First Take SA
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ATM Demands Urgent Accountability from GNU Ahead of SONA
6 mins; February 10, 2026
UNICEF report: 1 in 5 Children in Eastern and Southern Africa engaged in Child Labour
7 mins; February 10, 2026
Paul O'Sullivan's Credentials Questioned at Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee
6 mins; February 10, 2026
UDM Warns Student Housing Crisis Deepens as Students Sleep Outside CPUT
7 mins; February 09, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; February 09, 2026
ANC Youth League in Gauteng to Lodge SAHRC Complaint Over Unpaid Scholar Transport Providers
4 mins; February 09, 2026
March and March leader for Mass Deportations, Warns Against Renting to Undocumented Immigrants
4 mins; February 09, 2026
Paul O'Sullivan to Testify in Person Before Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee
6 mins; February 09, 2026
ANC Rejects DA Claim Credit­ing Steenhuisen With Reviving FMD Vaccine Production
4 mins; February 09, 2026
Talks continue with public scholar transport service providers to settle outstanding payments
6 mins; February 08, 2026
Arrests imminent in 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbense
4 mins; February 08, 2026
ActionSA's Athol Trollip to conduct oversight visit to Humansdorp, Eastern Cape
9 mins; February 08, 2026
MK Party calls for Parliamentary debate over worsening national water crisis
5 mins; February 08, 2026
SAMWU: Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West failed to pay employees' pension contributions
5 mins; February 08, 2026
Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 kicks off in Cape Town
16 mins; February 08, 2026
MISA welcomes SA's inclusion in AGOA extension
13 mins; February 05, 2026
City of Tshwane to hold open day in Region 6 at Eersterust Civic Centre
13 mins; February 05, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; February 05, 2026
President Ramaphosa says security to be tightened for Madlanga Commission witnesses
7 mins; February 05, 2026
DA calls for investigation into maladministration and abuse of power at Parliament
6 mins; February 05, 2026
Water supply in Midrand affects some schools in the area
4 mins; February 05, 2026
Gauteng Learners Stranded as Education Department Fails to Pay Transport Operators
7 mins; February 04, 2026
NUM members protest outside IDC offices over job cuts
6 mins; February 04, 2026
AgriSA welcomes extension of AGOA
7 mins; February 04, 2026
The first Annual "The Rural" Career Expo is underway in Mabaalstad
6 mins; February 03, 2026
Water shortage in Johannesburg enters its seventh day
2 mins; February 03, 2026
DA in Ekurhuleni concerned over salary increases for senior officials on precautionary suspension
4 mins; February 03, 2026
DA leader expected to announce he will not seek re-election
7 mins; February 03, 2026
World Cancer Day: South Africa's cancer burden is growing fast
5 mins; February 03, 2026
MK Party Criticises O'Sullivan, Mogotsi's Parliamentary No-Show
6 mins; February 02, 2026
Disgruntled Midrand residents to hold peaceful march
4 mins; February 02, 2026
Investigation to be conducted into Doornfontein explosion
5 mins; February 02, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; February 02, 2026
Shock and disappointment after DIRCO declared Israeli Chargé d'Affaires persona non grata
8 mins; February 01, 2026
KZN Hawks Head breached security protocols
4 mins; February 01, 2026
Strong emotions over changing of geographical names of places and towns
13 mins; February 01, 2026
Gauteng Provincial Government slams DA theat over Peace Officers
7 mins; February 01, 2026
DA in Gauteng to seek legal opinion over Peace Officers, formerly known as Amapanyaza
5 mins; February 01, 2026
Health Department launches the 2026 HPV vaccination drive
5 mins; February 01, 2026
ActionSA welcomes Tshwane's decision to blacklist companies linked to Edwin Sodi
6 mins; January 29, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; January 29, 2026
DA outraged by creation of new deputy mayor position in Johannesburg
6 mins; January 29, 2026
MISA: Don't sacrifice retail motor industry to protect auto manufacturing
6 mins; January 29, 2026
DBE: Foreign learners only 1.8% of total school enrolment
10 mins; January 29, 2026
COSATU KZN Outraged Over Unpaid Municipal Workers in Impendle
7 mins; January 28, 2026
Judge Bernard Ngoepe to Probe Claims Navy Defied President Ramaphosa
10 mins; January 28, 2026
EFF Gauteng Slams Suspension of Rea Vaya Feeder Buses in Soweto
4 mins; January 28, 2026
DA Opposes Renaming of KwaZulu-Natal
5 mins; January 28, 2026
ActionSA Calls for Next SARS Commissioner to Be Appointed Internally
