Department of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga called for a minute of silence to be observed to remember the deceased.

President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his fifth State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Thursday and is tackling topics such as the ailing economy, the COVID-19 pandemic and gender-based violence.

Many of the app's users have raised concerns and questions about what the updated policy meant for their personal data with rumours circulating that the mobile application will be sharing the personal data of its users with its parent company, Facebook.

Ramaphosa is virtually delivering the party’s January 8 Statement.

Late last year, the public broadcaster announced that it had temporarily halted the consultation process after being confronted by angry staff.

Some queer people say the continued ostracisation and homophobic treatment from their communities and relatives mean they can't go back home.

According to the Department of Health 175 more deaths were reported, 93 coming from the Eastern Cape, bringing the country’s total death toll to 23,451.

Dr Palesa “Bev” Ditsie, teaches us about the important role Johannesburg Pride played in the acceptance of the LGBQTIA+ community in post-apartheid South Africa.

In the second episode of The Broken Rainbow, we listen to activists are calling for health authorities to explore other safer medication to help in the transition of transwomen.

Gender-based violence is widespread and entrenched in South Africa with President Cyril Ramaphosa recently describing it as our second pandemic.

As the country moves into Women’s Month to celebrate women and highlight the struggles they face, some lesbian and transwomen feel sidelined and ignored in the fight against issues like gender-based violence.

"COVID does not ask for your nationality before it affects you and your pocket... it’s like the doors never shut.”

Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu said that government would appeal the North Gauteng High Court ruling and said that this appeal must be heard on an urgent basis.

Chairperson of the state capture commission of inquiry, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, briefed the media on the commission's work during the coronavirus lockdown.

Ministers in the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security (JCPS) cluster are briefing the media on matters related to the enforcement of level 3 lockdown regulations.

Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is briefing the nation on the level 3 lockdown regulations that will kick in on 1 June.

For the first time in the history of the Billboard's Hot 100 charts, two woman rappers have now landed a number one single.

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan is briefing a joint virtual meeting of Parliament’s committees charged with oversight of Public Enterprises on developments in state-owned enterprises, including SAA.