AmaMpondo women dancing at a celebration. 3 minutes The AmaMpondo Royal House has firmly rejected Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s recognition of Prince Dumelani Daluxolo Sigcau as the acting king of AmaMpondo. The premier’s announcement follows a protracted dispute over the rightful royal house to appoint a successor to the late King Zanozuko Sigcau, who…
Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa October 12, 2022. 1 minute Police are investigating several cases of intimidation and assault against security guards employed by a mining company accused of harassing residents of Mankele Village near Sudwala in Mpumalanga. The company, identified as Maruru, is also…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes Political analyst Angelo Fick says it’s disingenuous of political parties to make it seem that their negotiations around the budget and VAT increase are aimed at benefitting South Africans. The ANC has been holding talks with its partners in the government of national unity to discuss the budget impasse….
Entrance of Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town on October 29, 2020. 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice has described the recent murder of a suspect inside the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court in Cape Town as unfortunate. The suspect managed to enter the court without the weapon being detected. Western Cape | Taxi owner shot…
Hard hat and torch. 1 minute Residents of Mankele Village near Sudwala in Mpumalanga are accusing a mining company known as Maruru of terrorising them. They allege the company has forcefully grabbed a gold mine plant on a farm they successfully claimed in 2004. They also allege that Maruru evicted another mining company that has…
Manchester City’s Mateo Kovacic celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates 1 minute Kevin de Bruyne helped Manchester City stage a superb comeback from 2-0 down as he scored one and helped create two goals in an emphatic 5-2 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. Palace went 2-0 up in the…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief…
Tax-related material on a desk. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) continues to meet with various political parties in and outside the Government of National Unity (GNU) this weekend in an effort to resolve the impasse around a VAT increase and to find proposals for alternative revenue streams. It is also expected that the…
(File Image) Traffic 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department says it has identified areas that it will focus on in its Easter road safety campaign. Traffic volumes are expected to surge to more than 1 500 vehicles per hour at tollgates across the province starting next Thursday on the eve of Good Friday. The provincial…
The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila briefs the media. 2 minutes The South African Communist Party (SACP) General Secretary Solly Mapaila says that their assassinated leader Chris Hani stood against what is currently happening politically in the country. Mapaila’s party statement comes as the SACP’s tri-partite alliance partner, the ANC, contends…