4 mins; January 28, 2026
High Court battle underway over proposed K148 road in Gauteng
5 mins; January 28, 2026
March and March Movement Criticises Authorities After Founder Charged With Incitement
5 mins; January 27, 2026
Eastern Cape Premier Condemns Visit by Israeli Embassy Officials to Public Institutions
8 mins; January 27, 2026
Thousands of Film and TV Workers Protest Government's Handling of Industry
10 mins; January 27, 2026
EFF Youth Command to Open Criminal Case Over Sale of University Placements
5 mins; January 27, 2026
Gauteng Education Department Denies 64% Funding Cut for Quintile 5 Schools
6 mins; January 27, 2026
Johannesburg Development Agency CEO Arrested Amid Allegations of Contract Irregularities
4 mins; January 27, 2026
FAWU Condemns SASKO Retrenchments Across South Africa
8 mins; January 27, 2026
Good News for Prepaid Users: More Value on Data Bundles
5 mins; January 26, 2026
No Plans to Expropriate Masia Communal Land — Land Reform Department
4 mins; January 26, 2026
COSATU Calls on Government to Scrap R372m Defence Force Day Parade Budget
5 mins; January 26, 2026
ANC Johannesburg Region Accuses SANCO of Undermining Newly Elected Leadership
6 mins; January 26, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; January 26, 2026
SA disaster response specialists return from Mozambique
7 mins; January 25, 2026
YIMOSA Criticises Government's Handling of Recent Floods
5 mins; January 25, 2026
ActionSA to merge with two other parties ahead of the municipal elections
9 mins; January 25, 2026
Masia Leaders Accuse Rural Development Minister of Targeting Communal Land for Private Interests
5 mins; January 25, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; January 22, 2026
ANC Celebrates Court Win as Nersa Told to Reconsider Ekurhuleni Power Tariffs
6 mins; January 22, 2026
Malema Returns to Court for Pre-Sentencing Over 2018 Firearm Conviction
4 mins; January 22, 2026
Scholar Transport Services Halted After Overloading Crackdown
5 mins; January 22, 2026
Police Probe Fatal School Shooting in Eastern Cape, Two Teachers Killed
4 mins; January 22, 2026
Pikitup and SAMWU remain Deadlocked After Week-Long Strike
5 mins; January 22, 2026
Government's spending priorities under fire
5 mins; January 21, 2026
South African rescue specialists on the ground in Mozambique
7 mins; January 21, 2026
Politicians under fire after getting 3.8% pay hike
5 mins; January 21, 2026
Manhunt underway for suspects linked to deadly shooting in Atteridgeville
5 mins; January 21, 2026
Tense stand-off erupts at Addington Primary School in Durban
5 mins; January 21, 2026
COSATU protests and pickets in solidarity with Venezuela
11 mins; January 21, 2026
ANC takes its Back to School programme to KwaZulu-Natal
5 mins; January 20, 2026
MK Party Takes ANC to SCOPA Over Alleged Misuse of Public Funds
5 mins; January 20, 2026
Two Killed, Three Injured in Shooting at Booysens Magistrates' Court in Johannesburg
10 mins; January 20, 2026
SANAC Children's Sector Calls for Accountability After Vanderbijlpark Scholar Crash Kills Over 12 Children
14 mins; January 20, 2026
COSATU welcomes Gazette Empowering Inspectors to Enforce Pension Compliance
4 mins; January 20, 2026
RISE Mzansi mourns loss of learners in Vanderbijlpark crash
10 mins; January 20, 2026
Backlash over removal of artwork from the Venice Biennale
11 mins; January 19, 2026
Driver negligence blamed for killing of 14 learners
5 mins; January 19, 2026
Grieving mother speaks on the Vanderbijlpark crash
6 mins; January 19, 2026
Probe Demanded Over SANDF Defiance of Presidential Orders
6 mins; January 18, 2026
RISE Mzansi backs National Treasury's move to extend the online gambling tax comment period
6 mins; January 18, 2026
SALGA Urges Immediate Action to Improve Disaster Management Systems
12 mins; January 18, 2026
Government Declares National Disaster as Floods and Wildfires Hit Multiple Provinces
9 mins; January 18, 2026
President Ramaphosa Describes Limpopo Floods as Catastrophic
14 mins; January 16, 2026
Tax Ombud Urges Taxpayers to Know Their Rights in SARS Disputes
7 mins; January 16, 2026
KZN Public Works MEC Martin Meyer Calls for Municipal Rates Relief for Schools
4 mins; January 16, 2026
ActionSA introduces Fallen Whistleblowers Bill
5 mins; January 16, 2026
COSATU Raises Alarm as Illicit Tobacco Trade Puts 230 BAT Heidelberg Jobs at Risk
5 mins; January 16, 2026
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; January 15, 2026
Tshwane cracks down on illegal and unsafe buildings
10 mins; January 14, 2026
Parents clash over enrolment at Durban's Addington Primary School
5 mins; January 14, 2026
Parents frustrated as Gauteng online system leaves thousands unplaced
8 mins; January 14, 2026