A coffin during a funeral service. 1 minute Since the start of the year, the National Financial Ombud Scheme of South Africa has been highlighting the importance of annual policy reviews. It says nominating beneficiaries for life insurance policies makes it easy for the intended parties to be paid proceeds timeously. Lead Ombud of the…
4 minutes Parliament says it is ready to proceed with the 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday. The annual event will once again be held at Cape Town City Hall. In a media briefing, the presiding officers of Parliament give an update on the state…
US dollar notes. 3 minutes The US dollar fell to its lowest in more than a week on Wednesday as investor nerves about a global trade war abated, while the Japanese yen rallied on the back of strong wage data. The dollar index, which tracks the currency against six peers, was last down 0.565% at…
Woman gives birth at the gate of a Limpopo clinic. 1 minute The Health Department in Limpopo says 220 out of 500 clinics operate for 24 hours in the province. The non-provision of services at night has been negatively affecting some communities. A 21-year-old woman gave birth outside a closed clinic on Saturday night at…
SANDF members pictured at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address. 1 minute The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (Natjoints) says all its deployments are in place ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in the Cape Town City Hall this evening. The structure is…
A flySafair plane seen at airport. 1 minute Low-cost airline FlySafair could find its operations grounded if its parent company Safair, fails to reduce its foreign shareholding within a year. The Domestic Air Services Council has found that Safair is not fully compliant with the foreign ownership limits outlined in the Air Services Licensing Act….
President Cyril Ramaphosa having a light moment with former President Jacob Zuma. 1 minute Former President Jacob Zuma’s bid to privately prosecute his successor, President Cyril Ramaphosa, will likely reach finality on Thursday. The matter will return to the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg. The private prosecution invalidated in July 2023 has been sitting idle…
[File photo] A man holds a placard at a corruption protest. 1 minute The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss the officials who were implicated in corruption at the Anglo Ashanti Hospital. The officials from the Gauteng Department of Health and the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development faced charges…
The City gives assurance that Rea Vaya buses will start operating from Thursday. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Transport has confirmed that Rea Vaya bus services have resumed after being suspended on Tuesday. Operations were halted following the fatal shootings of two Rea Vaya bus drivers on Monday evening. The drivers were…
1 minute Harmony Gold Mining Company says five people lost their lives in two separate incidents yesterday. Two employees lost their lives following a mining incident at Doornkop Mine in Soweto. All blasting operations have been temporarily suspended at the mine. In a separate incident, three employees succumbed to their injuries following a severe fall-of-ground incident…
