First Take SA
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Israeli naval forces intercept the Global Sumud Flotilla detain all aboard
6 mins; October 03, 2025
Provincial Day of Action in Gauteng targets the Dept of Health
10 mins; October 03, 2025
Body of Nathi Mthethwa to be repatriated after a post-mortem
7 mins; October 03, 2025
Cultural activist faces backlash over homophobic comments
9 mins; October 02, 2025
UAT slams Eskom's profit announcement of R23.9 billion
16 mins; October 02, 2025
DA to lodge formal complaint against PRASA
6 mins; October 02, 2025
Prisons to roll out cell phone signal jammers
6 mins; October 02, 2025
Webinar to promote strengthening of cybersecurity to mark Cyber Security month
4 mins; October 02, 2025
CRL to launch its Section 22 Committee in Johannesburg
5 mins; October 02, 2025
PA discusses reinstatement of Kenny Kunene as MMC for Transport
6 mins; October 01, 2025
Africa4Palestine sends its condolences to the Mthethwa family
10 mins; October 01, 2025
EFF MP questions circumstances surrounding death of Nathi Mthethwa
9 mins; October 01, 2025
SANEF launches "Appointment with the President" campaign
5 mins; October 01, 2025
25 year AGOA expiration leaves over 30 Sub-Saharan African countries in limbo
7 mins; October 01, 2025
Malesela Teffo urges Madlanga Commission to hear his evidence before wrapping up
28 mins; September 30, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 30, 2025
Nehawu welcomes SIU interim report on Tembisa Hospital
5 mins; September 30, 2025
Madlanga commission hears about the 'Big 5' cartels
9 mins; September 30, 2025
Africa's first National Action Plan to tackle substandard and falsified medical products to be launched
9 mins; September 30, 2025
Protests to take place at the Africa Energy Week in Cape Town
4 mins; September 30, 2025
Gauteng traffic police have raised concerns over a surge in road crashes this weekend, which coincide with payday
9 mins; September 29, 2025
Judgment is expected in the drawn-out firearm case against EFF leader Julius Malema and his former bodyguard, Adriaan Snyman
11 mins; September 29, 2025
ActionSA in Gauteng is calling on residents to boycott the Patriotic Alliance in next year's elections if Kenny Kunene is reinstated as Johannesburg's MMC of Transport.
6 mins; September 28, 2025
Lobby group AfriForum and the Orania Movement have strongly condemned the vandalism of Afrikaner monuments in Pretoria.
4 mins; September 28, 2025
The SlU has wrapped up its investigation into corruption at Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng.
5 mins; September 28, 2025
Police gather for a National Prayer Day in Gauteng
6 mins; September 26, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
3 mins; September 26, 2025
Hawks investigate R67m purchase order of undelivered transformers
5 mins; September 26, 2025
Ekurhuleni City Council meets on the suspension of EMPD's Deputy Head
4 mins; September 26, 2025
Commemoration of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's legacy takes place in Thokoza
4 mins; September 26, 2025
Call to prioritize legal implications of political interference in SAPS
5 mins; September 26, 2025
NUM members to strike at the ARM Andalusite mine in Thabazimbi, Limpopo
4 mins; September 25, 2025
TAC & Section27 condemn plans to shutdown UNAIDS
6 mins; September 25, 2025
Concern raised over rising drug and alcohol abuse among SA's youth
4 mins; September 25, 2025
Peter Mutharika officially declared Malawi's president
9 mins; September 24, 2025
Concourt to hear case challenging Sexual Offences Act
6 mins; September 24, 2025
Motion adopted to rename Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
7 mins; September 24, 2025
Calls for action on the worsening water crisis in Matsulu, Mpumalanga
6 mins; September 23, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 23, 2025
First major test of expropriation without compensation to head to court
7 mins; September 23, 2025
Gauteng education reaffirms commitment to provide schooling for every child
6 mins; September 23, 2025
Police minister accused of disbanding Political Killings Task Team
12 mins; September 23, 2025
UDM concerned over surge in illicit cigarettes and alcohol
7 mins; September 22, 2025
DA's candidate for Johannesburg mayor - Helen Zille
8 mins; September 22, 2025
New criminal case opened against Ngaka ModiriMolema Municipality
6 mins; September 21, 2025
City of Tshwane slammed over medical aid broker tender
10 mins; September 21, 2025
National Police Commissioner due to take the stand at the Madlanga Commission
