US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, US, April 2, 2025. 1 minute China’s Commerce Minister,Wang Wentao, had discussions with his Saudi Arabian and South African counterparts to exchange views on responding to the United States’ “reciprocal tariffs”, the Chinese ministry said on…
1 minute Landlords in Mpumalanga are expected to announce their decision today on more than 1500 NSFAS-funded students facing eviction due to non-payment of rent for this year. The landlords allege that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has failed to honour its payments for the 2025 academic year which were due on Wednesday. TWEET…
1 minute The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) has described Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi’s recently unveiled plans as comforting. The plans entail establishing 1 650 new public sector positions to tackle staffing shortages in hospitals. This response follows widespread protests from unemployed doctors calling for government intervention. General-Secretary of SAMATU, Dr Cedric Sihlangu, says the protests have paid off. “We’re quite comforted by…
A branch of the VBS Mutual Bank. 2 minutes The prosecutor in the case of the looting of the VBS Mutual Bank, Hein van der Merwe, will do a re-cross examination of a key state witness today in the Special Commercial Crimes Court in Polokwane, Limpopo. The witness has been testifying in camera in the…
[File image] Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa speaking at a government event. 1 minute Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa will visit an eight year old child currently hospitalised after consuming contaminated snacks bought from a spaza shop in Mapetla, Soweto. The City of Johannesburg municipality spokesperson, Virgil James, says the boy started vomiting shortly…
Solar panels on a roof. 1 minute The solar industry has welcomed cabinet’s adoption of the South African Renewable Energy Master Plan (SAREM). The plan is a collaborative effort whose aim is to build energy security in the country. The South African Photovoltaic Industry Association (SAPVIA) participated in the development of the plan. Economic growth and job creation are among the objectives of the plan. SAPVIA CEO, Dr…
[FILE IMAGE] ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri addresses a media briefing. 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has had some scathing words for its biggest Government of National Unity (GNU) partner the Democratic Alliance (DA), saying that clarity is needed on what the real make up of the GNU is. This comes as a rift…
1 minute The trial within a trial is expected to wrap up today in the Joshlin Smith kidnapping and human trafficking trial in the Western Cape High Court sitting at Saldanha on the Cape West Coast. Lawyers from both the state and the defence are to submit their arguments before the judge makes his ruling….
2 minutes A 58-year-old teacher who allegedly raped a 13-year-old girl at a primary school in Makotopong outside Polokwane in Limpopo is today expected to apply for bail in the Mankweng Magistrates’ Court. The teacher allegedly repeatedly raped the Grade 7 learner from July last year. Internal investigations by the Department of Education into the teacher’s conduct…
