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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

"The volatile relationship between South Africa and the United States which has seen US President Donald Trump take a stern stance against the recent #G20 hosts will be among the issues on the agenda of the ANCs four-day NGC meeting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998018927633600779)  2025-12-08T13:16Z 3.1M followers, 2028 engagements


"WATCH 29-year-old Mapula Mailula from Kopermyn village in Limpopo has developed a groundbreaking app that allows users to report crimes and request medical help easily even without a smartphone using a USSD code"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997605865998991645)  2025-12-07T09:55Z 3.1M followers, 131.6K engagements


"WATCH ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the partys decline was driven by corruption service-delivery failures high unemployment and state capture. He adds that these developments have undermined the ANCs moral authority and weakened its connection to key constituencies particularly young people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998047262941794492)  2025-12-08T15:09Z 3.1M followers, 16.1K engagements


"An attempt by Black Rock Mining to temporarily freeze a portion of the Please Call Me settlement paid by Vodacom to Nkosana Makate has been dismissed in the High Court in Johannesburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998057966604345436)  2025-12-08T15:51Z 3.1M followers, 3707 engagements


"DEVELOPING Minister of Defence Angie Motshekga has revealed that President Cyril Ramaphosa had to issue a warning to Rwandan forces stating that continued hostilities against the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in the DRC would be considered a declaration of war. "It is just that at the moment when they were firing above our heads the president did warn them to say If you are going to fire we will take it as a declaration of war and we will have to defend our people and thats when the firing stops" says Motshekga. She says South African soldiers were just caught in the crossfire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1884597025817169988)  2025-01-29T13:38Z 3.1M followers, 1.2M engagements


"WATCH "I can't go to jail and leave my kids" says suspended Ekurhuleni Deputy Chief of Police Julius Mkhwanazi commenting on the blue lights saga"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996483184411001066)  2025-12-04T07:34Z 3.1M followers, 206.1K engagements


"The 2026 World Cup will kick off on June XX with joint-hosts Mexico playing South Africa at the Azteca Stadium venue of the 1970 and 1986 finals followed by South Korea against a playoff winner after the draw was made on Friday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997031340878057600)  2025-12-05T19:52Z 3.1M followers, 5909 engagements


"WATCH President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed concern over the killing of Witness D Marius van der Merwe saying it will deter others from appearing before the Madlanga Commission to testify. He stressed that such incidents cannot be allowed to continue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997288952722526260)  2025-12-06T12:56Z 3.1M followers, 53K engagements


"The African National Congress is adamant that there is no leadership contest in the party. However speculation is mounting that there is a plot to remove ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997591064539251019)  2025-12-07T08:56Z 3.1M followers, 24.7K engagements


"WATCH Afrika Mayibuye Movement President Floyd Shivambu says the party will contest the elections to win adding that they will only enter a coalition government with partners who make reasonable demands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997671687983165667)  2025-12-07T14:17Z 3.1M followers, 27.2K engagements


"McLarens Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappens four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997720111814201555)  2025-12-07T17:29Z 3.1M followers, 3404 engagements


"DEVELOPING National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola says one of the vehicles used during the murder of witness D Marius Van Der Merwe has been found abandoned in Alexandra township north of Johannesburg. He says police have identified three people of interest and one has been taken in for questioning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998085922106048624)  2025-12-08T17:43Z 3.1M followers, 50.1K engagements


"WATCH Police say they identified three people of interest and one has been taken in for questioning following the murder of witness D Marius Van Der Merwe last Friday. SABC News Reporter Mbalenhle Mthethwa has the latest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998088603784577182)  2025-12-08T17:53Z 3.1M followers, 3957 engagements


"WATCH ANC Veterans League president Dr Snuki Zikalala calls for the ANC constitution to be amended so that members who are criminally charged must step aside immediately including from representing the party in Parliament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998098997848740349)  2025-12-08T18:34Z 3.1M followers, 28.5K engagements


"SPONSORED: As global leaders gather to shape the world economy Sanlam champions a simple belief: progress is about people - the lives strengthened the communities uplifted and the futures empowered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1992170789286670727)  2025-11-22T09:58Z 3.1M followers, 2269 engagements


