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Economists have welcomed the latest drop in consumer price inflation which is a a four year low from three-point-eight percent in September to two-point-eight in October 2024. The CPI now stands at its lowest since June 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic when the rate was two-point-two percent. Falling fuel prices remain the primary factor behind the slowdown. Here is Patrick Kelly, Chief Director...

Some residents in Low's Creek have built their structures on top of the Sasol gas pipeline from Mozambique putting their lives at risks. The local authorities have engaged with the households instructing them to vacate the place since it is dangerous to have structures built on top of the pipeline. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Executive Mayor of Ehlazeni District Municipality, Terrance Shabangu

South Africa will take over the presidency of the G20 group. This will be the first time an African country is leading this group of powerful nations. Today in Rio de Janerio, Brazil, the Brazilian President Lula da Silva will officially handover to President Cyril Ramaphosa. The president has promised to continue to push for the interests of the developing South countries. Meanwhile, the presiden...

Police say the illegal miners in Stilfontein, in the North West, are not trapped underground by are rather trying to avoid arrest from the police. The police insist that they will not tolerate criminality while the miners continue to beg for food and water to be let into he mine. The standoff between the two was triggered to police's operation Vala Mgodi which blocked the supply of foods and water...

A task team established last year to deal with illegal mining, Operation Vala uMgodi, has identified 12 non-operational mines in the Greater Giyani and Malamulele areas as hotspots for illegal mining activities. The mines ceased their gold mining operations over 30 years ago during the Gazankulu homeland administration. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Limpopo police spokesperson Brigadier, Hlulani Mashab...

Soweto residents and Operation Dudula members are blocking foreign spaza shop owners  from registering their spaza shops in Jabulani municipal offices in Soweto. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that all spaza shops must register with their municipalities within 21 days. The group is picketing outside the municipal offices. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Operation Dudula President,...

Brazil is hosting the G20 summit from today and tomorrow. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the country's statement at the G20 leaders summit in Rio De Janeiro. Ramaphosa will focus on fighting hunger and poverty and the reform of the institutions of global governance. Brazil which is chairing the global platform. SABC News International Editor, Sophie Mokoena spoke to joins Sakina...

The South African Communist Party (SACP) will use its December conference to review its decades-long relationship with the ANC over concerns that the partnership has undermined its political independence and diluted its influence. The party will gather for its fifth special national congress in Ekurhuleni in December in part to discuss how the ANC has blurred its identity and limited its ability t...

 Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu has arrived in Stilfontein in the North West where an estimated 4000 illegal miners remain trapped underground. This as police have been conducting operation Vala Umgodi in the area by blocking supply routes of water and food to the miners. Local community members have since been volunteering to rescue the trapped miners while the police remain on standby to arrest t...

Limpopo Premier, Phophi Ramathuba is expected to appear before the Health Professions Council of South Africa. This is over her utterances captured on video to a patient from Zimbabwe in 2022 in which she is alleged to have said that Zimbabwe does not assist with money to care for its nationals being treated in Limpopo hospitals. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Horisani Sithole 

Open Secrets is calling on  the National Prosecuting  Authority (NPA)  to urgently probe alleged  'looted Congolese funds' funneled into SA properties. In 2023, Open Secrets and Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa lodged a complaint with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) seeking a seizure and forfeiture order against properties believed to have been purchased with corrupt cash by r...

City of Cape Town authorities and police officials have arrested five people for allegedly running an unlicensed food manufacturing operation in the Mfuleni area. After receiving a tip-off, authorities inspected the premises and they discovered sausages being processed and packaged in unsanitary conditions posing a significant health risk to consumers. Sakina Kamwedo spoke to City of Cape Town's M...

Police in the Eastern Cape are searching for four children between the ages of four and seven who went missing at Madamini village outside KwaBhaca in the Eastern Cape. The Siganga family says the children were last seen playing outside their homestead on Sunday afternoon. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Nkululeko Nyembezi

Concerned community members around the Stilfontein area in the North West where around 400 illegal miners remain trapped undergroung say if food and water is not allowed into the mines, they will rescue dead bodies. This as community volunteers continue to risk their own lives and rescue trapped miners. At least five miners have been rescued and brought to the surface as they were too weak to get...

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has resumed with operations at the Lebombo port of entry. This comes after BMA temporarily halted operations at the Lebombo port of entry due to ongoing protests. Protests in Mozambicans started after the opposition rejected the results of the recent elections. According to the opposition, last month's elections were rigged in favour of the governing FRELIMO....

Two police officers have been shot and wounded at the Alexandra police station north of Johannesburg. It is believed that a suspect was shot and killed allegedly by the police, who were retaliating after the suspect fired shots at them. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Calvin Dludla 

Mozambican customs officials confirmed that demonstrations have started in that country. The presidential candidate Venancio Mondlane of the opposition PODEMOS party, announced three more days of protests starting today. He encouraged supporters to target trade routes with neighboring South African and Zimbabwe. 

Community members around Stilfontein in the North West have called on government to urgently assist in the rescue of suspected illegal miners who are trapped underground. This as they prepare to use a rope to pull out Zama zamas who have not had food nor water ever since the police, together with the SANDF, cut off supply routes to the miners. Its estimated around four thousand miners remain under...

Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban are calling for the closure of spaza shops owned by foreign nationals.  This after teachers at a KwaMashu school, who have started to inspect snacks children bought at spaza shops, found capsules inside a sealed packet of chips.  There have been several cases of food poisoning in KwaZulu-Natal, since last month.  In another case an oThongathi family fell ill,...

SAFA president, Danny Jordaan and two others, were expected to appear at the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in the Palm Ridge Magistrate, on Wednesday. This follows alleged reports of his arrest for fraud and theft of one-point-three million rands. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC Sports reporter, Percy Nkatlo.

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi has defended his decision to withdraw the SABC Bill. The decision has triggered mixed reaction. Parliament's Communications Committee Chairperson has described the Minister's decision as ill-advised. As Mercedes Besent reports, the Bill seeks to repeal the current Broadcasting Act, and to continuously regulate the existence of the corp...

According to Statistics South Africa  (STATS SA) there has been an increase of 294 000 in jobs for South Africans in Quater 3 of this year to 16.9 million of employed people. Stats SA reports that South Africa's unemployment rate has decreased by 1.4 percent  to 32.1 percent in quarter three of this year (2024). Statistics South Africa has  just released the third quarter employment statistics a f...

The South African government has affirmed its call for an end to the genocidal war that is currently ongoing in Gaza in the Middle East. This position was emphaphised by International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola who has been addressing the media on key issues pertaining to the implementation of the country's foreign policy. Lamola also touched on the country's position on the...

The trial of alleged underworld bosses, Jerome Booysen, André Naude and 13 others has been postponed to next Monday in the High Court in Cape Town. This after Naude, who is accused number three, is recoverimg from illness. He was due to attend trial yesterday but his lawyer told the court that her client was hospitalised. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Andile Mbanjwa 

Transport MEC in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma is engaging the All Truck Drivers Forum together with the Allied South Africa on their planned shutdown of the country's major highways today. The Forum had threatened to take to the streets over their concerns about foreign national being hired as truck drivers above local truck drivers. The Road Traffic Inspectorate in KZN says all roads are clear on...