Mining production has decreased by 9.6% year-on-year for February 2025. 2 minutes The latest economic wrap-up for April 2025 from StatsSA shows a mixed bag, such as year-on-year declines in sectors including mining, manufacturing, and road passenger transport and increases in sectors including electricity generation, passenger rail transport, and income from tourist accommodation. Mining continues…
2 minutes A family in Magogoe village, Mahikeng, is demanding justice after their seven-year-old son developed ongoing health issues, allegedly due to corporal punishment at Dikakanyo Primary School. The boy, who was in Grade One at the time of the incident in July last year, now suffers from severe migraines. His mother claims the child…
1 minute Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday that there had been “substantial progress” in talks between his team and that of Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva on defusing a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Bessent said he would give more details on Monday, while US Trade Representative Jamieson…
[File image] 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal road traffic inspectorate says the drivers of the two vehicles involved in the deadly crash, which claimed eight lives at Empangeni on the N-2 on Sunday morning, have been taken in for questioning. Eight occupants of a light delivery vehicle were killed and 16 people injured when a heavy…
EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has termed the denial of his visa to the United Kingdom as an “act of cowardice”. Malema was speaking at Ward 24 in Freedom Park, Soweto, just days before Wednesday’s by-election. “They…
1 minute The South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU) has condemned the possible dismissal of nearly 400 suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police officers, following their participation in an unprotected strike in March. The officers used state vehicles to block highways, demanding increased pay and improved working conditions. The union has described the consequence management as draconian…
A street money changer counts South African rands. 2 minutes The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) says it condemns the bosses at Venus Security for allegedly failing to pay workers their salaries. The union says the last time workers received their salary was in February this year and have not received a…
4 minutes The AmaMpondo Royal family has announced Silosohlanga kaDakhile Sigcau as the King of AmaMpondo aseQaukeni. He is the son of the late King Zanozuko Sigcau, who passed away in 2022. The royal family held an imbizo at the Hewu Great Place in Flagstaff, where the announcement was made. This development brings renewed hope…
SABC Plus celebrating one million registered users 1 minute The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has congratulated the public broadcaster, the SABC on the growth of its Over-The-Top (OTT) streaming platform, SABC Plus that has exceeded the one million registered users in April. The platform offers audiences access to the SABC’s 19 radio stations,…
File image: Firearm and ammunition. 1 minute Two suspects have been arrested in separate incidents in Ravensmead on the Cape Flats for the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. Police spokesperson FC Van Wyk said officers were conducting crime prevention operations when they received information about a man carrying a firearm in the area. Upon…
