Economic Freedom Fighters MP Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. 2 minutes Political analyst Dr Levy Ndou says the EFF should provide reasons to its supporters for allegedly barring senior party member Mbuyiseni Ndlozi from attending the party’s elective conference in December. There is speculation that the exodus of senior leaders from the Red Berets could lead to its…
McIlroy pocketed $5 million on Sunday — $3 million from the tournament and $2 for the Race to Dubai 3 minutes Rory McIlroy recorded a pair of victories on Sunday, winning the DP World Tour Championship by two strokes and securing his third straight Race to Dubai title and sixth overall. McIlroy, ranked third in…
File image: A pit toilet at a school in South Africa. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says the backlog in getting rid of pit toilets at schools, will be eradicated by next year. She was speaking at an event where 22 low-cost flush toilets have been built at the Deda Primary School in…
Electricity pylons 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) will kick off its public hearings in Cape Town today before heading to other provinces. Eskom has applied to Nersa for a 36% electricity tariff hike from April next year. Residents have expressed anger and frustration over Eskom’s application. Nersa’s public hearings are scheduled to…
Women hold placards as they protest against gender-based violence. 1 minute Gender-based violence remains a profound and widespread problem that affects almost every aspect of life in South Africa, according to a study by the Human Sciences Research Council. The first-ever Gender-Based Violence Study in South Africa shows that almost 40% of women in the…
Outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. 2 minutes Lead investigator Brigadier Bongani Gininda is expected to be back on the stand when the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial resumes in the High Court in Pretoria today. Last week, Gininda told the court that in several witness statements, the accused, Muzi Sibiya and Bongani Ntanzi, were named as possible suspects in Meyiwa’s murder Meyiwa was murdered in Vosloorus on…
South Africa’s winger Cheslin Kolbe. 2 minutes England did not need any reminding about the quality of South Africa winger Cheslin Kolbe but he provided it anyway with two special tries as the Springboks edged their hosts 29-20 at Twickenham on Saturday. Kolbe ran in two irresistible tries in a man-of-the-match performance. He caught an…
Street vendors wait for customers at an open market, 1 minute The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has welcomed South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey results but remains concerned about the plight of the working poor on the continent. The working poor are employed people who live in households that fall below an accepted poverty…
File: Closed Spaza shop 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has expressed concern over the time allowed for spaza shops to register with government amid concerns about food contamination. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of government interventions to regulate shops including spazas, following the recent spate of food…
3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Friday evening has been met with mixed reactions from some political parties. President Ramaphosa addressed the nation on various measures to tackle the rise of food poisoning seen in the country. Over the last few months, various cases have emerged of young children, in particular falling victim to…
