A worker cleans gold bars at South Africa’s Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2017. 1 minute Gold prices have surged due to increased demand for safe haven assets, amid growing trade tensions and economic uncertainty. President Donald Trump recently imposed sweeping tariffs on all…
A sewage spillage 1 minute Some residents from different parts of Mabopane north of Pretoria have called on the Tshwane Municipality to urgently intervene and address sewage spillages. The municipality has been blamed for rarely attending to these problems, with residents saying solutions are always temporary. These residents say this issue has affected their health,…
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital 1 minute The eThekwini Municipality says it is prioritising water supply challenges affecting several areas in the City, including the Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in uMlazi south of Durban. The water woes faced by the City have left taps at the hospital running dry for almost two weeks. Yesterday, scores of…
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana speaks during his medium-term budget policy statement in Cape Town, South Africa, November 1, 2023. 1 minute Economists expect the upcoming Budget Speech to outline economic projections similar to those presented in the medium-term budget policy statement. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver his Budget Speech on Wednesday next…
City of Tshwane Mayor updating after 100 days in office 1 minute The City of Tshwane’s poor finances is under the spotlight yet again. This as Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya gave feedback on her 100 days in office. Dr Moyà from ActionSA was elected as Tshwane Executive Mayor in October last year, after the…
Initiates in the Eastern Cape 1 minute The Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights Commission (CRL) believes a commission of inquiry to look into the escalating deaths of initiates, will find solutions into how the custom can be protected. The newly sworn-in commissioners held a media briefing in Braamfontein, Johannesburg today to outline some of the…
uMkhonto weSizwe MK Party MP Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party has swiftly responded to Commander Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla’s series of inflammatory posts on X. The posts, which directly targeted the party’s secretary general, were deemed offensive and in breach of the party’s disciplinary code. The party described her utterances as “unacceptable, divisive,…
CPUT campus 1 minute The Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s (CPUT) District Six campus is grappling with an accommodation crisis, leaving many students stranded and desperate. Some students who traveled from outside the province have seen their hopes of securing on-campus housing dashed. CPUT spokesperson Lauren Kansley confirmed that some students are still awaiting placements…
Joya Apples 2 minutes South Africa will resume large scale apple exports to Thailand again after 16 years. Exports to this market were lost after 2008, following changes in requirements from a trade partner. Ceres, in the Witzenberg Municipality of the Western Cape, provided the first shipment of Joya apples today. Authorities say the establishment of…
Convicted criminal Thabo Bester appears in court. 1 minute The Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Leonah Ntshalintshali, says the department has implemented all remedial actions required by the Public Protector regarding the Thabo Bester escape. In May 2022, Bester escaped from a private prison in Bloemfontein by faking his death in a cell fire. In…
