SAPS ‘shooting’ graphic Five people have been shot dead in two separate incidents in Cape Town on Friday night. Police spokesperson, Wesley Twigg, says the Steenberg police registered two counts of murder after a 59-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were fatally shot. In a separate incident, three men were killed and a fourth was…
Rating agency Fitch has affirmed South Africa’s credit rating at the current sub-investment grade of double-B-minus (BB-) with a stable outlook. According to Fitch, South Africa’s credit rating is constrained by several factors, including low real growth, high poverty and inequality levels, along with rising government debt-to-GDP ratio. However, the rating is supported by a…
Citrus Growers Association say SA is the second largest exporter of citrus fruit in the world. South Africa’s citrus industry is exploring new markets in Saudi Arabia as exporters navigate tariff challenges in the US market. The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa says a recent trade mission to the Middle East country with the…
Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a female body in Heidedal in Bloemfontein. It’s reported that two children found the decapitated and partially submerged body floating in a flooded old building while playing. Free State police spokesperson Mahlomola Kareli says an inquest has been opened. “Due to the difficult conditions, the Bloemfontein…
Springboks team Cheslin Kolbe scored a brace of tries as a battered South Africa ran riot in a second half blitz to claim a record 43-10 win over New Zealand in Wellington on Saturday and throw the Rugby Championship wide open. Reeling from backline injuries in a chaotic second half, the Springboks trailed 10-0 after…
ANC President, Cyril Ramaphosa. African National Congress (ANC) President Cyril Ramaphosa says municipalities must be an attractive destination for investment in order to create job opportunities. Experts say politicisation of local government and poor-quality councillor candidates are some of the factors for the collapse of service delivery at municipalities across the country. Ramaphosa earlier said…
[File photo] The AARTO system will be introduced in phases and will culminate with the introduction of the points demerit system which will see motorists losing their driver’s licenses for violating traffic laws. The Road Traffic Infringement Authority (RTIA) has defended its new act that it says is an effort to curb the high number…
The Australian rugby team. Argentina flyhalf Santiago Carreras punished an undisciplined Australia with 23 points off the tee as the Pumas held on grimly for a 28-26 win in Sydney on Saturday to breathe new life into their Rugby Championship campaign. A try-fest beckoned in afternoon sunshine at Sydney Football Stadium but Argentina needed only…
Amazulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini’s spokesperson, Prince Thulani Zulu says it’s all systems go for the first Reed Dance, also known as Umkhosi Womhlangato be held at eMashobeni Royal Palace in oPhongolo. This follows the announcement by the AmaZulu king that the annual reed dance will take place at eMashobeni instead of eNyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma….
A worker gestures in front of steel bars at a Highveld Steel plant, which has a manufacturing agreement with ArcelorMittal steel company, in Middleburg, South Africa. The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) has called for a meeting with government ministers saying it wants them to address the unfolding unemployment crisis in the manufacturing…
