First Take SA
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Western Cape High Court Judge, former MPs told to pack up and leave state-owned property
6 mins; March 09, 2026
SALGA's National Municipal Legal Practitioners' Forum to focus on coalition impacts, legislative reforms and court judgements
7 mins; March 09, 2026
Rita Teka Foundation and Rose Coloured Lens host 4th Annual Charity Golf Day fundraiser for eye care for disadvantaged communities
7 mins; March 09, 2026
Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi confirms minimal levels of endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in sanitary pads and panty liners
3 mins; March 09, 2026
'Appointment and remuneration of Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, followed proper procedures'
7 mins; March 09, 2026
ANC Deputy Chief Whip, Dorris Mpapane to lead the Portfolio Committee on the Presidency
7 mins; March 06, 2026
GAUTRAIN The Gautrain will keep operating under a Public-Private Partnership model after 2026
7 mins; March 06, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF: Leading business stories across the continent with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; March 06, 2026
COSATU has welcomed the seven-year prison sentence handed to Vincent Smith for his role in the Bosasa corruption scandal.
4 mins; March 06, 2026
Johannesburg accused of Failing to Conduct Financial Analysis on R10 billion salary agreement
11 mins; March 04, 2026
SACP condemns DA billboard campaign targeting Lesufi as desperate political maneuver
9 mins; March 04, 2026
Institutions Given Until March 18 to disclose foreign academic staff members
6 mins; March 04, 2026
EFF Vows Not to Entertain 'DA's Temper Tantrums'
6 mins; March 04, 2026
Lekora Lauded As Respected Leader
2 mins; March 04, 2026
SACP, EFF Form Joint Working Group Ahead of Elections
6 mins; March 03, 2026
Minister Faces Probe Over Brazil Trip
5 mins; March 03, 2026
Minister Mahlobo Vows to Assist Phugwani Village
5 mins; March 03, 2026
Media Groups Challenge Publication Bans
10 mins; March 03, 2026
Solidarity Condemns Plans to Closedown City Press
5 mins; March 03, 2026
Gauteng residents going hungry following government's centralisation of food banks
15 mins; March 02, 2026
Six people dead, three unaccounted for following Johannesburg building collapse
6 mins; March 02, 2026
South African stuck in Bahrain as Middle East war intensifies
6 mins; March 02, 2026
Road Freight Association warns international oil price hike may impact SA consumers at the till
4 mins; March 02, 2026
IPID to release Phala Phala report following government's declassification of the document
4 mins; March 02, 2026
Vodafone partners with Jeff Bezos's Amazon satellite to connect mast in Europe and Africa
5 mins; March 02, 2026
COSATU calls for heads to roll in looting of R50 million South African Army Fund
7 mins; March 02, 2026
Constitutional Development Minister launches 30-year anniversary of signing SA Constitution into law
6 mins; March 01, 2026
Financial Sector Conduct Authority considering next steps following probe into misappropriation of R50 million SANDF fund
5 mins; March 01, 2026
Africa4Palestine condemns killing of Iran's Supreme Leader reportedly during US-Israeli attack
6 mins; March 01, 2026
President Cyril Ramaphosa concerned by escalating Middle East tensions
6 mins; March 01, 2026
Ekurhuleni mayor faces criticism after high-profile resignations
4 mins; February 26, 2026
MISA says 2026 budget offers little respite for workers
11 mins; February 26, 2026
Provisional liquidation application of Tongaat Hulett to be heard in the Durban High Court
5 mins; February 26, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; February 26, 2026
MK Party to open case against Paul O'Sullivan
6 mins; February 26, 2026
DA in Johannesburg criticises appointment of Loyiso Masuku as Deputy Mayor
4 mins; February 26, 2026
Budget 2026: Social grants to increase in April
8 mins; February 25, 2026
COSATU criticises the 2026 budget
14 mins; February 25, 2026
Standout undergraduate winner of the 2025 Nedbank & Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition
5 mins; February 25, 2026
Deputy Defence minister, General Bantu Holomisa visits Military Hospital
6 mins; February 25, 2026
NLC Funding Creates 1,303 Jobs, Supports 10,000 Beneficiaries
10 mins; February 24, 2026
ANC calls for 2026 Budget to drive growth, jobs and social protection
8 mins; February 24, 2026
Voter turnout in local government elections hits all-time low in South Africa
4 mins; February 24, 2026
Protests taking place ahead of budget speech
6 mins; February 24, 2026
SALGA hosts 9th National Communicators Forum
10 mins; February 23, 2026
ActionSA criticises Premier Panyaza Lesufi's State of the Province Address
5 mins; February 23, 2026
One of the 17 South Africans recruited to fight in Ukraine returning home this week
