South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday an independent panel found no evidence that the country sold weapons to Russia.The US ambassador to South Africa had claimed a Russian ship, Lady R, was loaded with arms near Cape Town last December.A…
Johannesburg’s Central Business District is filled with buildings that look on the brink of collapse. Windows are boarded up and walls are covered in graffiti.Streets are filled with detritus – food wrappers, empty beer bottles, cigarette butts – and a…
Sentencing procedures against two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) convicted of rape are expected to commence on Monday.According to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), the two members raped a woman in 2017 after …
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that the tragedy in which 74 people died during a fire in Johannesburg must not be allowed to happen again.He was speaking during a meeting of the Presidential Coordinating Council (PCC) at the Sefako Makgatho P…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a call to the South African Police Service (SAPS) to demonstrate that they can take on criminals and protect South Africans as well as the authority of the state.The President was speaking on Sunday at the SAPS Nati…
The 15th BRICS Summit held at the Sandton Convention Centre during August was a success that ‘heralded a new chapter’ for the group.This is according to President Cyril Ramaphosa who addressed the nation on Sunday evening.“It was a historic Summit that…
An independent investigation into the docking of the Lady R vessel at the Simon’s Town Naval Base in the Western Cape has found no evidence to support allegations that South Africa supplied weapons to Russia during the current Ukraine-Russia conflict.T…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the University of Maiduguri Alumni Association has paid the medical bills of 51 patients at the National Hospital, Abuja, to mark the 57th birthday of Vice-President Kashim Shettima.The Chairman of the ass…
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has ordered strict supervision and certification of building construction by relevant government agencies to forestall future building collapse in the state.Oyebanji, represented by Dep. Gov. Monisade Afuye, gave the order…
