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Daily English South Africa News · Daily News
1,659 Episodes
200 – 220

‘Voting is for every human’: Lamola on prisoners making their marks

Minister of justice and correctional services Ronald Lomalo says prisoners have a right to participate in elections as voting is for everyone, including those behind bars — despite public perception that prisoners should be disenfranchised from voting. Lamola was speaking to the media at the Kgosi Mampuru correctional services centre in Pretoria,…
29 May 2024 4AM 4 min

Naledi Pandor wants ANC to govern alone post elections

As the sixth administration of the ANC-led government comes to an end, ANC member Naledi Pandor says voters must re-elect Cyril Ramaphosa as president because a coalition would force the party to agree to different ideologies. Pandor, who serves as minister of international relations and co-operation in Ramaphosa’s cabinet, said:…
28 May 2024 10AM 2 min

ANC facing its most critical election since democracy

ANC first deputy secretary-general Nomvula Mokonyane says the party is facing its most critical election since the dawn of democracy, against a united voice calling for regime change. She took a jab at media for not speaking about the gains of democracy but casting aspersions on the ANC which she…
27 May 2024 12PM 6 min

‘Only 100,000 people died during Covid-19’: Ramaphosa on campaign trail

Campaigning for his party, President Cyril Ramaphosa said only 100,000 people died of Covid-19 in SA compared to other countries. He asked the potential voters to clap hands because his party-led government that provided the R350 SD grant. He was in the North West making efforts to lure voters for…
21 May 2024 4PM 3 min

Meyiwa-accused communicated on day of murder

Cellphone data has revealed communication between two of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Mthobisi Prince Mncube and Fisokuhle Ntuli, on the day the soccer star was killed.  Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws told the Pretoria high court on Tuesday that the pair made contact from their cellphones…
21 May 2024 1PM 3 min

'I signed NHI to end apartheid in healthcare' - Ramaphosa

ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says he signed the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill to “end apartheid in healthcare”. Under the new law private and public health services will be integrated in phases. “We are taking forward the work started by Nelson Mandela. Only the ANC can do that, no other…
21 May 2024 11AM 2 min

‘I am convinced this disaster is well managed’: Ramaphosa on George building collapse  

President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is satisfied with the way in which the government, disaster management personnel and other stakeholders handled the multistorey building collapse in George. Ramaphosa, cabinet ministers and diplomats from various neighbouring country's visited the site on Thursday.  He also assured affected parties, whether bereaved families or victims in…
16 May 2024 10AM 4 min

Social media and NSFAS account hack led two graduates to pursue studies in cybersecurity 

Two graduates from the Cyber Excellence Academy, Gontse Motloung and Teven Kunene, enrolled in the institution because they were once hacked online.  The academy, together with Takenote IT Solutions,  offers a free cybersecurity programme to address growing demand for cybersecurity professionals in South Africa.  The programme runs for a year, and students learn about cybersecurity, providing them with the knowledge,…
15 May 2024 7AM 10 min

Cele commits to finding killers of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane 

Police minister Bheki Cele has committed to finding the killers of five-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane who was shot during a hijacking in Soshanguve at the weekend. Cele along with police management visited the family on Tuesday.  The police ministry also unveiled policing interventions to be deployed in the area to…
14 May 2024 1PM 4 min

Six victims identified in George building collapse with process fast-tracked

The George municipality has confirmed six of the deceased at the collapsed building have been positively identified.  At least 20 people are still unaccounted for as the death toll rises to 32 after the collapse of the partially built building on Monday last week. The municipality says they are striving to…
14 May 2024 4AM 2 min

EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi asks Zuma to quit politics

The EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndozi says his party’s friend, MK Party leader Jacob Zuma, must go home and rest because he had his chance in government for two decades. Ndlozi asked what the former president would do now that he could not do while he was president.  Zuma was president from…
13 May 2024 2PM 1 min

'Crisis' looms as Gauteng NPOs face closure, some permanently

Thousands of staff members and beneficiaries of various non-profit organisations (NPOs) in Gauteng are facing persistent funding issues that have left many on the brink of shutting their doors. This has been an ongoing issue for the past two years.  We hear from two affected parties: a social auxiliary worker…
12 May 2024 12AM 2 min

Owners of collapsed building in George allegedly vanished

The Department of Employment and Labour in the Western Cape are still trying to locate the owner of the multistorey building that collapsed in George on Monday. The departments  chief inspector in the province David Esau, says the owner was issued with a subpoena but has not responded.  This emerged during a…
9 May 2024 9AM 3 min

George building collapse remains a search and rescue operation – WC government

Western Cape local government and environmental affairs MEC Anton Bredell says though the 48-hour mark is approaching since the collapse of a multi-storey building under construction in George, search and rescue operations will continue. Bredell said a possible move to a recovery phase will be determined on Thursday morning. Volunteers have…
8 May 2024 9AM 3 min
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