"Impala Platinum Mine in Rustenburg in the North West says plans are afoot to embrace technology to minimise the loss of lives and increase its lifespan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1992182244153450945)  2025-11-22T10:43Z 3.1M followers, 2699 engagements


"SPONSORED: As global leaders gather to shape the world economy Sanlam champions a simple belief: progress is about people - the lives strengthened the communities uplifted and the futures empowered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1992505991120957933)  2025-11-23T08:10Z 3.1M followers, 2339 engagements


"SPONSORED: As global leaders gather to shape the world economy Sanlam champions a simple belief: progress is about people - the lives strengthened the communities uplifted and the futures empowered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1992592428159955122)  2025-11-23T13:53Z 3.1M followers, 2259 engagements


"WATCH Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says he expects 2026 to be a year of economic uncertainty given external challenges around geopolitics and geo-economics mirroring much of the uncertainty witnessed this year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1993705048363442372)  2025-11-26T15:34Z 3.1M followers, 32.2K engagements


"COMING UP Tonight on #CuttingEdge we zoom in on those who felt Thabo Besters power the most from inmates to wardens and families. Watch The Cost of Knowing Bester on SABC News Channel XXX at 20:30 tonight"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1993745079539040538)  2025-11-26T18:14Z 3.1M followers, 5525 engagements


"Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has welcomed Isuzu South Africas investment in a new R740-million metal stamping facility launched in Gqeberha on Thursday. The plant positions local supplier VSL Manufacturing which is a majority Black female-owned company founded in Komani in 2018 as a key player in the provincial automotive supply chain"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994061632553488849)  2025-11-27T15:11Z 3.1M followers, 27.5K engagements


"DEVELOPING National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola has directed Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lt. Gen Tommy Mthombeni to mobilise maximum resources to hunt down two suspects who shot killed and disarmed two on-duty police officers in Ivory Park last night"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994692775061897328)  2025-11-29T08:59Z 3.1M followers, 94.1K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Lucky Montana resigns as MKP MP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995506951254577577)  2025-12-01T14:55Z 3.1M followers, 115.9K engagements


"WATCH Dr Imogen Mashazi asked if she would return to give more evidence. Mashazi says she prefers to finish testimony today and she will submit further evidence in writing saying "I can't; I will have a stroke if I come here again.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995533750067691546)  2025-12-01T16:41Z 3.1M followers, 99.7K engagements


"WATCH CAPRISA Director Prof. Salim Abdool Karim says that the United States withdrawal of PEPFAR funding has disrupted access to medications and treatment coverage for some HIV/AIDS patients in the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995561647080177775)  2025-12-01T18:32Z 3.1M followers, 25.9K engagements


"WATCH Minister Senzo Mchunu says it takes about five months to truly grasp a department and by December 2024 he was ready to act decisively on the PKTT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995850396179267898)  2025-12-02T13:39Z 3.1M followers, 19.8K engagements


"WATCH Police have confirmed a case of conspiracy to commit murder has been registered and is being investigated after three men were removed from the High Court in Pretoria during the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial on Tuesday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995896199048822841)  2025-12-02T16:41Z 3.1M followers, 29.7K engagements


"WATCH Lesotho's King Letsie III (The 3rd) has commended the country's ability to bring HIV from a pandemic state to being among best performers in managing the disease over the past four decades"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996121957264204170)  2025-12-03T07:38Z 3.1M followers, 8250 engagements


"Two-time defending Rugby World Cup Champions South Africa have received a very favorable draw for the 2027 World Cup in Australia. The Springboks have been drawn in Group B along with Italy Georgia and Romania"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996199402504069325)  2025-12-03T12:46Z 3.1M followers, 2326 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Former SRC member arrested 24-year-old former Rustenburg TVET SRC member allegedly withdrew NSFAS funds illegally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996277304016720316)  2025-12-03T17:56Z 3.1M followers, 2089 engagements


"WATCH The Mitchells Plain Community Policing Forum has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare gang violence a national disaster. This comes after another mass shooting in which three people were shot and killed including a nine-year-old boy and his 19-year-old aunt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996289836588675207)  2025-12-03T18:46Z 3.1M followers, 2631 engagements


