Category: SA News

His passing fell on the third anniversary of fellow jazz legend Hugh Masekela’s death and the third anniversary of jazz icon Oliver Mtukudzi’s death. Jonas Gwangwa. Picture: Cyril Ramaphosa Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the late legendary jazz musician Jonas Gwangwa a giant of a revolutionary cultural movement. Gwangwa, who was also […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church during his official funeral in his hometown of Emalahleni. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral. Picture: @GovernmentZA on Twitter JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said it was unbearable that Minister Jackson Mthembu‘s loved ones will […]

Provincial head of Health Dr Keith Cloete says infections have reduced by over 30% in just the last week A hospital worker and patient with COVID-19 in in the resuscitation room of the COVID-19 ward at Khayelitsha Hospital, about 35km from the centre of Cape Town, on 29 December 2020. Picture: AFP. CAPE TOWN – […]

Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Mozambique on Saturday, hitting the port city of Beira with strong winds and heavy rains. Tropical Cyclone Eloise made landfall in the Beira area on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Picture: SA Weather Service JOHANNESBURG – Emergency authorities in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Limpopo on Sunday said measures were in place […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral in Emalahleni on Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the eulogy at the late Jackson Mthembu’s funeral in Emalahleni on Sunday, 24 January 2021. Picture: GCIS. EULOGY BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA AT THE OFFICIAL FUNERAL OF MINISTER JACKSON MPHIKWA MTHEMBU EMALAHLENI, MPUMALANGA24 JANUARY 2021 […]

Disaster management battled the blaze on Friday and found shelter for women and children. Booysens residents rebuild their homes after a devastating fire in their informal settlement. Picture @CityofJoburgEMS on Twitter. JOHANNESBURG – Humanitarian organisations on Sunday mobilised to assist thousands of people who were left destitute by a fire which tore through Booysens Informal […]

Modise: Let us be rededicated to fighting COVID-19 in Jackson Mthembu’s honour Thandi Modise was delivering Parliament’s message of support to Mthembu’s family, friends and colleagues during a funeral service in Sacred Catholic Church. National Speaker of Parliament, Thandi Modise at Jackson Mthembu’s funeral on 24 January, 2021. Picture: GCIS. JOHANNESBURG – The Speaker of […]

GALLERY: ‘Farewell, Mvelase’ Jackson Mthembu laid to rest in Emalahleni Eyewitness News | Friends, family and government officials led by President Cyril Ramaphosa bid a final farewell to the late Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, on 24 January 2021 in Emalahleni, Mpumalanga. Download the Eyewitness News app to your iOS or Android device.

One million doses will reach the country by the first week of February, while a further 500,000 are expected to be availed before the end of said month. CAPE TOWN – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape called on the national government to urgently communicate COVID-19 vaccine safety to residents. The party said […]

Cyclone Eloise downgraded to depression causing heavy rain The storm, which already lost some of its strength, wreaked havoc in parts of Mozambique and affected several regions in South Africa. Tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique, on Saturday, 23 January 2021. Picture: Gauteng Weather FB JOHANNESBURG – The South African Weather Service said […]