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The Democratic Alliance has announced that it intends to challenge the NHI bill all the way to the Constitutional Court. The Presidency has announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa will Wednesday, 15 May 2024, publicly sign into law the National Health Insurance Bill. DA Leader John Steenhusien says NHI bill poses a grave threat to both public and private healthcare systems, burdening citizens wit...

The George Municipality says six of the 32 people who died when a partially built building collapsed last week, have been identified. This as discrepancies in building regulations have come under the spotlight in light of the collapsed building disaster. On a site visit to the area, Minister of public works and infrastructure, Sihle Zikazala, described it as the biggest built environment disaster...

As South Africa marks 30 years of Democracy, SABC News has launched Democracy 30, a programme dedicated to marking this milestone. As with any new democracy, the South African public health system and policies have been thrust under the spotlight in past three decades. None more evidently than the country's transformation during the deadly  HIV/Aids pandemic. South Africa's health policies in the...

The Constitutional Court has asked the Electoral Commission, Umkhonto Wesizwe party and former President, Jacob Zuma to make written submissions over statements made by the IEC's Commissioner, Janet Love by the end of business on Tuesday. This is in the matter which is set to determine Zuma's eligibility to stand for public office. The MK party, through its legal counsel, argued before the Concour...

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) says its ready for South Africans living abroad to vote this coming weekend. IEC CEO, Sy Mamabolo says voting stations will be open from 07:00am to 19:00pm, allowing 76 580 voters to exercise their right to vote in South Africa's 2024 National Elections. South African citizens will be voting at the country's 111 foreign missions on Friday (17 May) and...

The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighthers - Julius Malema says under his leadership, he will ensure that people of Northern Cape benefit from all the minerals that are produced in that province. Malema was addressing his supporters in Postmansburg on Sunday. He says it is unacceptable that people in the Province continue to suffer while there are mines. Tebogo Msimanga filed this report 

The Minister in the Presidency responsible for Electricity Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says Eskom has achieved of 70.78% energy availability factor (EAF). The  minister described the achievement as a milestone that was last attained in August of 2021. The country has seen 47 days without load shedding and Ramokgopa says this is as a result of consistent performance.

The National Department of Health has urged the public to take extra precautionary measures to protect themselves and their loved ones against respiratory infections, which are expected to increase over the winter season. According to the department, the respiratory syncytial virus is currently at peak circulation in the country, while influenza also known as flu is starting to surge.  Meanwhile,...

The murder trial of former Orlando Pirates goalkeeper, Senzo Meyiwa has once again been delayed by a further postponement to Wednesday by the Pretoria High Court. This after the trial was postponed two weeks ago due to evidence related to the cellphone communication between all the accused dating back to 2018. The state introduced new evidence as court proceedings were due to get underway. The def...

Slain 5-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane already had his future planned out for him despite his tender age. He wanted to be a lawyer to deal with criminals and fight crime. Unfortunately, that dream was cut short by ruthless criminals who fatally wounded the preschooler on Friday night during a hijacking incident outside his family home in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria. He later died in hospital....

The number of deceased people from the George collapsed building has now risen to 24. 28 people remain unaccounted for while 13 are still in hospital.  It has been a week since the multistorey building under construction imploded. 81 people were on site when the building collapsed last Monday. Rescue operations continue while the identification of the deceased remains a priority in order to provid...

Family and friends of the workers who were trapped when a building under construction collapsed at George in the Western Cape say they need more clarity about their loved ones. They say they have not been informed whether they are still trapped, deceased, or in hospital. The number of those who were on-site during the collapse on Monday was revised from 75 to 81, with 44 people still unaccounted f...

Israeli forces bombarded areas of Rafah on Thursday, Palestinian residents said, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden's threat to withhold weapons from Israel if it assaults the southern Gaza city. A senior Israeli official said late on Thursday that the latest round of indirect negotiations in Cairo to halt hostilities in Gaza had ended and Israel would proceed...

The inquest trial against Enyobeni tavern owners Vuyokazi and Siyakhangela Ndevu commences today at the Mdantsane Magistrates Court. The matter was postponed last month when the accused's legal team said the state did not inform her clients on time about the court dates. This is related to the case of 21 young patrons who died at their Enyobeni tavern in June 2022. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to reporte...

Family and friends of the workers who were trapped when a building under construction collapsed at George in the Western Cape say they need more clarity about their loved ones. They say they have not been informed whether they are still trapped, deceased, or in hospital. The number of those who were on-site during the collapse on Monday was revised from 75 to 81, with 44 people still unaccounted f...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Labour Party together with Ace Magashule's African Congress for Transformation and the Afrikan Alliance of Social Democrats will not be on the ballot paper for the upcoming national and provincial elections. The court made the brief order earlier, opening the pathway to May 29th remaining the official voting day. The three parties sought to delay the ele...

The city of Johannesburg is going to need over 30 million rand to repair damaged infrastructure on the M1 bridge. A few days back, a devastating fire estimated to be six times the normal heat ravaged through a tunnel containing city power infrastructure. It caused damages to the bridge and has burned around 500 metres of underground cables. The fire is attributed to cable theft. The city held a me...

Outgoing Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has just more than three months left in office before retirement.  President Ramaphosa was appointed Chief Justice Zondo, effectively from the 1st of April 2022, following the retirement of Mogoeng Mogoeng. As Mercedes Besent reports, the 64-year-old Zondo is still expected to preside over the first sitting of the 7th Parliament after the general elections.

The looming question - is the non-compliance of some political parties to submit their candidates list by the March 8 deadline due to their own conduct? The Constitutional Court is tasked with determining this question among other things. This after three political parties hauled the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) before the apex court, seeking an urgent intervention from the court. Accord...

Former President Thabo Mbeki has paid tribute to one of the founders of the largest and best-known African business organizations, the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce, Dr Sam Motsuenyane. Mbeki says through his leadership at NAFCOC, Motsuenyane became a friend of the African National Congress, providing support to the party and its leaders during their time in exile.  Mbeki describe...

Officials at the site of the George building disaster in the Western Cape say that while they have moved to recovery mode, this doesn't mean that they've given up hope of finding survivors. The figure of the number of people present in the building when it collapsed on Monday has been revised from 75 to 81. Eight people have been confirmed dead, while 44 are now unaccounted for. Sakina Kamwendo sp...

The George Municipality says 36 construction workers have been retrieved from the collapsed building in George in the Western Cape. The death toll now sits at seven deceased. 16 individuals are declared red patients, which means that they are in a critical condition receiving the necessarry medical attention, six patients are said to be in the category of yellow which means life threatening condit...

 In an effort to drive voter education ahead of the 2024 general elections, SABC News has partnered with the Independent Electoral Commission to bring you a new feature called  Election Matters, where we delve deeper into the processes you, as the voter, need to know about. So join the Elections Matter conversation every Wednesday, until the 22nd of May 2024, for a look at everything you need to k...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the 28th anniversary of the Constitutional Assembly's adoption of South Africa's new democratic Constitution. Ramaphosa is currently speaking at the launch of the 30 years of Democracy Review Report, which aims to give a critical view of what the country has achieved since the dawn of democracy, 30 years ago. He says the while South Africans have worked ha...

Hearings involving three political parties who wish to join the May 29 national and provincial elections are ongoing at the Constitutional Court. The parties, namely, the Labour Party, the African Congress for Transformation together with the African Alliance of Social democrats is being heard by a nine-bench panel of judges of the apex court. The parties allege thay they were unable to comply wit...