6 mins; February 23, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; February 23, 2026
20 Home Affairs officials dismissed and 16 suspended
7 mins; February 23, 2026
MK Party lodges application to halt former NDPP's pension and gratuities
5 mins; February 23, 2026
Bellarmine Mugabe and co-accused to appear in court
9 mins; February 22, 2026
Concern and anger over GEM' 9.8% member contribution increase
21 mins; February 22, 2026
Shock after figures show 97 SAPS members accused of sexual violence or rape
5 mins; February 22, 2026
Suspects appear in court over emergency school repairs scheme in Mpumalanga
4 mins; February 22, 2026
SANRAL says toll tariffs on national roads will increase by 3-point-12 percent from the first of march
6 mins; February 20, 2026
The son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe and another man to appear in court
4 mins; February 20, 2026
PSA to embark on a protest against increased GEMS contributions
7 mins; February 20, 2026
117 strikes took place across South Africa in 2025
6 mins; February 20, 2026
African Unite Borders Bus Trucks Association claims to be devastated and worried about ongoing cross border bus accidents
10 mins; February 20, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF: Stories making business headlines across the continent
4 mins; February 20, 2026
SAPU to hold national dialogue to declare GBV / Femicide National Moral Disaster
7 mins; February 18, 2026
4 of the 19 trapped in Russia arrives back in South Africa
8 mins; February 18, 2026
Former Public Protector challenges Shadrack Sibiya's testimony at the Madlanga Commission
11 mins; February 18, 2026
DA Gauteng leader to deliver party's alternative True State of the Province address
5 mins; February 18, 2026
COSATU in KZN condemns collapse of business rescue process at Tongaat Hulett
13 mins; February 18, 2026
DA calls for answers following break-in at the SAPS K9 Unit in Ulundi
8 mins; February 18, 2026
COSATU: latest Stats SA figures show positive shift in labour market
14 mins; February 17, 2026
Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in sanitary pads and pantyliners
6 mins; February 17, 2026
Gauteng ANCYL slams Education department over unpaid municipal electricity bills
5 mins; February 17, 2026
Messages continue pouring in for Reverend Jesse Jackson
6 mins; February 17, 2026
Anti-alcohol organisations to march against alcohol abuse
5 mins; February 17, 2026
DA: Gauteng lost 54 000 jobs in fourth quarter of 2025
7 mins; February 17, 2026
ACDP appalled by disruptions at a school in Benoni
6 mins; February 16, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; February 16, 2026
ActionSA shortlists five candidates for Joburg mayor seat
5 mins; February 16, 2026
DA in Ekurhuleni welcomes suspension of two senior officials
5 mins; February 16, 2026
Three farmers and Eskom employee to appear in court
4 mins; February 16, 2026
SANDF ready for deployment to gang-affected communities
5 mins; February 16, 2026
Oudtshoorn Activists Demand Arrests After Child Assault
6 mins; February 15, 2026
WASP Condemns Abahlali Leader Killing
13 mins; February 15, 2026
E-Hailing Murder Suspect in Court
4 mins; February 15, 2026
ANC Gauteng Pushes to Keep EFF Ties
6 mins; February 15, 2026
Gauteng Scholar Transport Back on Roads
5 mins; February 15, 2026
Undocumented Nationals a Growing Concern - COPE
7 mins; February 15, 2026
President Ramaphosa to ease the burden on local municipalities
6 mins; February 13, 2026
President Ramaphosa deploys SANDF members to hotspots
5 mins; February 13, 2026
The NTA warns against any calls to remove scholars from its taxis
5 mins; February 13, 2026
Stories making business headlines across the African continent
5 mins; February 13, 2026
: Political parties have responded with mixed reactions to President Ramaphosa SONA
15 mins; February 13, 2026
Don't spend money you don't have in the name of love
7 mins; February 12, 2026
UAT calling on President Ramaphosa to move beyond repetition and symbolism
13 mins; February 12, 2026
SONA expectations unpacked
11 mins; February 12, 2026
Political analyst Professor André Duvenage unpacks what he expects from SONA
7 mins; February 11, 2026
Residents of Johannesburg's southern suburbs will hold a peaceful protest over ongoing water outages
5 mins; February 11, 2026
UNTU: The government's fast‑tracked rail reforms are showing deep cracks
6 mins; February 11, 2026
Sport news with Janet Whitton
5 mins; February 11, 2026
ActionSA Tables Motion Calling for Immediate Rollout of Dual Stream Grade 1 Admissions Model
5 mins; February 10, 2026
African School Governors Association to March to National Treasury Over Unpaid Fees
4 mins; February 10, 2026
Joburg residents to stage protests over ongoing water shortages
4 mins; February 10, 2026
Russian president Pledges Assistance in Repatriating 17 Involved in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
4 mins; February 10, 2026