EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the half a percentage point VAT increase, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on Thursday. The court issued this ruling on Sunday, also…
Artists perform at the National Freedom Day commemorations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga on April 27, 2025. 1 minute Acting President Gwede Mantashe has used his Freedom Day address to call for unity among different races in the country. Mantashe delivered the keynote address at the National Freedom Day commemorations in Ermelo, Mpumalanga yesterday. This after he…
File image: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner, Edward Kieswetter addresses a media briefing. 1 minute The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has urged consumers to be vigilant at the point of sale to ensure that they are charged 15% Value-Added Tax (VAT) and to engage their stores should they be…
Accused in Joshlin Smith’s disappearance 1 minute The state prosecutor in the Joshlin Smith trial says the case is the first of its kind in South Africa based on the set of facts. Adv. Zelda Swanepoel has begun delivering closing arguments in the kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High court sitting…
Helicopters water bomb the blaze on Table Mountain. 2 minutes City of Cape Town authorities say a man has been arrested, suspected of arson relating to the wildfire affecting the Tokai and Silvermine sections of Table Mountain National Park. The fire is not yet contained. Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says…
Minister Senzo Mchunu attends bail hearing in a harrowing KZN GBV case 1 minute Public order police have been deployed at the Richmond Magistrate’s Court in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands ahead of a bail application of a man accused of attacking his ex-girlfriend and gouged both her eyes using a screwdriver. The man is also accused…
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and teammates celebrate after winning the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur in Anfield, Liverpool, Britain on April 27, 2025 3 minutes Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at a sun-drenched Anfield on…
City Power employees 1 minute City Power has halted all restoration work in Vezinyawo, Alexandra in the North of Johannesburg, following the attack and kidnapping of their technicians while on duty. Several individuals approached and seized the keys of three City Powers vehicles, demanding power to be restored. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena condemned the…
Deputy Minister Dr Namane Dickson Masemola leads an engagement with the Buffalo City Municipality. 2 minutes Deputy Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Dickson Masemola, has expressed dissatisfaction with the state of governance and service delivery in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality based in East London in the Eastern Cape. Masemola led a…
Bodies of SAPS constables, 24-year-old Constable Cebekhulu Linda (male), 30-year-old Constable Keamogetswe Buys (female) and 20-year-old Constable Boipelo Senoge (female) were found in a river in Centurion. 3 minutes The father of Boipelo Senoge, one of the three deceased police officers from Bloemfontein, has expressed relief that his daughter’s body has been found. Senoge’s remains…
