Elon Musk and President Cyril Ramaphosa. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa for telephonically engaging Elon Musk on the Expropriation Bill which was recently signed into law. The EFF says Ramaphosa has effectively lost the power that he holds as the president of the country. The party says this has inevitably opened him up to the…
Elon Musk 1 minute The South African Presidency has confirmed a call took place yesterday between President Cyril Ramaphosa and US Presidential Advisor Elon Musk. The Presidency says in a post on X that Ramaphosa spoke with Musk on issues of misinformation and distortions about South Africa. The call comes after rising tensions between Washington…
1 minute The South African women’s indoor hockey team had to settle for a draw against Thailand in their opening match of the World Cup in Croatia. The Proteas ranked seventh in the world, were caught napping when Thailand scored in the opening seconds of the match. But South Africa went into the first break…
1 minute Tickets have sold out for this weekend’s Betway Premiership clash between defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria. The top-of-the-table clash takes place on Saturday afternoon at the 51 000-capacity venue. Log leaders Sundowns currently have a six-point advantage over second-placed Pirates, but they’ve played one match more…
1 minute Non-profit organization Save South Africa has called for concrete solutions to address the country’s high unemployment rate, which officially stands at 32.1 percent, with youth unemployment at 45.5 percent in the third quarter of 2024. The call comes as anticipation builds up for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 2025 State of the Nation Address (SONA)…
[File Image] Mothers of three mine workers, namely, Yvonne Mnisi, Pretty Nkambule and Solomon Nyirenda, whose remains are yet to be retrieved underground at Lily Mine, 7 years later, September 2023. 1 minute Families of three Lily Mine employees trapped underground in Barberton, Mpumalanga, have again accused the government of failing to retrieve their remains,…
1 minute Commuters in Johannesburg will need to find alternative transport again this morning as Rea Vaya bus services remain suspended until further notice. The suspension follows the fatal shooting of two bus drivers in separate incidents in Soweto on Monday evening. One driver was shot in Mapetla, and another was killed in Protea Glen,…
A gavel in a court. 1 minute One of the witnesses testifying at the Highgate Hotel Massacre inquest has told the Special Tribunal in East London that she has forgiven the perpetrators and called on the survivors to do the same. She believes this will enable them to get closure and move on with life….
File image of pills. 2 minutes A group of unemployed pharmacists who have completed community service are calling on the Limpopo Department of Health to employ them permanently. The pharmacists picketed outside the Department’s offices in Polokwane. Most of them were funded by the Department to study pharmacy. They say after spending two years doing…
Minister Ronald Lamola and Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa to the Mpumalanga High Court 1 minute Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on International Relations has commended President Cyril Ramaphosa and International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola for choosing engagement over confrontation in response to threats by US President Donald Trump….
