The Gauteng Provincial Government is set to outline its response to Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) during a media briefing focused on strengthening prevention, support services and coordinated interventions across the province. #Gauteng #GBVF #GenderBasedViolence #Femicide #GBVFResponse #EndGBVF #WomenAndChildren #GenderEquality #GautengGovernment #SouthAfrica #StopGenderBasedViolence #CommunitySafety #BreakingNews #NewsUpdate watch live: xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1mxPaZeXn…

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has launched a coffee bean production project with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to diversify farming opportunities in the province. The initiative, launched at the Kgora Farmer Training Centre near Ramatlabama in Mahikeng, will focus on coffee cultivation, processing and skills development for emerging farmers. MEC Madoda Sambatha said the project will create jobs, support farmers and open new markets. TIKA will provide technical support, coffee trees and processing equipment, with plans to expand the programme across the province. #NorthWestAgriculture #CoffeeFarming #SouthAfricaAgriculture #RuralDevelopment #FarmerSupport #TIKA #JobCreation #AgriculturalInnovation #Mahikeng #EmergingFarmers #FoodSecurity #SustainableFarming #AgricultureNews #SAnews @YOUFM898 newsnote.co.za/north-west-ag…

🚨 North West police are investigating the attempted murder of Madibeng Local Municipality manager Quiet Kgatla after he was shot by unknown suspects on the Zilkaatsnek Road near Hartbeespoort Dam on Wednesday evening. According to SAPS, a charcoal VW Polo TSI overtook Kgatla’s vehicle before two men allegedly opened fire and fled the scene. Kgatla suffered gunshot wounds to his arm and leg but managed to drive to a nearby petrol station for help. He is in a stable condition and receiving treatment at a local hospital. Police say the motive remains unknown and investigations are continuing. #NorthWest #Madibeng #QuietKgatla #SAPS #Hartbeespoort #CrimeNews #SouthAfrica #BreakingNews #AttemptedMurder #Municipality #PoliceInvestigation #NewsUpdate newsnote.co.za/north-west-po…

President Cyril Ramaphosa tables the Presidency Budget in Parliament, outlining the government's priorities for the upcoming financial year. #CyrilRamaphosa #PresidencyBudget #BudgetVote #SouthAfrica #ParliamentSA #GovernmentBudget #EconomicGrowth #JobCreation #ServiceDelivery #SouthAfricanEconomy #Governance #PublicSector #Investment #FiscalPolicy #NationalDevelopment #PoliticsSA #BudgetSpeech #Leadership #EconomicReform #NewsUpdate Watch live: xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1RKjppaNP…

The Impact Forum, a pressure group focused on immigration issues, says it has called off planned protests after securing a government commitment to recruit 10,000 immigration officers. Group leader Rollence Mabula said the organisation believes that mass deportations are not a sustainable solution if South Africa’s borders remain porous and enforcement capacity remains weak. Mabula argued that the Department of Home Affairs is severely understaffed, claiming it is meant to operate with around 18,000 employees but currently has fewer than half that number, making effective enforcement of immigration laws difficult. @ThisKg @YOUFM898 #ImmigrationSouthAfrica #ImpactForum #RollenceMabula #HomeAffairs #BorderSecurity #MigrationPolicy #SouthAfricaNews #ImmigrationReform #PublicPolicy #BorderControl #Governance #SecuritySector

Thousands of supporters gathered in Pretoria to celebrate Mamelodi Sundowns’ CAF Championship triumph. The victorious team was paraded through the capital aboard an open-top bus, proudly displaying the silverware to jubilant fans lining the streets. The main celebrations were held at Church Square, where festivities continued late into the night as supporters sang, danced and cheered the team’s achievement. Mamelodi Sundowns Production Manager Zanele Mathe said the victory was the result of years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication by the club. She also thanked the “Yellow Nation” — as Sundowns supporters are affectionately known — for standing by the team and continuing to believe in their success. @ThisKg @YOUFM898 #MamelodiSundowns #CAFChampions #YellowNation #Pretoria #ChurchSquare #SouthAfricanFootball #CAFChampionship #Sundowns #FootballCelebration #PSL #AfricanFootball #Champions #Masandawana #SoccerNews

Thoko Didiza has announced the members of the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee following a Constitutional Court ruling that declared Parliament’s previous Section 89 vote invalid and unconstitutional. Political parties submitted nominees for the committee, although the ANC missed the official deadline. The committee includes representatives from the ANC, DA, EFF, uMkhonto weSizwe Party and several smaller parties. Meanwhile, the GOOD Party and PAC declined participation, citing conflicts of interest. Didiza has also referred the Constitutional Court judgment to Parliament’s Rules Review Subcommittee for amendments to National Assembly procedures. #PhalaPhala #SouthAfricanParliament #ThokoDidiza #Section89 #ConstitutionalCourt #ANC #DA #EFF #MKParty #SouthAfricaPolitics #ImpeachmentCommittee #ParliamentNews #NationalAssembly #PoliticalNews #sanewsuk newsnote.co.za/parliament-an…

