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EFF deputy president, Floyd Shivhambu has confirmed that he will not be renewing his membership as a member of the party and has also requested that he be relieved from his duties, including as a member of Parliament. Lets us now take you live into that media briefing which is taking place at the party's headquarters in Marshalltown, Johannesburg. Udo Carelse spoke to political analyst,  Professor...

Moroka police together with JMPD members are monitoring the situation at White City-Jabavu, in Soweto following allegations of shops being closed. This comes after some residents are reportedly moving around the township shutting down all spaza-shops owned by foreign nationals, following an alleged assault and shooting of a 21-year-old man who had gone to the spaza store to buy some stuff. Gauteng...

The South African Police Services are investigating the death of a 4 month old at the Happy Owls Day Care Centre in Boksburg. The creche is reportedly not forthcoming as to what really happened, only saying they realized that the baby wasn't breathing when it was time to change nappies. For more on this we spoke to the 4 month old's Family Representative, Robyn Mbonani...

Retired cellphone data analyst Colonel Lambertus Steyn today continues to  testify at the High Court in Pretoria where five men are on trial for the murder of the Bafana Bafana captain; Senzo Meyiwa. Steyn says he was requested to look into the phone records of former Senzo Meyiwa's girlfriend and singer Kelly Khumalo as she was then a person of interest and not a suspect at the time. Meyiwa was s...

The High Court in Pretoria has heard of how two of the accused in the VBS Mutual Bank Saga will are willing to go as far as the Constitutional Court to challenge their charges. Former ANC Provincial Treasurer Danny Msiza and former ANC Youth League leader Kabelo Matsepe have brought in an application requesting the court to separate their trial from the rest of the accused in this matter. Meanwhil...

The ANC in Johannesburg says it has resolved to forward the name of its regional chairperson and current Finance MMC, Dada Morero for the position of the Executive Mayor of Johannesburg. The announcement follows the resignation of Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda. Gwamanda, submitted his resignation to the Speaker of Council today following consultations. Briefing the media in Johannesburg, ANC...

Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda has tendered his resignation following political engagements over the past weeks, which the city says were largely informed by the new political architecture of governance in the country following the 29 May 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Gwamanda becomes the ninth mayor in eight years since the departure of former Mayor Parks Tau, back in 2016. CEO for...

Judge Seena Yacoob has stood down the legal challenge against the SABC's use of the term "Government of National Unity" to Thursday in the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. This is to allow the applicants to submit their outstanding papers in the matter. In the founding affidavit before the court, the applicants argue that the ANC and the DA signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) and invited other p...

Various South African organisations say teenage pregnancies have reached crisis levels in the country, and can no longer be ignored. To address this matter, Amnesty International South Africa has launched a #ScanTheScar campaign, which aims to raise awareness around child and teenage pregnancies. For more on this matter, Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Noluthando Sithole whose organasation; "Children of...

Johannesburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda has tendered his resignation following political engagements over the past weeks, which the city says were largely informed by the new political architecture of governance in the country following the 29 May 2024 National and Provincial Elections. Gwamanda becomes the ninth mayor in eight years since the departure of former Mayor Parks Tau, back in 2016. CEO for...

President Cyril Ramaphosa says gender-based violence is a betrayal of the South Africa's constitution. This is as the country is plagued by gendered discrimination which manifest in many ways, most notably as violence against women. Ramaphosa says in recent years, government has worked together with other stakeholders to fight gender-based violence and femicide. Through strategic national plans, g...

Members of the Gauteng taxi industry have joined e-hailing officials in condemning acts of violence in the sector at media briefing in Johannesburg. The briefing has put operational issues and challenges relating to reported intimidation and extortion under the spotlight. This is an update on the current state of the e-hailing services within the Gauteng Taxi Industry and challenges faced by both...

