People work in a chicken processing plant 1 minute South Africa is set to continue to enjoy duty-free access to US markets in 2025 under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This was confirmed in a notice issued over the weekend addressing changes to the eligibility of AGOA partner countries. The move announced by…
Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga. 1 minute Eskom has managed to save approximately R16 billion this year from reduction in diesel usage. Last year, the power utility spent about R30 billion burning diesel using open gas turbines. This was during efforts to keep the lights on when there was heavy load shedding. Electricity Minister Kgosientsho…
File image: Accident road sign. 1 minute Free State Emergency Services says a truck carrying explosives is on fire on the N1 – 10 km north of Kroonstad. Three people have sustained minor injuries, and there are also multiple light motor vehicles involved. Spokesperson Sipho Towa says fire services and other emergency services are on…
The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, US, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 2 minutes The competition in South Africa’s e-commerce sector is intensifying with global players like Amazon gradually reshaping the landscape. A recent report suggests that growth in the digital economy…
Shimza hosted an annual Christmas party for over 30 orphanages, benefiting more than 1500 children across Ekurhuleni, Gauteng 3 minutes Christmas is traditionally a day for families to get together but for many who don’t have family or have strained relationships, it can be a very lonely time. South African DJ and music producer Ashley…
South African Weather Services has issued a warning for severe thunderstorms. 1 minute The South African Weather Service says KwaZulu-Natal residents should brace themselves for wet weather conditions over the next few days. Weather forecaster Sihle Dlamini says various parts of the province can expect up to a 60% chance of thundershowers. “We have 60%…
Proteas team. 2 minutes South Africa are within touching distance of a place in next June’s World Test Championship final at Lord’s but must win at least one of their two tests against Pakistan, which start with the Boxing Day encounter in Pretoria. A run of five successive test victories in the last five months…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute The first Christmas baby in the Eastern Cape was born just two minutes after midnight at Madweleni Hospital in Elliotdale. So far, 104 Christmas babies have been born in the province, with 57 boys and 47 girls. Eastern Cape Department of Health Spokesperson Mkhululi Ndamase confirmed the birth…
Buses at a bus depot. 3 minutes More than 1,100 employees of North West Transport Investment (NTI) spent Christmas without pay after going five months without their salaries. In a bid to get authorities’ attention, workers, supported by the SAWU-YA BASHUMI union, staged protests in Mahikeng and camped in the Mmabatho CBD for seven days…
Newborn babies in hospital cribs. 1 minute A total of 184 new babies were born on Christmas Day between midnight and noon in Gauteng’s public hospitals. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko has congratulated the mothers of the newborns. She also reopened the newly-renovated female medical ward at Tembisa Hospital, east of Joburg. Nkomo-Ralehoko says the ward…
