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Modimolle-Mookgophong Municipality divided over manager’s suspension

Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality building. 3 minutes The hung council of the Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality is divided over the suspension of the municipal manager. Some parties in the Limpopo council voted to place the municipal manager, Ntoampie Thobela, on suspension on allegations of corruption and mal-administration. The council believes Thobela acted against its mandate, when he…

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Kubayi orders NPA to submit all unsigned extradition requests

RSA Minister of Justice Mmamoloko Kubayi. 2 minutes Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has instructed the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to provide all extradition requests that have been submitted but were not signed and authorized by the previous administration’s minister. Kubayi says this is to prevent any further challenges in terms of cases before the court…

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Economists expect stagnant economy in the first quarter

Person holding South African money. 1 minute Standard Bank economist Dr Elna Moolman expects the economy not to have grown in the first quarter of this year. This comes after South Africa’s economy grew by 0.6% in the final quarter of last year, helping to avoid a recession. Statistics South Africa will today release the…

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Chweneyagae defined as a hardworking artist

Presley Chweneyagae at the SAFTA Awards 2 minutes A colleague of the late internationally acclaimed actor Presley Chweneyagae has defined him as a hardworking artist, whose work will forever be remembered. Leungo Masire addressed those in attending Chweneyagae’s memorial service at the Mmabatho Convention Centre in Mahikeng. Chweneyagae passed away last Tuesday in Pretoria. Spokesperson…

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Mining and manufacturing down year-on-year: Stats SA

Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa October 12, 2022. 1 minute The latest economic wrap-up for May 2025 from Stats SA shows decline in mining and manufacturing year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, as unemployment grew to 32,9% and consumer price inflation remained below three…

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