ANC NEC meeting to focus on economy and jobs: Mbalula

ANC SG Fikile Mbalula at an event 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula says the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting will focus on ways of growing the economy and job creation. Mbalula’s comments come as the country’s unemployment rate increased to 32.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025. Mbalula…

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DBE determined to get rid of paedophiles in schools

Secondary school learners 1 minute The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says it is determined to use a multi-faceted approach to clean the system of sexual predators. This after the Education Labour Relations Council found at least 39 teachers countrywide guilty of sexual misconduct perpetrated against learners. The council says most of the teachers are…

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KZN govt to challenge any attempt by SARB to take over Ithala Bank

One of Ithala Bank branches. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says the provincial government will continue to legally challenge any attempts by the Reserve Bank’s prudential authority to take over operations of Ithala Bank. Ntuli says the provincial government welcomes the judgment by the High Court in Pietermaritzburg which barred the Repayment Administrator…

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Task team deployed to address Makana Municipality challenges

Deputy Minister of COGTA, Dr. Namane Masemola, on an oversight visit to the Local Makana Municipality in EC which has faced persistent governance and service delivery challenges including weak financial management, poor infrastructure maintenance, and water and sanitation services. 1 minute Deputy Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Namane Masemola, has established a…

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EMPD urge the public to claim their impounded vehicles

Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officers seen working at a roadblock. 1 minute The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) has called on the public to claim their vehicles that are currently impounded. It says vehicles can be collected from the pound between today and the 16th of next month from Monday to Friday between eight o’clock…

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