"Commissioner Sesi Baloyi at the Madlanga Commission in Pretoria has raised questions on why suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) Deputy Police Chief Julius Mkhwanazi used the private security company CAT VIP at the State of the City Address in 2022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996291958285959329)  2025-12-03T18:54Z 3.1M followers, 9523 engagements


"ICYM Presidential Spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says South Africa will not beg to be included in G20 deliberations under the United States Presidency"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996462220398432491)  2025-12-04T06:11Z 3.1M followers, 41.3K engagements


"WATCH Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says the move may have been understood as a disbandment but the intention was always absorption and integration. He adds that the word "disband" entered discussions in 2019 and was not introduced by him alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996543601191379140)  2025-12-04T11:34Z 3.1M followers, 13.2K engagements


"WATCH ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the administration of Donald Trump has made up its mind to act as an aggressor against a peaceful sovereign nation. He adds "They have communicated a decision in public that SA is not invited to the G20 as a member even to participate that is the worst aggression.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996593479472849112)  2025-12-04T14:52Z 3.1M followers, 23.4K engagements


"WATCH Outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Gjermund Sther has expressed gratitude to South Africa after his country was invited to participate in the G20 Leaders' Summit in Johannesburg. SABC News' Khayelihle Khumalo has the details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996607472770117972)  2025-12-04T15:48Z 3.1M followers, 4468 engagements


"WATCH SABC News Specialist Correspondent Sophie Mokoena provides updates on the latest international news making headlines including French President Emmanuel Macrons state visit to China Russian President Vladimir Putins visit to India and other developing stories"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996631644388606169)  2025-12-04T17:24Z 3.1M followers, 3236 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS SABC News Cutting Edge Producer Njabulo Shabangu has won the Outstanding Current Affairs Programme award at the Africa Media Awards currently underway in Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996638219127980230)  2025-12-04T17:50Z 3.1M followers, 17K engagements


"LIVE: US facilitates Congo-Rwanda pacts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996649424953712908)  2025-12-04T18:34Z 3.1M followers, 4344 engagements


"South Africas Womens Cricket Team Proteas Women will kick off its summer action with a three-match T20 series against Ireland starting in Cape Town on Friday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996653327405482169)  2025-12-04T18:50Z 3.1M followers, 3237 engagements


"WATCH SABC News Specialist producer Njabulo Shabangu has credited the Cutting Edge teams collective effort for winning the Outstanding Current Affairs Programme award at the African Media Awards in Addis Ababa Ethiopia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996671497092399579)  2025-12-04T20:02Z 3.1M followers, 5234 engagements


"The family of slain North West businessman Wandile Bozwana has opened a case of conspiracy to murder against two senior politicians in the province"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996829773100994777)  2025-12-05T06:31Z 3.1M followers, 38K engagements


"The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has reiterated its call for a full forensic investigation to be conducted into tender fraud and corruption in all hospitals in the province"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996830176257495231)  2025-12-05T06:33Z 3.1M followers, 2801 engagements


"QUESTION OF THE DAY Will the minerals peace agreement signed by the DRC and Rwanda in Washington lead to lasting Peace between the warring countries #UnWrapAfrica @ThembiMrototo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996832344075128961)  2025-12-05T06:41Z 3.1M followers, 3075 engagements


"LIVE: Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial XX December 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996853978676777102)  2025-12-05T08:07Z 3.1M followers, 2622 engagements


"Niger has accused French nuclear fuel group Orano of predatory behaviour and environmental crimes escalating a bitter dispute over control of the West African nations uranium mines"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996859451488546930)  2025-12-05T08:29Z 3.1M followers, 1788 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalos bail restrictions have been lifted allowing him to return to his role as head of SAPS Crime Intelligence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996870855272300557)  2025-12-05T09:14Z 3.1M followers, 8068 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS: Loyiso Masuku has been elected as the new ANC Johannesburg chairperson. For more visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996874830633976198)  2025-12-05T09:30Z 3.1M followers, 14.6K engagements


"Gauteng police are investigating a murder case after a well-known taxi boss from Alexandra township in Johannesburg was shot dead in Woodmead on Thursday evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996877741665538198)  2025-12-05T09:42Z 3.1M followers, 2648 engagements


"Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi began summit talks in New Delhi on Friday as New Delhi rolled out the red carpet for the Russian leader and Modi told him India supported peace efforts in Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996878133841297442)  2025-12-05T09:43Z 3.1M followers, 2179 engagements


"Western Cape Premier Alan Winde has urged caution over calls to deploy the SANDF to gang violence hotspots. He says evidence rather than public pressure should guide the calls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996883310874866149)  2025-12-05T10:04Z 3.1M followers, 3450 engagements


"WATCH Police Minister Senzo Mchunu says "I do not have a report that suggests that the Murder and Robbery Unit including the killings team is as weak as the taxi sub-unit in the Eastern Cape. Because no such report exists I assume KwaZulu-Natal has a fully fledged unit still developing but operating at a higher level of strength.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996890414654111971)  2025-12-05T10:32Z 3.1M followers, 19.4K engagements


"COMING UP This week on #UnWrapAfrica we explore Burkina Faso Africas third-largest gold producer with a focus on the role of women in mining in the land of Thomas Sankara. Catch the full details on this and more on Sunday at 8pm with @ThembiMrototo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996920979076141453)  2025-12-05T12:33Z 3.1M followers, 2758 engagements


"The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that police officers who were present when defence witness Sifiso Gwabini Zungu disposed of a statement be recalled in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996921584008004019)  2025-12-05T12:36Z 3.1M followers, 4961 engagements


"QUESTION OF THE DAY Will the minerals peace agreement signed by the DRC and Rwanda in Washington lead to lasting Peace between the warring countries #UnWrapAfrica @ThembiMrototo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996956900357743081)  2025-12-05T14:56Z 3.1M followers, 2360 engagements


"LIVE NOW The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is underway in Washington D.C. United States. Follow the proceedings live on SABC News Channel XXX or go to for more updates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996992054295978119)  2025-12-05T17:16Z 3.1M followers, 3205 engagements


"WATCH POPCRU's Dr Zizamele Cebekhulu has expressed concern over the killing of Witness D Marius van der Merwe urging the police to do everything possible to ensure those involved are brought to book"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997251322668519836)  2025-12-06T10:26Z 3.1M followers, 2688 engagements


"WATCH COSATU Parliamentary Coordinator Matthew Parks has urged the government to work toward reducing the unemployment rate by at least one percent per quarter and to accelerate service delivery across the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997315850110415009)  2025-12-06T14:43Z 3.1M followers, 3307 engagements


"President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will attend the opening match of the tournament featuring Bafana Bafana and Mexico in the 2026 FIFA World Cup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997632385991512307)  2025-12-07T11:40Z 3.1M followers, XXX engagements


"Billionaire businessman and CAF President Patrice Motsepe has addressed ongoing speculation about his political ambitions. Speaking at the release of the financial results for his company African Rainbow MineralsMotsepesays that he does not need to enter politics to make a contribution to South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1963969148842561780)  2025-09-05T14:15Z 3.1M followers, 20.9K engagements


"WATCH Sanlam CSO Abel Sakhau says global financial leaders need to step up and fund major projects like the Just Energy Transition highlighting their importance to both South Africas and the worlds economic future"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1991029124174131542)  2025-11-19T06:21Z 3.1M followers, 2640 engagements


"WATCH I had to raise myself. I was a street kid says Vusimuzi Cat Matlala reflecting on his upbringing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994057122737209415)  2025-11-27T14:54Z 3.1M followers, 74.5K engagements


"Germany said on Thursday that it would seek to persuade US President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to exclude South Africa from next years G20 Summit in Florida following his false claims that the country mistreated its white minority. Since taking office for a second time in January Trump has repeatedly alleged that SAs black-majority government persecutes its white population"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994108745165509035)  2025-11-27T18:19Z 3.1M followers, 42.3K engagements


"WATCH Deputy Minister of Women Youth and Persons with Disabilities Mmapaseka Steve Letsike has raised concerns over the escalating adolescent and teenage pregnancy crisis in SA adding that in the last financial year alone at least 117000 girls aged XX to XX gave birth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994493109879935010)  2025-11-28T19:46Z 3.1M followers, 7042 engagements


