Vehicles with containers at Durban port President Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged President Donald Trump’s letter imposing a 30% tariff on South African exports to the US, citing trade imbalances and market restrictions. U.S. President Trump has posted this letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa in which he explains that South Africa will be charged a tariff…
SA drivers’ licence The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has urged the Department of Transport to extend the validity period of driving licences to 10 years instead of the proposed eight years. This comes after the department confirmed plans to extend the validity period from five years to eight years, to address the administrative backlogs…
FILE | Initiates from Ga-Mothapo in Limpopo line up for their ceremony after completing their time at an initiation school on 14 July 2024. A 19-year-old initiate has died in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo. According to the Limpopo Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Department, the epileptic initiate was taken to Philadelphia Hospital…
Prison cell. Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services, Kgomotso Ramolobeng says the committee has decided to review the medical parole system. Briefing the media on the committee’s oversight duties at Parliament, Ramolobeng says there are ongoing discussions with the minister in charge to consider the review of the medical parole system following repeated…
Inside a court room The South African Prisoners’ Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has called for transparency in the out-of-court settlement process for criminal cases. This as they express concern about the alleged corruption within the criminal justice system, citing a lack of trust in prosecutors. The settlement aims to alleviate the backlog of court…
Former ANC Youth Leage secretary general Sindiso Magaqa. The family of the late former African National Congress Youth League Secretary-General, Sindiso Magaqa, has welcomed the sentencing of Sbusiso Ncengwa who pleaded guilty to his murder. Ncengwa has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for Magaqa’s murder by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court. Ncengwa faced 11 charges…
The start of many municipalities’ financial year has seen an escalation in tariffs for services including electricity as well as water and sanitation. The financial year started last week. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved a 12.7% electricity tariff hike in 2025, along with changes to how Eskom structures its pricing. The…
FILE | The remains of a burnt car and a sign block the road after stick-wielding protesters marched through the streets, as violence following the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma spread to the country’s main economic hub in Johannesburg, South Africa, July 11, 2021. The trial of the alleged July 2021 unrest instigator, Bonginkosi…
Scenes at a a suspected illegal blanket manufacturing factory in Industria West in Johannesburg where officials pounced on hijacked buildings on 07 July 2025. The MMC for Human Settlements Mlungisi Mabaso has raised serious concerns over the inhumane living conditions in hijacked buildings across Johannesburg. His remarks come after an operation led by himself and…
SA Police Service vehicle used in arrests of illegal miners Five suspected illegal miners have been arrested at Atok and Ga-Phasha villages outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Masekela Magoro says a driver was arrested for allegedly illegally transporting chrome at Atok. A truck has also been confiscated. The driver was also found to be…