5 mins; September 21, 2025
President Ramaphosa leads delegation to the 80th UNGA
7 mins; September 21, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 19, 2025
Groups march to US Embassy in Pretoria over criminals deported to eSwatini
5 mins; September 19, 2025
SETAs celebrate 25 year anniversary
15 mins; September 19, 2025
Two MPs implicated in wrongdoing at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry
7 mins; September 19, 2025
New book described as a compromised work against ActionSA's leader
9 mins; September 19, 2025
New funding measure for NSFAS announced
11 mins; September 17, 2025
Legal battle over late Deputy President's pension payout
6 mins; September 17, 2025
DA in Gauteng to stage picket outside the Levai Mbatha Clinic
5 mins; September 17, 2025
AK-47 and other firearms seized in 'Cat' Matlala case linked to other serious crimes
10 mins; September 17, 2025
Madlanga Commission continue hearing testimony from KZN's Police Commissioner
9 mins; September 17, 2025
Madlanga Commission begins its work today after multiple delays
6 mins; September 17, 2025
Santaco concerned over decision to close several taxi routes in the Western Cape
7 mins; September 17, 2025
Rising concerns over the cost of living and doing business in Tshwane
7 mins; September 17, 2025
Vote counting underway in Malawi
7 mins; September 16, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 16, 2025
ANC President acknowledges DA led municipalities better managed
9 mins; September 16, 2025
Malawians head to the polls to elect a new leader
4 mins; September 16, 2025
BUSA slams withdrawal of draft regulations to the National Credit Act
5 mins; September 16, 2025
COSATU welcomes tabling of the Liquor Amendment Bill
4 mins; September 16, 2025
DA Gauteng to launch its infrastructure campaign
21 mins; September 16, 2025
ANC councillors & mayors descend on the FNB stadium for a Special NEC
12 mins; September 15, 2025
Soldiers deployed to DRC threaten legal action
7 mins; September 15, 2025
Wave of violence strikes Kraaifontein community
6 mins; September 15, 2025
ANCYL rejects claims of internal factionalism
6 mins; September 15, 2025
EFF tables bill to amend Electoral Act of 1998
10 mins; September 15, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 11, 2025
Public pushback stops proposed changes to the National Credit Act
5 mins; September 11, 2025
ConCourt clears way for husbands to take their wives' surnames
10 mins; September 11, 2025
PSA to embark on strike action over dispute with the Dept of Military Veterans
6 mins; September 11, 2025
FBI offers reward for the arrest of gunman who killed Charlie Kirk
14 mins; September 11, 2025
Concern over perception that SAHRC prioritizes rights of foreign nationals
13 mins; September 11, 2025
Inquest into Steve Biko's death to be reopened
5 mins; September 11, 2025
Protests hit Johannesburg's Westbury and Coronationville areas
8 mins; September 11, 2025
Three year anniversary into Jagersfontein tailings dam failure
5 mins; September 11, 2025
Concerns raised over violence targeting SA's justice system
5 mins; September 11, 2025
Court dismisses application to challenge Shadrack Sibiya's suspension
6 mins; September 10, 2025
Hostage situation in Mamelodi East results in two deaths
9 mins; September 10, 2025
Israel carries out airstrike in Doha, Qatar
16 mins; September 10, 2025
September is National Wills month
9 mins; September 10, 2025
SA government criticised over the attendance of the M23 group
8 mins; September 10, 2025
2nd day of the Africa Climate Summit in Ethiopia taking place
8 mins; September 09, 2025
Solidarity takes Minister in the Presidency to court for alleged defamation
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Madlanga Commission findings not legally binding
16 mins; September 08, 2025
Today is International Alcohol and Foetal Spectrum Disorders Day
5 mins; September 08, 2025
AFRICA BRIEF with Victor Kgomoeswana
4 mins; September 08, 2025
12th SA AIDS conference gets underway today
8 mins; September 08, 2025
Exorbitant payments to water board executives slammed
12 mins; September 08, 2025
Shell to appeal court ruling halting offshore drilling along the West Coast
7 mins; September 08, 2025
Killing of insolvency lawyer in Johannesburg condemned
6 mins; September 08, 2025
SAHRC slams unlawful evictions in Gauteng municipalities
6 mins; September 08, 2025
Parents urged to sign consent forms for the Measles-Rubella vaccine
11 mins; September 05, 2025
Results of Mayibuye's Consultation process to be announced today
9 mins; September 05, 2025