First Take SA
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NCC MP Fadiel Adams lays criminal charges against former Police Minister Bheki Cele and KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.
5 mins; November 28, 2025
AARTO Act set to be implemented in July next year.
22 mins; November 28, 2025
AI Leads Fight Against Problem Gambling in SA
8 mins; November 26, 2025
Alleged Cartel Member Claims Ex-Police Minister Bheki Cele Received Money and Favours
6 mins; November 26, 2025
DA files Charges Against Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla Over alleged Russia-Ukraine war Recruitment
5 mins; November 26, 2025
Gauteng Judge & Church Leader Face Corruption, Money Laundering Charges
7 mins; November 26, 2025
COJ Launches Debt Relief for Residents
5 mins; November 26, 2025
CSVR Condemns Nigeria School Kidnapping
4 mins; November 26, 2025
'One Million Voices' Campaign Launched to Fight GBV During 16 Days of Activism
15 mins; November 25, 2025
Murder-Accused Businessman 'Cat' Matlala to Testify Before Parliament's Police Corruption Probe
10 mins; November 25, 2025
Former JMPD Chief David Tembe Dies at 71
5 mins; November 25, 2025
ActionSA pushes for charges as former RAF boss Letsoalo skips Parliament probe into R400bn crisis
4 mins; November 25, 2025
Civil society takes urgent legal action over claimed xenophobic vigilante blockades at clinics
4 mins; November 25, 2025
Report Warns SA Risks Losing Billions Without Offshore Oil and Gas Expansion
11 mins; November 24, 2025
Detained Businessman 'Cat' Matlala to Testify Before Parliament as Top SAPS Officials Also Appear
7 mins; November 24, 2025
DA Probes Public Feud Between Steenhuisen and George as Gag Order Issued
5 mins; November 24, 2025
DBE Launches New Grade 4 Assessments to Boost Learning in Home Languages and English
5 mins; November 24, 2025
NPA Men Ambassadors Hold Silent Picket in Pretoria as 16 Days of Activism Begins
7 mins; November 24, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; November 24, 2025
MPs: Local Spaza Owners Hit by Red Tape While Foreign Traders Get Most Licenses
14 mins; November 23, 2025
Dr. Mmusi Maimane: Parliament Queries G20 Summit Costs to Ensure Responsible Use of Public Funds
5 mins; November 23, 2025
National Disaster Management Centre Declares GBVF a Disaster; COGTA minister Velenkosini Hlabisa Applauds the Move
4 mins; November 23, 2025
Criminal Case Opened Over Alleged Trapping of 17 SA Men in Ukraine–Russia Conflict
4 mins; November 23, 2025
ANCYL Commends SA's Successful G20 Hosting Amid 'Deliberate' Undermining by President Trump
4 mins; November 23, 2025
G20 Summit Spotlights Cervical Cancer Elimination in SA
8 mins; November 20, 2025
Thousands of Jobs, Businesses on the Line Over Shebeen Permit Crisis
10 mins; November 20, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; November 20, 2025
NUMSA Joins GBV Shutdown, Demands Govt Action
6 mins; November 20, 2025
COGTA Tasked With GBV Crisis After G20 – ANCWL
5 mins; November 20, 2025
Safety Fears Prompt Eastern Cape Liquor Board to Advise Learners Against 'Pens Down' Celebrations
4 mins; November 20, 2025
G20 Summit: Operation Dudula Plans Peaceful Protest Over Unemployment and Crime Concerns
4 mins; November 20, 2025
Eastern Cape Youth Council Celebrates Victory Following Officials’ Meeting
13 mins; November 19, 2025
DA Demands Accountability Over Tembisa Hospital Scandal
5 mins; November 19, 2025
National Housing Finance Corporation CEO Placed on Precautionary Suspension
4 mins; November 19, 2025
ANC Welcomes Malusi Gigaba’s Decision to Step Aside
15 mins; November 19, 2025
COSAS Steps Up Support for Matrics Amid Exam Stress
3 mins; November 19, 2025
Black Business Council Slams B20 Summit Over Lack of Inclusion
25 mins; November 18, 2025
CIA Allegations Against King MisuZulu & Mkhwanazi 'baseless' - Crime Expert
7 mins; November 18, 2025
Food Insecurity on the Rise in SA, Warns Report
10 mins; November 18, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
3 mins; November 17, 2025
Dispute over Please Call Me invention payout heats up
5 mins; November 17, 2025
ATM slams Eastern Cape Department of Education for allegedly putting students at a disadvantage
15 mins; November 17, 2025
Brown Mogotsi to testify at the Madlanga Commission
5 mins; November 17, 2025
Deputy President Paul Mashatile to deliver keynote address at the G20 Social Summit opening ceremony
5 mins; November 17, 2025
Activists and Citizens Forum has hailed Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as a hero
14 mins; November 17, 2025
Residents of Schubart Park are gearing up for a crucial court battle against the City of Tshwane
4 mins; November 16, 2025
Heavy rainfall and flooding continue to grip parts of the country
4 mins; November 16, 2025
ACDP is questioning the arrival of 153 Palestinian refugees in South Africa