"WATCH Adv Sesi Baloyi asks Dr Imogen Mashazi if she takes the Madlanga Commission seriously and if she came to assist the commission. She declines to comment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995803596248805870)  2025-12-02T10:33Z 3.1M followers, 72K engagements


"WATCH Commissioner Madlanga asks Police Minister Senzo Mchunu whether any meetings before XX December 2024 concluded that the PKTT should be disbanded. He says no meeting ever reached that point directly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996573232867299800)  2025-12-04T13:32Z 3.1M followers, 19K engagements


"SA Rugby has extended the contract of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus for a further four years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996921074509046202)  2025-12-05T12:34Z 3.1M followers, 2436 engagements


"The North West Legislatures Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has welcomed the arrests of five people who reportedly scammed people R10 XXX promising them jobs at the Matlosana Local Municipality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996939894816756198)  2025-12-05T13:49Z 3.1M followers, 3087 engagements


"LIVE NOW The draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will take place tonight in Washington D.C. United States. SABC News' Mawande Mateza reports live from Braamfontein where football fans have gathered to watch the draw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996984990089785535)  2025-12-05T16:48Z 3.1M followers, 5035 engagements


"We spoke to the people who felt Thabo Besters power the most - inmates wardens and families. Their stories lay bare the violence the silence and the secrets they say Mangaung Prison tried to bury. This is the real cost of knowing Bester. Watch The Cost of Knowing Bester Tonight on SABC1 at 21:00 XX November on Channel XXX at 20:30"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1993289604187689120)  2025-11-25T12:04Z 3.1M followers, 100.6K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS The US will host the first G20 sherpas meeting in Washington on December 15-16 2025 and has made it clear that South Africa will not be invited"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995831262238376138)  2025-12-02T12:23Z 3.1M followers, 107K engagements


"Cookhouse Police in the Eastern Cape are asking the public for any information that can lead to the re-arrest of two suspects who escaped from police custody"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996954448472441254)  2025-12-05T14:46Z 3.1M followers, 2465 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS: The Constitutional Court rules men can assume wives' surnames declares Act unconstitutional. For more visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1966039418868773053)  2025-09-11T07:21Z 3.1M followers, 2.2M engagements


"WATCH Acting Head of Detectives in KZN Major-General Anthony Gopaul says on XX January at 16:58 a SAPS employee accessed the criminal record system and made adjustments to Stuart James Scharnicks records which is why Scharnick is confident there will be nothing in the system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1988940512397541696)  2025-11-13T12:02Z 3.1M followers, 217.9K engagements


"Former UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis with the help of the City of Cape Town will host a Mixed Martial Arts event early next year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1990475964912927212)  2025-11-17T17:43Z 3.1M followers, 5231 engagements


"Coup confirmed in Guinea Bissau"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1993705496176644605)  2025-11-26T15:36Z 3.1M followers, 506.4K engagements


"WATCH Vusimuzi Cat Matlala says they always operate with the Woolworths bag adding "Thats the money bag.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1993972548761948459)  2025-11-27T09:17Z 3.1M followers, 45.6K engagements


"WATCH Burkina Faso and Ghana have signed a telecommunications agreement to eliminate mobile roaming fees and improve internet access between the two West African countries. SABC News Specialist Correspondent Sophie Mokoena has the details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994465304823697787)  2025-11-28T17:55Z 3.1M followers, 34.6K engagements


"Four people including a senior media personality who were taken into questioning at OR Tambo on Friday have now been formally charged with allegedly contravening the Foreign Military Assistance Regulation Act. They will appear in court on Monday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994699774646522137)  2025-11-29T09:27Z 3.1M followers, 654K engagements


"Lobby group AfriForum has denied allegations that it is spreading disinformation that government is committing genocide against Afrikaners in South Africa. READ MORE HERE:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995433632337707458)  2025-12-01T10:03Z 3.1M followers, 113.4K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Two suspects have been arrested after they were found with firearms belonging to two police officers who were shot and killed in Ivory Park in Midrand on Friday evening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995555145229226387)  2025-12-01T18:06Z 3.1M followers, 65.7K engagements


