File: Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism has raised concerns over the Minister Patricia de Lille’s dissolution of the South African Tourism Board. She’s reported to have acted after the Board overstepped its authority by appointing a member to perform the duties of the former chairperson, Professor Gregory Davids, who resigned…
The Mangaung Metro Municipality in the Free State says it has put in place plans to upgrade sanitation infrastructure in Thaba Nchu and Botshabelo. This comes after residents of Thaba Nchu protested against municipal authorities’ failure to empty their toilets for months. The metro’s spokesperson, Qondile Khedama, says they have allocated R305 million for the…
The Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Seiso Mohai Seiso and Deputy Minister Steve Letsike attend a briefing session at OR Tambo District Municipality in Mthatha, Eastern Cape on August 20, 2025. The Deputy Minister in the Presidency responsible for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Seiso Mohai, has expressed satisfaction with…
Gavel in court A Limpopo school principal arrested for the alleged sexual assault of a learner is expected to appear in the Thabamoopo Magistrate’s Court in Lebowakgomo today. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the 51-year-old principal allegedly sexually assaulted the 17-year-old girl in his office on Saturday last week. The learner had gone to the principal’s office to collect her cellphone, which…
A worker cuts through steel at the Southern African Shipyards where a tug for the state-owned enterprise Portnet is under construction, in Durban. A South African government trade body looking into the country’s struggling steel sector proposed import duties starting at 10% to defend the industry from an influx of imports mainly from China. The…
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is pictured before the Real Madrid vs match Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain on 19 August 2025. Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso said Trent Alexander-Arnold and the club’s other new signings had performed well in their LaLiga opener on Tuesday and did not seem to be weighed down by…
File Image | Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. The culpable homicide trial of the partner of the late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, David Mmelesi, continues in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The matter resumed on Wednesday with a car crash investigator taking the stand. Justice Mokgoro died in May 2024, after she succumbed to…
File Image | Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. The culpable homicide trial of the partner of the late Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, David Mmelesi, continues in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The matter resumed on Wednesday with a car crash investigator taking the stand. Justice Mokgoro died in May 2024, after she succumbed to…
An illegal mining site is discovered in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo during Operation Vala Umgodi on 15 August 2025. The Bench Marks Foundation says that illegal mining is an economic problem that police cannot address. This as police intensify their Operation Val’ Umgodi, which is aimed at eradicating illegal mining in the country. Critics say the operation…
Headline consumer inflation jumped to 3.5%in July from 3% in June 2025. According to Statistics South Africa, this is the highest rate since September 2024, when it was 3.8%. The main contributors to the annual inflation rate were food and non-alcoholic beverages, particularly meat, followed by municipal tariffs. Inflation for food and non-alcoholic beverages rose…
