Ford recalls 582 vehicles over battery defect
Ford recalls 582 vehicles over battery defect
Ford recalls 582 vehicles over battery defect
Ford recalls 582 vehicles over battery defect
Working from home is not government policy, says DMPR
Trucks and cars on a Freeway The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has clarified that working from home is not an official government policy or proposal. In a statement, the department said remarks made by its Director of Fuel Pricing, Robert Maake, were in response to a question during a workshop on fuel pricing…
Repo rate remains unchanged at 6.75%
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the bank has decided to keep the repo rate steady at 6.75% amid steeply rising oil prices. This means that the prime lending rate remains at 10.25%. Kganyago says the bank is closely watching the effects of the oil price shock on the back of the conflict in the Middle…
Ramaphosa disinvited from G7 summit over US objections
President Cyril Ramaphosa President Cyril Ramaphosa has been disinvited from attending the G7 Summit in France in June due to objections from US President Donald Trump. The news was first reported by the French News Agency AFP and has since been confirmed by the Presidency to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) News. The US…
Broos prioritises key training camp, urges World Cup readiness
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos at a press conference. Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has described the team’s current training camp as important for players ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Americas. The squad has assembled for two international friendlies against Panama, with the first match scheduled for Durban on Friday. Broos…
Court dismisses Cholota’s appeal bid to avoid prosecution
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. The Free State High Court has dismissed Moroadi Cholota’s application for leave to appeal the dismissal of her bid not to be prosecuted in the R255-million asbestos roof removal case. Cholota had argued that the Supreme Court of Appeal could arrive at a different conclusion. In a trial-within-a-trial, the high court…
Meyerton shooting case postponed to April in Vereeniging
An empty court room. The case against three men accused of killing six minibus taxi passengers and injuring several others along the R59 near Meyerton has been postponed to April 30, 2026. Mandlakayise Makhunga, Jaulane Mlambe and Sabelo Mchunu appeared in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court facing six counts of murder related to the February shooting….
Foot-and-mouth disease detected on KZN pig farm
[File Image] It was reported in 2014 that 79 animals, including 58 pigs died at National Assembly Speaker Thandi Modise’s farm outside Potchefstroom. Foot-and-mouth disease has been detected on a pig farm in the Dannhauser area in northern KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial Department of Agriculture says pigs on the affected farm have been vaccinated to contain…
Police renew search for missing child Joshlin Smith
Joshlin Smith was reported missing from her home in Saldanha Bay in February 2024. Western Cape Police detectives are in Saldanha Bay in a renewed search for the missing Joshlin Smith. Police say officers are in the town to investigate recent claims made by a community member regarding Joshlin’s alleged whereabouts. The child went missing…
Trade unions collaborate to tackle crippling cost of living
Cosatu General Secretary Solly Phetoe addresses delegates at the Nedlac Labour School on 24 Narch 2026. Some of the country’s labour unions have announced a coordinated programme of action against the crippling cost of living. This is as global tensions continue to drive local prices higher. The plan includes the re-establishment of a Nedlac Task Team. This emerged on…
