A woman raises her hand, calling for an end to GBV. Various women’s rights organisations will on Friday stage a national shutdown in protest against alarming levels of gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The shutdown, led by Women for Change, urges South Africans to show solidarity by changing their profile pictures to purple. National…
The Democratic Alliance party flag can be seen in the above illustration. A new political coalition in George in the Western Cape, which this week saw the Democratic Alliance (DA) hold on to its reigns of the Municipality, has also led to a new mayor, deputy mayor, and mayoral committee. They were all sworn in…
Bafana Bafana players during a training session. Bafana Bafana have fallen on the FIFA rankings from 59 to 61 and subsequently dropped out of the top 10 on the continent. FIFA will use the November rankings to determine both the seeding and pots for the World Cup draw on Friday, December 5, in Washington DC,…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the repo rate will be cut by 25 basis points – meaning that the prime lending rate will decline to 10.25%. Kganyago made the announcement in Pretoria on Thursday, following the three-day Monetary Policy Committee meeting. The rate cut was widely expected. Announcing the rate cut in…
A view of Cape Town International Airport. Local and international flights are currently being affected by a shortage of aviation fuel at the Cape Town International Airport. The Fuels Industry Association of South Africa Chief Executive, Avhapfani Tshifularo, says the shortage is caused by an ongoing audit process by the South African Revenue Services (SARS)….
Powerlines. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says over the past year, through the G20, South Africa has advanced the action plan for clean cooking, supported by off-grid energy solutions. Ramaphosa was speaking at the final pledging event of ‘Scaling Up Renewables for Africa’, in Sandton, Johannesburg. The pledge comes at the back of a year-long…
City of Joburg employee at an electrical meter. Johannesburg City Power has warned against the intimidation and harassment of its technicians. This after a video went viral of a group of people in Turfontein, Johannesburg alleging that technicians were soliciting bribes from them. The power utility says the allegations are unfounded as the team was…
Motorists in traffic amid inclements weather conditions. Johannesburg Emergency Services are urging motorists to exercise caution whilst driving this evening following a Level 1 Alert for severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. Motorists travelling around the Nasrec expo centre, south of Johannesburg, are also advised to use alternate routes due to a hard lockdown that’s currently…
The South African Police Service is gearing up for the festive season with a new cohort of 3,560 newly-trained constables. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has strengthened its frontline policing capacity with the deployment of nearly 3,560 newly trained constables across the country ahead of the busy festive season. The large-scale passing out parades…
A person holds up a sign against shielding of rapists. As the country is coming together to mourn those who lost their lives through gender-based violence, residents of Ngquthuka eQolweni at Ngcobo in the Eastern Cape are accusing police of turning a blind eye to serious crimes like rape and murder. They are calling on…
