Contraceptive pills 1 minute Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko’s proposal to make the contraceptive implant Implanon compulsory for schoolgirls, with parental consent, has drawn criticism. Nkomo-Ralehoko made the remarks during her visit to Tshwane Secondary School in Pretoria as part of the province’s back-to-school drive. The proposal comes amid rising concerns over teenage pregnancy rates…
1 minute Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago has announced that the monetary policy committee has decided to cut rates by 25 basis points – meaning that the prime lending rate decreases to 11%. It’s the third consecutive rate cut by the Central Bank. The cut comes despite the US Fed’s decision to keep rates on…
Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago 1 minute It is widely expected that the Reserve Bank will cut the repo rate by 25 basis points when it makes its announcement this afternoon. This is as inflation has continued to surprise on the downside, a trend expected to remain until the second half of this year. Consumer…
FILE | Shack fire. 1 minute Sentencing proceedings for two sisters accused of leaving their children and grandchildren locked in a shack that caught fire at Itireleng informal settlement near Laudium, west of Pretoria, are set to resume at the Atteridgeville Magistrate’s Court. Lindiwe Machaka, 39, and Zanele Machaka, 37, allegedly went partying until the…
A lecture hall inside a university. 2 minutes Education activist Keamogetswe Masike has called for the scrapping of registration fees at institutions of higher learning. Masike says many students remain in limbo as they wait for feedback on their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications as registration deadlines are fast approaching. Masike says these…
Canola plants blossom in a field beneath electricity pylons, as South African utility Eskom experiences frequent power outages, near Cape Town, South Africa, September 8, 2022. 1 minute Independent Energy Analyst Clyde Mallinson says 11 million households in the country live in energy poverty. His comments follow the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s (Nersa)…
1 minute The National Head for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) , Godfrey Lebeya, briefs media to outline progress and take stock of milestones achieved during the third quarter of financial year 2024/2025. Live proceedings below:
1 minute A Bloemfontein man has started to serve his life jail term for raping his 16-year-old stepdaughter and infecting her with HIV. The local magistrate’s court sentenced the man yesterday. In 2020, the young girl reported that the stepfather raped her while she was staying with him, her mother and younger sister in a shack in Bloemspruit. She had said the…
File image: Groblers Bridge Border Post sign. 1 minute The Border Management Authority (BMA) says the Groblers Bridge border, outside Lephalale in Limpopo, has been reopened. Operations at the port of entry were temporarily suspended due to flooding that caused damage to infrastructure. BMA says the port that links South Africa and Botswana is now…
Scene where a suspected Inanda gang leader and accomplice were killed by police in Cottonlands in Verulam on January 30, 2025. 1 minute A suspected Inanda gang leader and his accomplice have been shot dead during a shootout with police in Verulam, north of Durban. They were allegedly terrorising residents of Inanda, KwaMashu and surrounding…
