Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the NCOP 2 minutes The National State Enterprises Bill 2024, which lapsed in the sixth Parliament, has been revived by the seventh Parliament. The Bill, among other things, aims to develop a centralised entity for the ownership of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Deputy President Paul Mashatile made the announcement during the…
Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. 1 minute Lawyer for Mthobisi Mncube, one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, says the Department of Correctional Service has no basis to keep him in the C-Max…
Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. 2 minutes Political infighting due to coalitions, Eskom debt and financial irregularities at Western Cape municipalities are some of the issues under the spotlight at the South African Local Government Association’s (Salga) annual Provincial…
Paris St Germain’s Bradley Barcola in action. 3 minutes Paris St Germain’s disappointing Champions League campaign continued yesterday as they slumped to a last-gasp 2-1 home defeat by Atletico Madrid that left the Ligue 1 leaders in the elimination zone. Warren Zaire Emery’s opener was quickly cancelled out by the visitors’ Nahuel Molina in the…
1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) says it has instructed all schools to suspend the sale of food on and around school premises until further notice. It says the alarming increase in incidents of suspected food poisoning at various schools in the province has informed its decision. Gauteng Education spokesperson Steve Mabona says…
[FILE IMAGE] Former EFF National Chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu. 4 minutes The almost one-year old uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has left an indelible impact on South Africa’s political landscape. Not only has the party reduced the former governing party, the African National Congress (ANC)’s electoral support, it has also affected other parties such as the…
Five accused drug lords appearing in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. 1 minute Five accused drug lords are this morning expected back in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court in Limpopo. Frederick Botha, Simphiwe Khumalo and three Mexican nationals, Ruben Vidal Rodriguez, Gutierrez Lopez Alejandro and Gonzalez Jorge Partida were arrested in July following a bust…
Snacks consumed buy Bloemfontein learners who were rushed to hospital on Thursday. 1 minute Angry residents of Bloemfontein in the Free State have looted goods from foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows an incident in which 47 learners at the Ihobe Primary School were rushed to the Pelonomi hospital after allegedly consuming expired biscuits and chocolates…
The Premier of Limpopo at the Ranch Resort for the 4th Limpopo Investment Conference, 2 minutes Limpopo premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says the 4th Limpopo Investment Conference underway in Polokwane has drawn investors across the globe. Ramathuba says the province has an abundance of natural resources and investment opportunities. She says that the conference also aims…
Scene of the accident on the N3 in KZN 1 minute Three people have died in a collision involving three cars on the N3 between Ashburton and Lion Park near Pietermaritzburg. ALS Paramedics spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says an SUV collided with a truck on the Pietermaritzburg bound carriageway and after the collision, the SUV lost…