"WATCH Parliament is expected to vote tomorrow on a motion to scrap the XX% matric pass rate. BOSA leader Mmusi Maimane who commissioned the motion says requiring learners to pass a subject with only XX% is criminal and moreover a disservice to the country"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995580296536715307)  2025-12-01T19:46Z 3.1M followers, 186.3K engagements


"WATCH The families of the South African men trapped in Ukraine claim that the individuals who lured the men to Russia are attempting to cover their tracks. The group of men were recruited on the promise of security training in Russia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995910720634970512)  2025-12-02T17:39Z 3.1M followers, 10.2K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Former Rustenburg TVET SRC member arrested for allegedly withdrawing NSFAS funds illegally"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996287801281724885)  2025-12-03T18:37Z 3.1M followers, 130.2K engagements


"WATCH Afrika Mayibuye Movements first Deputy President Thato wa Magogodi says there is no leadership crisis within the party. This is despite the recent resignation of three senior members of the party"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996298597516869951)  2025-12-03T19:20Z 3.1M followers, 27.6K engagements


"VIDEO C20 IAC Handover to the US: Mabalane Mfundisi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996357773135892942)  2025-12-03T23:15Z 3.1M followers, 6035 engagements


"WATCH President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has no sleepless nights over growing speculation that South Africa might be barred from next year's G20 Summit in Miami to be hosted by the United States"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996620657266659400)  2025-12-04T16:40Z 3.1M followers, 40.9K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS: Gauteng transport MEC Kedibone Diale Tlabela has confirmed that a top Alexandra taxi boss was gunned down last night. For more visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996829148590014721)  2025-12-05T06:29Z 3.1M followers, 57.1K engagements


"WATCH The 2026 FIFA World Cup draw is currently underway in Washington D.C. USA. SABC News' Mawande Mateza has the details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997006468617228307)  2025-12-05T18:13Z 3.1M followers, 4425 engagements


"Non-Governmental Organisation Helping Hands says there are only two shelters that cater for men facing gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa one in Limpopo and the other in theWestern Cape"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997017822988320771)  2025-12-05T18:58Z 3.1M followers, 3098 engagements


"Breaking News Police have confirmed that a witness who appeared before the Madlanga Commission has been shot dead in Brenthurst Brakpan. Police Officers are currently en route and the scene remains active"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997036535221510640)  2025-12-05T20:13Z 3.1M followers, 101.2K engagements


"President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the assurance that government will redouble its efforts to protect the Madlanga Commission of Inquirys whistleblowers and witnesses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997218620385251425)  2025-12-06T08:16Z 3.1M followers, 141.8K engagements


"WATCH Cosatu's First Deputy President Mike Shingange has condemned the murder of witness D Marius van der Merwe saying it's a deeply troubling development for the country's democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997228856508641614)  2025-12-06T08:57Z 3.1M followers, 3363 engagements


"WATCH Security expert Mike Bolhuis says the killing of Witness D Marius van der Merwe is extremely concerning adding that all the information Witness D provided to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry will still be used"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997259181972242857)  2025-12-06T10:57Z 3.1M followers, 18.1K engagements


"WATCH South Africas G20 sous-Sherpa Ambassador Xolisa Mabhongo says it is unprecedented and worrying that the country has not been invited to the first G20 sherpas meeting under the US presidency scheduled to take place in Washington later this month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997288617366995137)  2025-12-06T12:54Z 3.1M followers, 17K engagements


"WATCH National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola is set to brief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga on the investigation into the murder of Marius van der Merwe known as Witness D at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry who was shot dead outside his Brakpan home. SABC News' Mbalenhle Mthethwa has more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997289405728411694)  2025-12-06T12:57Z 3.1M followers, 43.3K engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Police have confirmed that the death toll from the Saulsville hostel mass shooting has risen to XX following the death of one of the victims at the hospital this afternoon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997323936195862919)  2025-12-06T15:15Z 3.1M followers, 2895 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS Number of deceased has risen to XX in Saulsville shooting. The 12th person died in hospital this afternoon. For more news visit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997324155235008643)  2025-12-06T15:16Z 3.1M followers, 21.6K engagements