There continues to be widespread reaction to the case involving one of Miss South Africa's contestants for the upcoming annual pageant set to take place on Saturday evening. This follows the announcement by the Home Affairs department which notes that the person recorded in its records as Chidimma Adetshina's mother may have committed fraud and identify theft. Adetshina's entry to the pageant caus...

Government says its contingent liabilities emanating from court cases stood at 21-billion rand, by the end of March last year. This is according to the minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntsavheni, in a written parliamentary reply. This is the money government envisions to pay for pending legal costs. While it is not unusual for government's to have to make provision for contingent liabilities,...

Two people are reportedly missing in Chatsworth and Riverlands areas near Malmesbury, in the Western Cape. This after the Riverlands Dam wall burst resulting in flooding in the greater Chatsworth area in the early hours of this morning. Several homes have been destroyed, leaving several residents destitute. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Mlamli Maneli and Gift of the Givers spokesperson,...

Eastern Cape schools continue to battle with high numbers of teenage pregnancies, with allegedly more than 4,000 girls aged between 10 and 19 having given birth at public healthcare facilities since April 2024. According to Eastern Cape Health Department spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase, 94 girls in the province between the ages of 10 and 14 have given birth at public health facilities since April, w...

Nehawu in the North West says the Brits Forensic pathology Mortuary in the Madibeng Local Municipality is not compliant with occupational health and safety measures. Workers argue that the mortuary's standards are not up to stretch and that it should be closed. For more details on this we are now joined on the line by NEHAWU's regional secretary in the province, Shadrack Ramaru

80% of individuals within agrarian households in South Africa are said to be poor and vulnerable. This is according a study by Tshintsha Amakhaya and conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). These are people living in different rural areas such as commercial farms, communal areas of the former 'homelands' who engage in agricultural production, for their own consumption or to sell....

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says over twenty suspects were involved in a shootout with police last night in Khayelitsha township in the Western Cape. Mchunu says he welcomes police's actions when they intercepted a cash-in-transit robbery where 8 suspects  were killed and 5 others were arrested. Mchunu says criminals who shoot at police will be met with the full might of the law. We also spoke to...

A church believed to belong to Pastor Paseka 'Mboro' Motsoeneng in Katlehong, South-East of Johannesburg has been vandalized, set alight and is currently on flames. This follows a violent altercation which was circulating on social media yesterday where Pastor Mboro was captured on video wielding two pangas while another man, believed to be his bodyguard, was carrying an assault rifle inside the p...

Families of the six Mpumalanga learners who died in a collision between a scholar transport bus and goods train have called for justice to prevail ion the wake of the tragedy.  This as investigations are underway to determine the cause of the accident.  Six learners died and the 19 others seriously injured are receiving treatment in different hospitals.  Deputy Transport Minister, Mkhuleko Hlengwa...

Tensions are brewing at Alexandra township, North of Johannesburg as Power Utility, City Power and law enforcement officials are currently disconnecting and confiscating cables used in unlawful electricity. Technicians began operations at London Road, an area that is traditionally problematic for the power utility, as the utility intensifies its load reduction strategy, with the hope to achieve lo...

The Gauteng Education Department says all contracts for the province's Gauteng Youth Brigade (GYB) candidates were part of a short-term programme and did not constitute permanent job offers. This as affected individuals - mainly young people -  have been protesting outside the education department offices saying they are going anywhere, as they were promised jobs under this program which would lea...

Transport Minister Barbara Creecy has expressed shock and extended condolences to the families of six children, who lost their lives in the crash involving a bus and a train at a level crossing in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. Twenty learners were taken to the nearest hospitals in Middelburg. This is one of the biggest crashes involving a scholar transport bus in the country. SAFMNews Motsebi wa Monaren...

Judgement has been reserved in the dispute over the logo and name of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party.  The Durban High Court was in session today, where the ANC is challenging the MKP's use of the MK trademark. Meanwhile...ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula speaking at the party's NEC meeting says former president Jacob Zuma's matter is almost final. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SAFMNews reporter, Zoleka...