Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures during a rally in Coachella, California, US 2 minutes The Presidency confirmed that President Cyril Ramaphosa held a telephone call with US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday. During the call, President Ramaphosa extended his congratulations to Trump on his election victory. “Ramaphosa said he had an opportunity to personally extend…
EFF President Julius Malema. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the decision of his party’s former Chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu to defect to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is not surprising. Mpofu announced his resignation from the Red Berets yesterday. He says the MK Party is the only vehicle that can take…
Travelers stuck at the Lebombo Border Post on 07 November 2011. 2 minutes Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a goal in each half to help Barcelona secure a comprehensive 5-2 win at Red Star Belgrade in the Champions League yesterday. It was another commanding victory for LaLiga leaders Barcelona who are in an imperious vein of…
An aerial view of the soccer stadium and beach front in eThekwini 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has reassured Durban’s business community that the Presidential eThekwini Working Group is making strides to improve service delivery, to create an environment for creating jobs and doing business. The group was set up in February to address pressing…
The Charging Bull or Wall Street Bull is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, January 16, 2019. 3 minutes Wall Street’s main indexes held on to their gains on Thursday in the run-up to the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision, extending a sharp rally sparked by Donald Trump’s stunning comeback…
A water reservoir. 2 minutes Johannesburg Water will start implementing water reduction between 9 pm and 5 am starting next week. This is to alleviate intermittent water pressure and outages experienced in the metro. Most of Joburg North has been without water this week due to a power trip at Rand Water’s Palmiet Pump Station. Joburg…
ANC Fikile Mbalula engaging members at a party event. 1 minute African National Congress (ANC) Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will lead the ‘Working with the People’s March’ in Tshwane on Friday morning. Mbalula says the march aims to unite and mobilize thousands of people across diverse communities in support of a people-centered agenda. He adds that…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile in the NCOP 2 minutes The National State Enterprises Bill 2024, which lapsed in the sixth Parliament, has been revived by the seventh Parliament. The Bill, among other things, aims to develop a centralised entity for the ownership of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). Deputy President Paul Mashatile made the announcement during the…
Accused 1, 2 and 3, Muzi Sibiya, Bongani Ntanzi, and Prince Mncube seating in the dock at the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in Pretoria. 1 minute Lawyer for Mthobisi Mncube, one of the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, says the Department of Correctional Service has no basis to keep him in the C-Max…
Pylons carry electricity from a sub-station of state power utility Eskom outside Cape Town in this picture taken March 20, 2016. 2 minutes Political infighting due to coalitions, Eskom debt and financial irregularities at Western Cape municipalities are some of the issues under the spotlight at the South African Local Government Association’s (Salga) annual Provincial…