"WATCH Whistleblower House CEO Ben Theron has called for a review and stronger measures to protect whistleblowers following the killing of witness D Marius van der Merwe. He adds that the murder of witness D is intended to intimidate witnesses who wish to testify"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997344292898304120)  2025-12-06T16:36Z 3.1M followers, 9505 engagements


"WATCH Security Strategist Andy Mashaile has described the killing of witness D Marius van der Merwe as concerning. He hopes the police investigation will reveal what led to his murder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997344540735209585)  2025-12-06T16:37Z 3.1M followers, 4128 engagements


"Norways Kristoffer Reitan is on course for a second victory on the DP World Tour this time at Africas Major the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City in the North West"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997367349175841041)  2025-12-06T18:07Z 3.1M followers, 2499 engagements


"Celebrating its 15th year the prestigious Telkom Radio Awards took place today at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997419573759353227)  2025-12-06T21:35Z 3.1M followers, 2955 engagements


"WATCH Google spokesperson Siya Madikane says South Africans spent a lot of time in 2025 looking for a well-known public figure entertainment news and artificial intelligence. He adds that Temu was the most searched term with General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi ranking second in Google searches for 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997671033663271086)  2025-12-07T14:14Z 3.1M followers, 66.2K engagements


"WATCH Afrika Mayibuye Movement President Floyd Shivambu says the party is here to stay and will offer hope to South Africans who have lost trust in the countrys democratic institutions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997671168032039265)  2025-12-07T14:14Z 3.1M followers, 38.1K engagements


"WATCH ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the ANC remains the only political formation with the historical mandate societal depth and organisational capabilities to fundamentally change the lives and livelihoods of South Africans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997671858318229899)  2025-12-07T14:17Z 3.1M followers, 37.1K engagements


"WATCH ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says there will be no free T-shirts at the four-day National General Council adding that every delegate will be expected to contribute including bags among other items"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997682135784661234)  2025-12-07T14:58Z 3.1M followers, 25.8K engagements


"WATCH The Madlanga Commission wrapped up its final public hearings of 2025 with the tragic news that one of its key witnesses Witness D Marius van der Merwe was killed at his Brakpan home on Friday evening. SABC News Canny Maphanga has all the details"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997699450232266949)  2025-12-07T16:07Z 3.1M followers, 6525 engagements


"WATCH The government of Benin says it has thwarted a coup attempt led by members of the West African nation's armed forces"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997712918968684967)  2025-12-07T17:00Z 3.1M followers, 2077 engagements


"Benin President Patrice Talon said on Sunday that the West African nations government and armed forces had thwarted a coup attempt by a group of soldiers and vowed to punish them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997882363670671647)  2025-12-08T04:14Z 3.1M followers, 4719 engagements


"WATCH ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says "We are hopeful that the findings and recommendations from these investigations (Madlanga Commission and Ad Hoc Committee) will represent a turning point in our fight against crime and corruption.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997986959390867700)  2025-12-08T11:09Z 3.1M followers, 13.2K engagements


"IN PICTURES The bail application of a well-known lekompo musician Lehlohonolo Chauke popularly known as Shebe Maburna is underway at the Polokwane Magistrates Court in Limpopo. Pictures by Rendani Raliphaswa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998017035465601496)  2025-12-08T13:09Z 3.1M followers, 39.6K engagements


"WATCH Gen Fannie Masemola says on the Marius van der Merwe case (Witness D at the Madlanga Commission) three persons of interest have been identified. One has been taken in for questioning as the police investigation continues"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998025059768606961)  2025-12-08T13:41Z 3.1M followers, 30.9K engagements


"US President Donald Trump is set to unveil a $XX billion aid package for American farmers affected by his trade policies a White House official said on Monday"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998041527520723113)  2025-12-08T14:46Z 3.1M followers, 4932 engagements


"WATCH ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says spatial inequality remains the most stubborn remnant of apartheid. He adds that the adoption of the National Spatial Development Framework 2050 in 2023 represents a strategic attempt to reverse this inheritance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998042716169499110)  2025-12-08T14:51Z 3.1M followers, 2370 engagements


