Minister Parks Tau and China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, have signed the China–Africa Economic Partnership Agreement (CAEPA) South Africa’s agricultural sector stands to benefit from a trade deal signed with China that will provide tariff-free access for many local products to the Chinese market as well as other opportunities. Trade Minister Parks Tau signed…
Forensic personnel investigate after the deaths of patrons found inside the Enyobeni Tavern, in Scenery Park, outside East London in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, June 26, 2022. Closing arguments will be heard on Monday at the inquest into the Enyobeni tragedy in the East London Regional Court sitting in Mdantsane, Eastern Cape. The…
[File Image] Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. Bongani Ntanzi, the second accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, is expected to begin his defence on Monday morning when the trial gets underway. Five men are appearing at…
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Overberg The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 4 warning of severe thunderstorms in parts of the Western Cape on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over the Overberg and Southern Cape Winelands early morning. The weather service says this may…
Minister Parks Tau alongside his Chinese counterpart Minister Wang Wentao South Africa’s Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau is leading the South African delegation to the Joint Economic Trade Commission in Beijing, China, alongside his counterpart, Minister Wang Wentao. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral trade ties and promoting closer economic cooperation between South…
[FILE IMAGE] School children having lunch. Eastern Cape medical teams say they suspect that organophosphate poisoning may be the cause of the deaths of two children who died after consuming snacks bought at a spaza shop at Msintsi Location. Organophosphate poisoning occurs when the body reacts to chemical compounds found in certain agricultural products. The…
Cattle at a farm. Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) in the Western Cape says a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease in a dairy herd in the Mossel Bay area has been brought to their attention. In a statement, the MPO says further information will be communicated as soon as there are more developments or confirmation. The…
An ANC flag seen at the party’s Mpumalanga January 8 Anniversary Rally at Lilian Ngoyi Stadium. The African National Congress (ANC) in the North West has sent a stern warning to its deployees, saying resolutions taken at its Extended Provincial Executive Committee Lekgotla will not be a box-ticking exercise. Speaking on the second day of…
A view of the scene in Brakpan where Wiandre Pretorius shot himself. Police have confirmed that they are investigating whether members of a criminal syndicate implicated in the 2022 murder of Emmanuel Mbhense are assassinating each other. This follows the killing of three of the twelve suspects in apparent hits. Mbhense was allegedly tortured and…
Former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, Major General Johan Booysen. Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has alleged that former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, Major General Johan Booysen, together with members of the Cato Manor Police Unit, received monetary rewards from their employer for what he described as extrajudicial killings carried out under the guise of combating taxi violence in the…
