In a first for the African continent, three maritime-focussed nano-satellites from South Africa are expected to be launched into orbit on Thursday afternoon by SA expat Elon Musk’s Space-X in the USA. The three nanosatellites – the first to be entirely developed on the African continent – will be launched from Cape Canaveral at about […]

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Wednesday evening: “I have noted the comments made by the Acting Chief Justice Zondo and they will be engaged with at an appropriate time in an appropriate platform.” Judge Raymond Zondo held a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon to respond to a scathing opinion piece by Sisulu, attacking the […]

The South African Parliament announced in a statement on Friday that this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will now be held at the Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. This comes after a fire that started on Sunday engulfed Parliament and was contained after two days. The Presiding Officers, who met […]

The DA has today revealed “damning” new evidence that the ANC cadre deployment committee reserves certain positions on the boards of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for “party cronies whose CVs appear to be kept in a database separate from other applicants”. “This evidence, contained in meeting minutes of the ANC cadre deployment committee dating from between […]

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Service, Ronald Lamola, has strongly condemned the attack on the Constitutional Court buildings on Wednesday morning. This comes after a 36-year-old suspect allegedly went on a rampage and smashed windows using a hammer at the highest court in the land in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. It was reported that the man […]

No self-respecting theatre critic would dream of reviewing a three-Act play during the interval at the end of the first Act. But that is what one is compelled to do after South Africa’s State Capture Commission released Part 1 of its inquiry report. This is more so because those implicated by its findings will be […]

The first part of the three-part Zondo Commission of Enquiry Report – which was published today – points to systematic corruption during Jacob Zuma’s presidency in South Africa. The State Capture Enquiry was established in 2018 to examine alleged corruption during Zuma’s nine years as President, which began in 2009. It followed former Public Protector […]

A 49-year-old suspect appeared at the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday morning in connection with the devastating fire that engulfed the South African Parliament on Sunday until late last night. The suspect, Zandile Christmas Mafe from Khayelitsha, is facing five charges including housebreaking with intent to steal and theft, two counts of arson, possession […]

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African firefighters struggled on Monday to extinguish a new blaze at the complex housing the two chambers of the national parliament in Cape Town, a day after a devastating fire swept through the Parliament buildings. By Wendell Roelf. Police charged a 49-year-old man with arson and other offences including theft […]

The Presiding Officers of Parliament have assured that all efforts will be made to limit any disruption to the business of Parliament following the fire that gutted parts of the precinct on Sunday. In a statement, the Speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP), […]

Following the speedy response to the devastating fire at South Africa’s Parliament in Cape Town today, the country’s (ANC) President, Cyril Ramaphosa, has heaped praise on the DA-led city and province. Ramaphosa said of the response: “It does show that there are certain things that do work, even as we may think that the wheels […]

South Africans can party all night long on New Year’s Eve as the government has scrapped the long-standing midnight to 4am curfew, along with some other regulations, with immediate effect. “National Government has finally heeded our calls and put a complete end to the curfews. This is very welcome news and is long overdue,” said […]

The DA has today called on President Ramaphosa to end the curfew before New Year’s Eve. « Hospitalisation rates are low across the country. Omicron has proved to be far milder than past variants. Meantime, vaccines have proven to be extremely effective at protecting against severe disease and death, so those in the high-risk group […]

Party leaders from across the political spectrum in South Africa today signed the coalition agreement that has established multi-party governments in hung councils across the country. The agreement successfully formed coalition governments in all three Metro Municipalities in Gauteng, and in so doing kept the ANC out of government in these Metros, the parties said […]

The Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, has ruled that former president Jacob Zuma’s medical parole was granted unlawfully. The court further ruled that the period that Zuma was out of jail on medical parole will not be deducted from his 15-month prison sentence. AfriForum, which was an applicant in the case asking […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on scientists from fellow BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India and China – to work alongside South African scientists in further researching the various characteristics of the COVID-19 virus and its mutations. The call for collaboration comes after the detection of the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 in South Africa […]

This month, South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has announced that the government will launch its new eVisa (Electronic Visa) system in March 2022. The system will simplify international visitors’ visa applications to South Africa, and thereby invigorate both South Africa’s tourism sector and the wider economy. At the time of launch, citizens of […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa today delivered the eulogy at the late Former President and Deputy President, Frederik Willem de Klerk. FW de Klerk passed away on 11 November from cancer at the age of 85. Ramaphosa called on all South Africans to release the former statesman so that he can now be peace. To […]

Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Phalatse (from the DA) has issued a statement correcting “malicious” Mayoral Committee announcement rumours. She said reports have been circulating in the media regarding exorbitant costs associated with the meeting, which was postponed. Yesterday ANC Johannesburg secretary Dada Morero issued a statement calling on “the Barbie doll Mpho Phalatse to publicly state […]

A National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) assessment in South Africa said it’s satisfied with the security plans, route security, and access control for the state memorial service of the late former President FW de Klerk, on Sunday. De Klerk died from cancer last month, aged 85. His family held a private funeral service […]

Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has paid tribute to the late former struggle veteran, Ebrahim Ebrahim. “It is with a very heart that I learned of Ebrahim Ebrahim’s passing,” the Minister tweeted on Monday. Sisulu described the former Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, affectionately known as Ebie, as a committed member of the African […]

The DA says it has has once again felt the need to step in and assist stranded South African residents abroad, and those who have to travel abroad from South Africa. Using the channels afforded to the DA in Parliament, the Department of Internal Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and […]

Bilateral cooperation between South Africa and Kenya is expected to elevate to the level of a strategic partnership following an official State Visit to South Africa by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. President Cyril Ramaphosa – together with President Kenyatta – addressed the media at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, saying the cooperation “would signify the […]

The Democratic Alliance’s Randall Williams was elected as Executive Mayor of Tshwane unopposed on Tuesday. Williams said: “I would like to thank Tshwane residents for strengthening our country’s democracy. I accept the role of Executive Mayor with deep gratitude and humility, and I am encouraged by the faith that has been placed in me to […]

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has condemned social media reports blaming the death of five children in South Africa, after they consumed noodles, to “tampering” on the part of foreign nationals. The SAHRC’s comments come following the tragic death of the five children in two separate incidents, at least a week apart, in […]