Informal traders outside a mall 2 minutes Informal businesses in the Buffalo City Metro in the Eastern Cape have expressed displeasure on the in the VAT increase proposed by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The Minister said a one-percentage point VAT increase has been envisaged over the next two years, meaning that another half a percentage…
Scene of the fatal bus crash on the R21. 2 minutes Ekurhuleni Roads and Transport MMC Andile Mngwevu says the driver of the bus that overturned on the R21 road killing 13 people has been discharged from hospital. Some of the survivors allege that the driver was speeding when the crash happened. Preliminary investigations suggest…
Johannesburg Water reservoir 1 minute Johannesburg Water says construction of the new Erand Tower and Pump Station project is currently under way to boost water supply in Midrand, north of Johannesburg. It will serve as additional capacity to the existing Erand Reservoir complex and also cater to the developments in the area. Johannesburg Water’s spokesperson…
1 minute On the sidelines of the 14th Extraordinary CAF General Assembly, a landmark Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Confederation of African Football (Caf) and the African Club Association (ACA), strengthening their partnership and formalising key strategic objectives. Established in 2023, the association focuses on promoting club football, with the primary objective of…
[File photo] The accused in the Joshlin Smith case stand in a court of law.. 2 minutes A social media influencer Shakeera Ganief, better known as “Shakes Warrior”, has testified that in the weeks following Joshlin Smith’s disappearance, Kelly Smith did not act like a mother whose child had gone missing. Ganief, who also helped…
Shepherd Bushiri during a church service 1 minute A Malawian court has ordered that Shepherd and Mary Bushiri to be brought back to South Africa to face several charges against them. South Africa has welcomed this ruling that was delivered by the Malawi’s Chief Resident Magistrate Court. The court in Malawi has granted an extradition…
CAF President Patrice Motsepe speaking at a briefing. 1 minute Delegates from member associations have arrived in Cairo for the 14th Confederation of African Football General Assembly, where a new executive will be elected on Wednesday. CAF President and South African billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe is expected to be unopposed for a second term at…
South African rands. 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced R23 billion additional funding to cover the 5.5% public servants salary increase. But government has warned that only departments that have demonstrated the ability to reduce their wage bill will be entitled the funding to cover the new wage increment. Government has set aside R11…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has on two occasions tried to reach out to the United States President, Donald Trump, diplomatically. Answering questions in the National Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town, Ramaphosa says he started in Trump’s capacity as US president-elect, as…
A bus crashed with a truck in Wadeville on the Eastrand on Wednesday. 1 minute The Motor Industry Staff Association (MISA) has expressed concerns about the increased number of fatal bus crashes on the country’s national roads. Sixteen people died after a bus lost control and overturned on the R21 road in Kempton Park on…