7 mins; November 16, 2025
SADTU condemns claims Afrikaners are victims of genocide
8 mins; November 13, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; November 13, 2025
Palestinian travellers eventually allowed to enter SA
5 mins; November 13, 2025
Wave of gang-related violence hits Cape Town
5 mins; November 13, 2025
Rise Mzansi to picket outside DTIC in Pretoria over reforms to gambling laws
5 mins; November 13, 2025
Gauteng's health department aims to raise awareness about diabetes
4 mins; November 13, 2025
SAFTU slams MTBPS claiming it favours the wealth
8 mins; November 13, 2025
October 2025 was one of the wettest months on record for South Africa
10 mins; November 13, 2025
National Construction Summit gets underway in Boksburg
4 mins; November 13, 2025
Pastors to protest outside parliament in opposition to proposed regulations on churches
5 mins; November 12, 2025
Calls for schools to stop charging parents when learners repeat grades
6 mins; November 12, 2025
FEDUSA: Latest budget hurts the working class and poor
5 mins; November 12, 2025
SA's education system facing a crisis
9 mins; November 12, 2025
Finance Minister to table the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
13 mins; November 11, 2025
Political parties welcome suspension of Ekurhuleni Deputy Police Chief
8 mins; November 11, 2025
Warning that corruption at Beitbridge border will not be tolerated
12 mins; November 11, 2025
SA men allegedly sent to Russia by the MK Party for bodyguard training
6 mins; November 11, 2025
Parliament's Ad Hoc Committee to visit Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala in the Kgosi Mampuru C-max Prison
6 mins; November 10, 2025
Solidarity to act against removal of billboard on the M1 highway in Johannesburg
8 mins; November 10, 2025
7th Scientific Conference on Medical Products Regulation in Africa taking place in Kenya
10 mins; November 10, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
3 mins; November 10, 2025
Human trafficking has become a national crisis in South Africa
6 mins; November 10, 2025
Condemnation over vandalism of G20 signage and infrastructure in Johannesburg
7 mins; November 09, 2025
COPE condemns President Donald Trump's baseless attacks on SA
3 mins; November 09, 2025
Zuma Foundation calls trial of Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla a case of state persecution
6 mins; November 09, 2025
Zimbabwean opposition politician Job Sikhala to appear in SA court
6 mins; November 09, 2025
Police Minister to visit Reigerpark and Westbury to tackle gang-related crimes
5 mins; November 09, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; November 06, 2025
FOSA calls on government to assist 17 SA men trapped in Ukraine
5 mins; November 06, 2025
PSA calls for intervention to address crisis in the judiciary
7 mins; November 06, 2025
NUM and SACP to protest outside Western Cape provincial legislature
5 mins; November 06, 2025
Ekurhuleni's Deputy Police Chief centre of Madlanga Commission
9 mins; November 06, 2025
DA accuses Higher Education minister of filling SETA boards with ANC loyalists
6 mins; November 05, 2025
NEHAWU ends wage impasse with NSFAS
15 mins; November 05, 2025
ICASA proposes reduction in length of election broadcasts
4 mins; November 05, 2025
Extradition of Two Accused in AKA Murder from Eswatini Confirmed
4 mins; November 05, 2025
Wage talks break down between FlySafair and its cabin crew
5 mins; November 05, 2025
COPE criticizes GNU for prioritising self-preservation
9 mins; November 04, 2025
Damning testimony links suspended Deputy National Police Commissioner to alleged corruption
7 mins; November 04, 2025
AUBBTA plans to file criminal charges against the Transport minister, her deputy & others
6 mins; November 04, 2025
One Stop Border Post Bill debated in Parliament
7 mins; November 04, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
5 mins; November 03, 2025
DA wants answers over resignation of NSFAS Chairperson
5 mins; November 03, 2025
Verification and registration of informal traders begins in the City of Johannesburg
7 mins; November 03, 2025
GNU partners reaffirm commitment to the coalition
4 mins; November 03, 2025
Two female security guards attacked at a clinic in the Eastern Cape
11 mins; November 03, 2025
IFAF withdraws legal challenge over medical aid brokerage issue
11 mins; November 02, 2025
Police bolster presence in Reiger Park after deadly shooting
6 mins; November 02, 2025
GNU leaders met in a closed-door meeting to resolve disagreements and accusations
7 mins; November 02, 2025
Increase in typhoid cases reported in the City of Tshwane
5 mins; November 02, 2025
Workers to march to Department of Public Works in Pretoria
5 mins; November 02, 2025
Taxi bosses in Gauteng are living in fear after a surge in murders
7 mins; October 30, 2025