Tafelkop residents in Limpopo demand jobs at closed Blue Ridge mine
Tafelkop residents demanding employment at Blue Ridge platinum mine Community members in and around Tafelkop…
SA’s 4th quarter GDP figures expected to be positive
A construction site South Africa’s economic growth outlook is expected to continue the positive run when the fourth-quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are released. Stats SA will publish the data on Tuesday following a turbulent year for business, characterised in part by the impact of United States trade tariffs. Economists anticipate the fourth-quarter reading…
Owners of VW Polo Vivo’s bought in the past year in SA urged to have their cars checked out
File photo of Volkswagen cars parked outside a VW dealership in London, Britain November 5, 2015. Owners of Volkswagen Polo Vivo vehicles in South Africa sold between February 2025 and last month have again been urged to contact their dealerships to have their cars checked out. The National Consumer Commission has announced a recall of…
Saul concerned about Ekapa Minerals’ provisional liquidation
Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul. Northern Cape Premier Dr. Zamani Saul has expressed deep concern following a court decision to place the Ekapa Minerals’ Mine in Kimberley under provisional liquidation. This comes as the search continues for the five miners who were trapped underground after a mud rush more than two weeks ago. Saul…
Imtiaz Fazel sends Ad Hoc Committee a letter on why he’s unable to testify
Suspended Inspector General of Intelligence Imtiaz Fazel. Suspended Inspector General Imtiaz Fazel has written to the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security, indicating that he will be unable to testify before it. Fazel says both President Cyril Ramphosa and the Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia have declined his application to testify before…
Tafelkop residents in Limpopo demand jobs at closed Blue Ridge mine
Tafelkop residents demanding employment at Blue Ridge platinum mine Community members in and around Tafelkop area outside Groblersdal, in Limpopo, marched to and submitted a memorandum at a local mine. Residents are demanding employment at Blue Ridge Platinum Mine. Since 2011, the mine has been under care and maintenance but is now being run by…
Four drown in Limpopo after vehicle swept away by overflowing stream
A damaged vehicle is seen after it was swept away by an overflowing stream at Mokotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. Four people have drowned when their vehicle was swept away by an overflowing stream at Mokotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The bodies of two men and two women were retrieved by police divers and Polokwane Municipality’s fire and rescue…
More than 16 000 suspects arrested during SAPS week-long operations
A person in handcuffs following an arrest. Police have arrested more than 16 000 suspects for various crimes during a week-long nationwide crime combating operations which ended on Sunday. During the operations, police seized over 160 illegal firearms, more than 50 stolen vehicles and drugs worth over R2 million. Most of the arrests were made…
First trapped Ekapa miner’s body retrieved in Kimberley
Inside a mine shaft The first of the five trapped Ekapa Minerals miners in Kimberley, Northern Cape, has been retrieved. The men have been trapped 890m underground since a mud rush, in mid-February. WATCH | Northern Cape Premier Dr Zamani Saul has described the provisional liquidation of Ekapa Minerals as a double catastrophe. He made…
India eye T20 history, New Zealand hunt maiden World Cup
New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Rachin Ravindra celebrate after the match India’s bid to become the first team to retain the Twenty20 World Cup will collide with New Zealand’s quest for a maiden global white-ball crown when the finalists step on to the field at the world’s largest cricket stadium on Sunday. The 20-team tournament…
Plettenberg Bay increases water restrictions to level 4
Water leaking from a tap. The water stressed town of Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape has moved to level 4 water restrictions due to drought conditions. This comes as the Bitou Municipal Council also declared the area a local state of disaster. The request will now go to provincial and national channels for intervention….
