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VISUALS | The ANC has called for a recount following the MK Party's victory in Ward 35 at the Anton Mfenendala Xaba Hall voting station in Sobantu, Pietermaritzburg.
IEC officials say the ANC initially signed off on the results slip but has since formally disputed the outcome. For more visit sabcnews.com
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Reflecting on history: Voters in Pietermaritzburg look back on casting their very first ballots in 1994 and how they’ve proudly kept the tradition alive ever since.
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Got it wrong. Apologies to @SABCNews and @BBCWorld. Though some of the reporting was conflating the two cases, it was the right thing to delete.
Forensic fingerprint analyst Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Zachariah has testified in the murder trial of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and businessman Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane, at the Durban High Court. sabcnews.com/sabcnews/forens…
RT @SABCNews: EKURHULENI KILLINGS | Acting National Police Commissioner Lt-Gen Puleng Dimpane says one suspect has been arrested and anothe…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has officially opened applications for their latest internship opportunities!
If you or someone you know is looking to break into media, broadcasting, journalism, marketing, tech, or administration, this is a massive chance to gain hands-on experience at the national broadcaster.
WATCH | Search and rescue teams in Nepal are continuing to look for survivors following a devastating flash flood. More than 1,000 people remain missing, with at least 360 feared dead. Nepalese Youth for Climate Action national network coordinator Aakriti Dotel says the floods have left a trail of destruction.
WATCH | In an SABC News exclusive, reporter Taliesha Naidoo speaks with a family member of Terricia Govender, one of six South Africans reported missing in Nepal, as uncertainty and anxiety continue to mount following the devastating flash floods.
BREAKING NEWS | Dr John Hlophe, the uMkhonto weSizwe Party’s first deputy president, has been relieved of his duties with immediate effect. He will, however, remain the party’s parliamentary leader. Duduzane Zuma will now be the MK Party's first deputy president.
WATCH | SABC News reporter Jayed Paulse brings the latest updates following a March and March Movement media briefing on the review of the organisation’s June 30 protests against undocumented migrants in the country. For more news, visit sabcnews.com
Fifty-nine years after the passing of Africa's first Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Chief Albert Luthuli, a monumental campaign is underway to rewrite history books and restore his true legacy.
Today, marking the 59th anniversary of his passing the Luthuli Foundation and the Royal Norwegian Embassy officially declared 2027 as the "Year of Luthuli" during a commemoration at his lifelong home in Groutville, near Kwadukuza in KwaZulu-Natal.
This follows a landmark High Court ruling which officially erased a decade-long apartheid lie surrounding the cause of his death.
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AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has once again reshuffled the leadership of the Zulu royal household, removing Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi as Traditional Prime Minister for the second time in less than a year and appointing Inkosi Phathisizwe Chiliza to the influential position with immediate effect.
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Chief Justice Mandisa Maya has expressed concern about the abuse on social media to create false political narratives about the judiciary and judgments.
She was speaking at the opening of the 2026 Judiciary Conference in Durban, via audio link where top legal minds and judicial leaders from across South Africa gathered.
Operating under the banner "Towards a Single, Independent, and Accountable Judiciary," the bench is confronting its biggest challenges yet, from crippling case backlogs to the fight for complete financial independence.
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Oh @Chriseldalewis what a special moment. I saw you promised to visit her and you kept your word. I'm sure you made her day. Bless you Zozi. ❤️❤️❤️

