"National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says the arrest of three suspects is imminent following the murder of XX people at a tavern in Saulsville Pretoria. Thirteen others were injured"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998083484502708375)  2025-12-08T17:33Z 3.1M followers, 2622 engagements


"WATCH ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says there will be no discussion about the leadership and succession during the party's 5th NGC underway in Boksburg adding that "this is not the time for that discussion.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998083701389840482)  2025-12-08T17:34Z 3.1M followers, 8022 engagements


"Contralesa President Kgosi Mathupa Mokoena says the Department of Justice must come up with a plan to protect whistleblowers and witnesses after Marius van der Merwe was assassinated over the weekend"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998093696840110097)  2025-12-08T18:13Z 3.1M followers, 2899 engagements


"VIDEO Police Commissioner Fanie Masemola is visiting the Brakpan home of slain witness D Marius van der Merwe. He testified before the Madlanga Commission with his identity hidden as Witness D last month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998100548596420893)  2025-12-08T18:41Z 3.1M followers, 6717 engagements


"Six people were arrested and drugs worth millions of rands were discovered by police at a laboratory in Makapanstad in the North West"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998106134666965503)  2025-12-08T19:03Z 3.1M followers, 2593 engagements


"WATCH Limpopo police are investigating a shooting at the Ritavi Police Station in Nkowankowa township outside Tzaneen that claimed the lives of two officers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998120335401447871)  2025-12-08T19:59Z 3.1M followers, 3891 engagements


"BREAKING NEWS About XXX Palestinian refugees have landed at OR Tambo International Airport this morning. The Gift of the Givers' Imtiaz Sooliman says their passports don't have stamps and among them are children and pregnant women"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1988990359225966619)  2025-11-13T15:20Z 3.1M followers, 671.8K engagements


"Foreign runners continue to dominate the Soweto Marathon. Lesothos Khoarahlane Seutloali running in the colours of HollywoodBets won the 30th edition of the race in cool and wet conditions this morning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1994679958761853122)  2025-11-29T08:08Z 3.1M followers, 7959 engagements


"LIVE NOW President Cyril Ramaphosa says the stance taken by the US was influenced by a sustained campaign of disinformation by groups and individuals within South Africa the US and around the world adding that this is weakening the relations and destroying jobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1995184247242723365)  2025-11-30T17:32Z 3.1M followers, 555.3K engagements


"President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is not having sleepless nights over the attitude of US President Donald Trump towards South Africa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996556279490433277)  2025-12-04T12:24Z 3.1M followers, 55.7K engagements


"WATCH Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has described BOSA Leader Mmusi Maimane's call to scrap the XX% pass rate as a populist argument adding that she has appointed an independent panel of experts to look at the assessment criteria from Grade R to 12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996660848681799987)  2025-12-04T19:20Z 3.1M followers, 78.9K engagements


"LIVE 2026 FIFA World Cup draw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1996991776486281504)  2025-12-05T17:15Z 3.1M followers, 60.8K engagements


"WATCH Afrika Mayibuye Movement President Floyd Shivambu says he does not consider himself a politician but rather an activist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997671258193105359)  2025-12-07T14:15Z 3.1M followers, 19K engagements


"VIDEO ANC's 5th National General Council"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997949939960442971)  2025-12-08T08:42Z 3.1M followers, 85.5K engagements


"HAPPENING NOW ANC staff members are picketing outside the National General Council conference venue this morning over salary disputes. Natasha Phiri reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997954171174105384)  2025-12-08T08:59Z 3.1M followers, 3988 engagements


"WATCH ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is at the midpoint of implementing the national strategic plan on GBV and femicide yet violence against women and children continues unabated"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997982149778030936)  2025-12-08T10:50Z 3.1M followers, 1840 engagements


"WATCH ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa says that in the last elections the ANCs door-to-door campaign culture was not at its best. He adds that as a result on election day many people stayed away from the polls"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1997987427990827105)  2025-12-08T11:11Z 3.1M followers, 18.7K engagements


"WATCH ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the party's National General Council began on a positive note highlighting President Cyril Ramaphosas address as a key moment that set the tone for unity and renewal"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SABCNews/status/1998281952789414037)  2025-12-09T06:41Z 3.1M followers, 1711 engagements