Terry Motau who is reported to have indicated that he did not. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter,...

British and Irish Lions take on Argentina at 9pm tonight in Dublin. It's a warm-up ahead of the tour to Australia. The tourists will play 5 provincial sides before the first Test against Australia on 19 July. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Sports News Anchor, Jon Gericke

Former MK Party Secretary General Floyd Shivhambu has clarified reasons for his removal from the position. He says it was informed by a fake intelligence report which said he was intending to overthrow former President Jacob Zuma as party leader. Shivambu addressed the media in Midrand north of Johannesburg.

While the SA government have not yet revealed if the Proteas team and management will receive bonuses for winning the World Test Championship, they are still in store for a massive payday. The ICC will pay out around R64 million to the Proteas, depending on the exchange rate, as the winners will pocket $18 million for their efforts. The breakdown of what players will receive has not been detailed,...