BREAKING: The Commission’s Recommendations Investigative Task Team has hit suspended Organised Crime Unit Sergeant Fannie Nkosi with fresh charges of defeating and obstructing the course of justice. Nkosi is expected to appear in the Thohoyandou Magistrate’s Court today on the new allegations. According to court papers, the charges relate to a November 2022 Limpopo arrest. A suspect was caught with dagga, unlicensed firearms and explosives. Nkosi allegedly collected the original docket from Thohoyandou, claiming he was acting on Head Office instructions. Months later he returned, identified himself as a Colonel, removed the confiscated cannabis from police custody and later booked it in at Head Office — with one exhibit bag reportedly tampered with. The development piles pressure on Nkosi, who was dramatically arrested in early April after a raid on his Pretoria North home uncovered multiple police dockets (including closed cash-in-transit and hijacking cases), a stun grenade, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, firearms, and around R52 000 in cash hidden under a mattress. He already faces charges of unlawful possession of explosives, failing to secure firearms, theft, money laundering and further counts of defeating the ends of justice. Bail was denied on 22 April and he remains in custody. Nkosi was suspended in late March following explosive testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Investigations continue. #BreakingNews #FannieNkosi #SAPS #PoliceCorruption #LimpopoCrime #MadlangaCommission #SouthAfricaNews #OrganisedCrime #ThohoyandouCourt #SAPSArrest

The City of #Johannesburg has granted SAMWU a R10.3 billion wage deal. The union says the adjusted budget will address pay disparities and improve service delivery in the metro. Meanwhile, #SAMWU members have taken to the streets in as the #DA launches a court interdict against the wage deal. @silver_sibiya

IDAC of the NPA arrested 12 senior SAPS officers (including generals from Tshwane) and one Medicare24 director. The arrests stem from alleged corruption, fraud, and PFMA violations in the irregular awarding of a R360 million SAPS health services tender to Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s company in June 2024. The tender was later cancelled due to irregularities. All 13 suspects are set to appear in Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on 25 March. #SAPS #Medicare24 #IDAC #Corruption #CatMatlala #SouthAfrica #TenderFraud #MadlangaCommission

As the country marks World Aids Day on 1 December, the North West provincial government has urged urgent collective action to protect young girls from HIV infection. Speaking during the provincial commemoration in Tlhabane near Rustenburg, Premier Lazarus Mokgosi reported a concerning rise in HIV/AIDS cases among girls aged 16 to 25. Mokgosi attributed the spike to relationships between young girls and older men, who often use money and alcohol to influence them and discourage the use of protection. He strongly condemned the practice, saying it jeopardises the future of young people. newsnote.co.za/nw-premier-ca…

The North West Provincial Legislature has vowed to be indefatigable in playing its role of oversight and interventions to underperforming municipalities in the province. This after a shocking and concerning state of dysfunction discovered by a parliament’s joint delegation comprising the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts and the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General in Mahikeng. newsnote.co.za/north-west-le…

The North West province is set to face intense scrutiny as a joint oversight delegation, comprising the Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, and the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General, embarks on a crucial three-day visit beginning today. The focus will be on municipalities that have a troubling history of financial disclaimers, which is raising alarms about the state of municipal governance and financial management in the region. newsnote.co.za/poor-municipa…

The National Health Department has announced that it is on the verge of finalising a developed framework which will pave a way for the incorporation of African traditional medicine into the country’s healthcare system. This is according to the Department’s Director for the Traditional Medicine Unit Bruce Mbedzi who told YOU FM Newshour that plans are afoot in completing the legislation to merge the two healthcare systems at the primary healthcare level. newsnote.co.za/health-depart…

#CasterSemenya, the two-time Olympic champion and a prominent figure in the ongoing debate surrounding athletic eligibility regulations, has scored a partial victory over the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. In a ruling published earlier this week, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) confirmed that Switzerland violated Semenya’s right to a fair hearing when it dismissed her 2023 appeal against World Athletics’ stringent sex eligibility regulations that have effectively barred her from competing. newsnote.co.za/caster-semeny…

Speaking from the BRICS Summit in Brazil, President Cyril Ramaphosa admitted that he was caught off guard by Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's claims made on Sunday. Ramaphosa issued a stern warning, "the police play a critical role in enhancing the rule of law, the safety of South Africans and that those that have done wrong should be dealt with and should be dealt with thoroughly in terms of our Constitution and our laws. So, this matter is going to be addressed."