A man stands at a branch of the South African Post Office. 1 minute Postbank has called on all SASSA grant beneficiaries who have not yet upgraded to the Postbank black card to do so before the deadline on February 28. The SASSA gold cards are being phased out and beneficiaries must switch to the…
File image: Hockey sticks. 1 minute The South African women’s indoor hockey team has suffered its first defeat at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia, losing to the third ranked team in the world, Austria. The Proteas who played to a four-all draw with Thailand on day one, had a much tougher assignment on…
Corruption 1 minute The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss officials implicated in corruption related to the Anglo Ashanti Hospital. The officials, from the Gauteng Health and Infrastructure Development departments, faced charges over alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the hospital’s refurbishment in 2022. The SIU’s investigation revealed evidence…
[File Image] Former President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. 1 minute The High Court in Pietermaritzburg will today hear former President Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal the court’s dismissal of his bid to have lead prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer…
1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Live stream below:
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes With South Africa chairing the G20, President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes that US President Donald Trump will visit the country to engage him on various issues. That’s what presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told a media briefing in Parliament on Wednesday. Trump recently threatened to cut funding in a statement on social…
Housing development. 1 minute Western Cape Infrastructure Minister Tertius Simmers has revealed that the province’s housing backlog has reached approximately 620 000 units, with the majority of the demand concentrated in Cape Town. Simmers emphasized the importance of partnerships with the private sector to accelerate housing projects. Speaking during a visit to a housing project…
The Gauteng Department of Social Development on commissioner street, 1 minute The Department of Social Development has urged non-profit organizations (NPOs) to comply with registration requirements after deregistering over 6 200 NPOs. The department warned that more than 200 000 organizations, including NPOs, voluntary associations and trusts, risk deregistration for failing to submit annual reports…
2 minutes The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to use Thursday’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) to outline urgent reforms that are aimed at assisting the country to create more jobs. The organisation says existing policies are not enough to help deal with the crisis the country…
1 minute Former President Jacob Zuma’s lawyers appeal yet another attempt by their client to have Advocate Billy Downer recused from the arms deal corruption trial. Live stream below:
