Hope Ntanzi

Junior Multimedia Journalist

Parliament concerned about MPs' safety following kidnapping of MK Party member

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Parliament has voiced growing concern over increasing threats and intimidation directed at MPs, particularly those involved in oversight activities, urging urgent ...

Watch VideoWATCH | NDPP Batohi testifies at inquiry into Gauteng DPP Chauke’s fitness

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The Nkabinde inquiry continues on Tuesday with NDPP Shamila Batohi set to give evidence against Gauteng DPP Andrew Chauke.

Ramaphosa: 250,000 jobs created as South Africa’s economy shows signs of recovery

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is showing signs of economic recovery, with falling unemployment, improved government finances, and progress on structural ...

Nkabinde tells Parliament: Cele used whistleblower report to block McBride’s contract

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Cedrick Nkabinde told Parliament that former police minister Bheki Cele used his whistleblower report to block Robert McBride’s IPID contract renewal after exposing ...

Watch VideoWATCH | ‘I have nothing to hide’: Mchunu’s chief of staff Cedrick Nkabinde testifies in Parliament

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Cedrick Nkabinde, chief of staff to suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, testifies before Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee amid serious allegations of corruption ...

Medium-Term Budget | Call for focus on unemployment and essential services

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Ahead of Wednesday’s MTBPS, political parties call on Godongwana to implement fiscally responsible, growth-oriented policies that safeguard education, healthcare, ...

Traffic disruptions expected in Johannesburg ahead of G20 Leaders’ Summit

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Motorists in Johannesburg should brace for rolling road closures and lane restrictions this weekend as Gauteng traffic authorities ramp up security measures for ...

Search continues for missing 71-year-old British tourist in Mkhuze

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Elaine McSorley, a 71-year-old British tourist, has gone missing in Mkhuze, KwaZulu-Natal. As police and the local community intensify their search efforts, hope ...

Metro police seize over R1.1 million in counterfeit Springbok merchandise

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Metro Police and law enforcement agencies seized over R1. 1 million in counterfeit Springbok merchandise following the Springboks’ recent match in Durban, aiming ...

ANC’s Fikile Mbalula urges political maturity as PA threatens to exit GNU

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ANC SG Fikile Mbalula says coalition partners must show maturity, warning that threats to exit the GNU undermine unity and stability. The ANC remains committed to ...

Tensions rise in Parliament over Dianne Kohler Barnard's role amid Mkhwanazi allegations

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Parliament's ad hoc committee debates whether DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard should recuse herself following serious allegations made by Lt-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. ...

Nomvula Mokonyane warns about the rumblings and ructions within the Government of National Unity

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ANC’s Nomvula Mokonyane said the GNU faces a strategic setback, with challenges managing coalition partners, especially the DA, whose contradictory role threatens ...

KZN Health Department slams ‘smear campaign’ over hospital appointment

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KZN Department of Health defends its integrity against false claims regarding nursing manager appointment, emphasising adherence to proper procedures.

Vavi clarifies his role in Zuma's presidency, asserting Cosatu's collective responsibility

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Responding on social media, Vavi says COSATU’s backing of Zuma was a national congress resolution, not his alone. He admits mistakes but denies wrongdoing, emphasizing ...

Cele added as witness in parliamentary probe into Mkhwanazi allegations of SAPS corruption

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Former Police Minister Bheki Cele joins a high-stakes investigation as seven prominent figures are summoned to testify before Parliament's ad hoc committee, probing ...

Watch Video'Chaos and carnage' on the N3 as a run-away truck bulldozed through traffic

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A loaded truck lost control on the N3 near Peacevale, causing a multi-vehicle pile-up. Seventeen were injured, emergency crews responded rapidly, and the freeway ...

Lumka Oliphant suspended over 'serious mismanagement' claims, says Social Development Department

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The Department of Social Development suspended Lumka Oliphant pending an investigation into financial irregularities, while rejecting her claims of political targeting ...

291,000 jobs lost: South Africa's jobs bloodbath deepens as major companies exit and retrench

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South Africa faces a worsening unemployment crisis as major companies retrench thousands. Economists and legal experts warn of long-term damage unless structural ...

Copies of political killings dockets secured for Madlanga Commission as originals remain with KZN task team

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The South African Police Service (SAPS) has taken decisive action by returning original dockets linked to political killings in KwaZulu-Natal to the disbanded task ...

Equality Court ruling on Malema: SAHRC to pursue next legal steps

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The SAHRC welcomed the Equality Court ruling against Julius Malema’s hate speech, promising full engagement in forthcoming relief proceedings.

Watch VideoLIVE: Committee to finalise terms of reference to probe Mkhwanazi’s explosive SAPS claims

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Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee, chaired by ANC’s Molapi Lekganyane, will adopt its Terms of Reference to investigate allegations by KZN Commissioner Lt-General Nhlanhla ...

Two million illegal firearms circulate in South Africa, Rise Mzansi demands police action

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Rise Mzansi criticises SAPS for inadequate tracking of firearms, warning that two million illegal guns pose a serious threat to public safety and calling for urgent ...

MK Party alleges State Capture 2.0 in new RAF board appointments

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The MK Party is seeking legal advice over what it calls unlawful RAF board appointments, accusing Minister Creecy of favouring ANC loyalists and ignoring the Companies ...

'She was set up' -Malaka Family Trust defends IDT CEO in bribery allegations

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The Malaka Family Trust has dismissed bribery allegations against IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka as politically motivated, demanding an independent inquiry into hidden cameras ...

Watch VideoMinister Macpherson opens criminal case in explosive IDT bribery scandal involving suspended CEO

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Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson has opened a criminal case against the suspended IDT CEO Tebogo Malaka and IDT spokesperson Phasha Makgolane  following a bribery ...