G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on February 20, 2025. 1 minute The Finance Track four-day meetings of the G20 will start in Cape Town today. The meetings will take place after the unprecedented postponement of the tabling of the budget to March 12. The postponement has raised concerns over the…
The Stellenbosch University campus in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Student Representative Council (SRC) of Stellenbosch University says that its class boycott over student debt and lack of accommodation will not be continuing tomorrow. SRC Executive member Roceshia Februarie says they’ve reached agreement with the university to resume classes after lectures had been disrupted…
Spaza shop 1 minute The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), Velenkosini Hlabisa says of the more than 80 000 applicants to register spaza shops, just over 2 500 foreign nationals were approved to run spaza shops. This is contained in a written Parliamentary reply. These figures are from when applications were received…
B20South Africa 2 minutes The Global Business Forum for G20, the B20, has emphasised the importance of dealing with the priorities of the global south, especially in light of the current geopolitical tensions. From tomorrow, the G20 Finance Ministers are set to discuss issues related to financial inclusion, coordinating global economic policy and infrastructure financing,…
Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard reacts 2 minutes Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes suffered a hammer blow when Jarrod Bowen’s goal just before halftime gave London rivals West Ham United a surprise 1-0 away victory on Saturday. Bowen headed in from close range in the 44th minute and Arsenal’s feeble attack, missing a host of injured forwards,…
Father and son 1 minute A Non-Profit-Organisation, Doxa Family Cares based in Zwide in the Eastern Cape, has held an event to empower men to curb gender-based violence and become better fathers. The event was held in Gqeberha. The organisation’s Executive Director, Thembani Gqiba says it is vital that fathers know the basics of parenting….
Manchester United’s Joshua Zirkzee in action with Everton’s Idrissa Gueye 1 minute Late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte helped Manchester United come from behind to earn a dramatic 2-2 draw at Everton in the Premier League on Saturday after the hosts were denied a stoppage-time penalty following a VAR review. United’s woeful campaign…
University of Cape Town 2 minutes The University of Cape Town’s SRC has temporarily called off its protest over student debt and lack of accommodation. That’s after the university council approved a joint proposal tabled by the SRC and the UCT executive on Thursday. Following a special meeting held on Thursday, 20 February 2025, the…
15-time Dusi winner Andy Birkett 2 minutes Andy Birkett’s 2025 Dusi Canoe Marathon win pairs him with Grame Pope-Ellis for most number of Dusi wins, a whopping 15. The 34-year-old world champion finished the race in an overall time of 7 hours 12 minutes and 5o seconds. Dusi veteran Sbonello Khwela and Matthew Fenn finished…
Hospital ward 2 minutes Johannesburg City Power says it will not be exempting hospitals and water pumping stations from stage six loadshedding. Eskom announced in the early hours of the morning that the country will be experiencing stage six loadshedding, following multiple trips at the Camden Power Station. During lesser stages of loadshedding, City Power…
