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The former Public Protector and now former EFF Member of Parliament, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane, says she will focus on spending more time with her family, following her resignation from the party. In a resignation letter that was addressed to party leader, Julius Malema, Mkhwebane explains how she felt that her rights were violated as soon as she became Public Protector of the country. She furth...

The Bergville Magistarate's Court, in KwaZulu-Natal, has remanded in custody, a 33-year-old man who is accused of the stabbing deaths of 5 members of his family, including 2 girls, aged 2 and 6. The man made a brief appearance in court this morning, where the case against him was postponed to tomorrow. He allegedly went on the rampage with a deadly knife and attacked the occupants of his home at t...

The SACP says its criticism of the Government of National Unity is not an opposition stance against the ANC but rather an opposition to the Democratic Alliance's inclusion in the pact. This follows ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa call to South Africans not to judge the GNU on the political orientation of the parties that constitute the pact but rather on the work it has done to change their lives. S...

The interception of food supplies headed for illegal mining activities at various shafts around Welkom in the Free State has forced some illegal miners to the surface in a bid to escape starvation underground. The Free State based Operation Vala uMgodi that forms part of the national intervention against illegal mining operations has managed to halt illegal operations in one of the shafts. The tas...

The 46-year-old suspect linked to the shooting and killing of 18 people at Ngobozana village in the Eastern Cape has abandoned his bail hearing and the matter has since been moved to the 26th of November. This as scores of local residents filled the local magistrate in Lusikisiki to capacity in anticipation of the suspect's appearance.  Many of the locals have since taken to the streets in protest...

The Democratic Alliance is accusing the Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi of deliberately hiding forensic reports, showing corruption and maladministration regarding projects in the Gauteng Province. The DA in the province says it has been calling for the ethics committee, to probe allegations of corruption against the Premier. They now say they will be writing to the office of the Public Protector....

ActionSA has lambasted the Government of National Unity ahead of celebrations by the ANC at Luthuli House aimed at celebrating a 100 days since the formation of the GNU. The party is currently holding a media briefing in Parliament where its leader, Herman Mashaba is joined by the party's chairperson, Michael Beaumont and member of parliament, Athol Trollip, amongst the party's senior leadership....

Fifteen undocumented foreign nationals have been arrested during an inter-disciplinary operation with Metro Police, the Department of Home Affairs and other stakeholders in the Durban CBD today. Operation Clean-Up was launched by KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli last month.  Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Khalesakhe Mbhense.

The community of Dalibhunga informal settlement in Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, is still reeling from shock after seven people were shot dead in the early hours yesterday morning. Police say this was sparked by a fight that ensued between a tavern owner and male patron. The tavern owner allegedly followed the male patron, who was a visitor at a nearby house. And, on arrival he fired shots i...

The SACP has snubbed an invitation from its alliance partner to celebrate the 100 days in the GNU with it. The Communist Party revealed this at a briefing at its headquarters in Johannesburg, following a three-day meeting of the Central Executive Committee. The meeting discussed the political, economic and social state of the country and resolved on various issues, including the basic income grant...

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is holding interviews for the position of Judge President of the Western Cape High Court. The position has been vacant since the suspension of the last Judge that held that role, Dr John Hlophe. Since then Deputy Judge President, Patricia Goliath has acted in the role. Zoleka Qodashe reports...

The Public Service Commission has expressed concern at some of the challenges to service delivery in South Africa, including the fact that some of the government departments were locked out of their offices, due to unpaid rent. The commission has been briefing members of the media on its latest Pulse of the Public Service bulletin, which focuses on the service delivery complaints it has handled fo...

ANC Youth League is marching to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange today. The youth league is  will present a memorandum to government and private sector stakeholders with actionable demands to address their pressing concerns, about an economic freedom. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Sibahle Motha 

The Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader John Steenhuisen says the DA is determined to ensure that every choice that is made will drive growth up and unemployment down. Steenhuisen was giving its progress in national government earlier today. He says the DA will not agree to further bail-outs for state-owned enterprises, the implementation of clauses 4 and 5 of BELA and the implementation of the Nation...

A total of eight people have been killed in a horror crash on the N2 highway this morning. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Transport says preliminary reports indicate that the crash which claimed the lives of eight young people on the N2 in Mandeni was as a result of negligent driving. It is alleged that they were travelling in a light motor vehicle when the driver lost control and crashed into an...

The memorial service of the five children who died following a suspected food poisoning over the weekend in Naledi, Soweto is underway in Naledi Community Hall today. The children who are between the ages of six to ten years died within minutes of each after consuming snacks allegedly bought from a foreign owned spaza shop. One child is still in ICU in the hospital. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC r...

The case of a 43-year-old police officer arrested for allegedly killing six people in insurance fraud has been postponed to the 18th of this month in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court for bail application. Rachel Kutumela arrived in court looking calm. Kutumela allegedly collected more than ten-million-rand during the killing spree that started in 2019. She was arrested yesterday while on duty at t...

A 43-year-old Limpopo police officer, accused of involvement in at least six insurance-related murders will appear before the Polokwane magistrate's court tomorrow. The officer of law has been charged with seventeen counts of fraud. The officer, stationed at the Senwabarwana police station, in Blouberg in Limpopo was arrested earlier today.  She allegedly collected more than ten million rand in th...

Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema has addressed members of the media from the party's headquarters, Winnie Madikizela Mandela House in Marshalltown, after the party, in coalition with the ANC and ActionSA gained control of the Tshwane metro following the ousting of DA former mayor, Cilliers Brink. Brink was ousted through a motion of no confidence and has since been replaced by Actio...

Limpopo Social Development Department is working to relocate mentally ill patients from Vutlari Old Age Home and Hospice in Sekgosese, outside Elim, to a safer facility.  There are reports that the facility is not up to standard, not compliant nor capable to look after the patients. Some patients have reportedly died, while there are also reports of  abuse and neglect of patients at the facility....

The Pretoria Magistrate's Court has postponed to 25 April 2025, the perjury case against former Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Mkhwebane made a brief appearance in court this morning, where she is accused of lying under oath about meetings she had with former President Jacob Zuma. This is in relation to one of her findings on the ABSA-Reserve Bank matter, which she lost with costs...

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the application by former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane to have her former office pay her an estimated gratuity amounting to almost 10 Million rands.  Mkhwebane has been battling to get the money in the courts after her successor Kholeka Gcaleka took a decision that, because she was removed from office for misconduct and incompeten...

ActionSA leader, Herman Mashaba says all parties which have agreed to vote for Dr Nasiphi Moya as the executive mayor of Tshwane have committed to revive service delivery. Tshwane is gearing up  to elect a new mayor today. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Political Analyst, Professor Theo Venter

Nearly 17 million Mozambicans are expected to cast their votes today as the country takes to the polls in what is expected to extend the rule of the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo) political party. Frelimo has governed the Southern African nation since its independence in 1975, with presidential candidates such as lawyer, Daniel Chapo, who is reportedly viewed as a safe choice for business a...

It still remains unclear what the outcome was of a meeting between the ANC national leadership and its Gauteng leadership. This follows the summoning of the province's Premier and chairperson of the party, Panyaza Lesufi to Luthuli House over his utterances on the formation of the Government of National Unity. The ANC's secretary general, Fikile Mbalula had written to Lesufi asking him to explain...