[File Image]: SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter 1 minute SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has called on global customs officials to work together to develop customs policies that will help make the world more inclusive and equal. He was speaking at the 91st Policy Commission of the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Cape Town. The WCO, originally…
N3 long distance taxi strike brought to a halt 3 minutes KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Siboniso Duma, says that a multi-disciplinary team which includes officials from the SAPS and Metro Police has managed to restore order on the N3. This after striking members of the Durban Long Distance Association blockaded the route. The strike which started…
A picture of Amantle Samane during her funeral service on 31 October 2024. 1 minute The case of a man accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, in Soweto, Gauteng, has been postponed to the 27th of January 2025 in the Protea Magistrate’s Court. Mozambican national Pethe Simiao was arrested last month after a warrant of…
[FILE] A petrol attendant pouring fuel into a car tank 1 minute Motorists will face increased fuel costs from Wednesday, as announced by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources. Both grades of petrol will rise by 17 cents per litre, diesel will increase by between 54 and 55 cents per litre, and wholesale paraffin…
Spaza shop 1 minute Parliament’s Trade, Industry and Competition Portfolio Committee says it would like representatives of the main commercial banks to appear before its next year. It says it would like them to explain whether or not they have put in place measures to facilitate transformation and small business development. The committee’s chairperson Mzwandile…
A non-complaint spaza shop in Kempton Park 2 minutes Foreign spaza shop owners in Soweto have claimed that recent food-related child deaths are politically motivated. This comes as they queue at the Jabulani Civic Centre to register their businesses, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to register within 21 days or face closure. Many shop owners…
Banyana Coach Desiree Ellis 1 minute Defending African champions, Banyana Banyana, have suffered a fourth successive defeat as they prepare for the defense of their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco next year. The FIFA Women’s 8th place higher ranked Jamaica beat Banyana 3-2 in their second international friendly in Montego Bay earlier…
[File Image]: Leader of the MK Party Jacob Zuma addressing supporters 2 minutes Former uMkhonto we Sizwe Party (MK) convener, Mary Phadi, will approach the High Court in Mpumalanga in Mbombela today to challenge her expulsion from the party. Phadi’s dismissal follows allegations of misuse of party funds and her purported involvement in an assassination plot. Party leader Jacob Zuma terminated Phadi’s membership following the allegations. Phadi…
Defence counsel consults with the accused in the Senzo Meyiwa trial. 1 minute The lead investigating officer, Bongani Meyiwa, is set to take the stand again this morning in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial at the High Court in Pretoria. Meyiwa was fatally shot in 2014 while at the Vosloorus home of Kelly Khumalo’s family….
1 minute Police are searching for suspects following the fatal shooting of five men in the Madikizela informal settlement on the Cape Flats on Sunday. Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembisile Patekile suggested the killings may be linked to extortion syndicates operating in the area. “We are on top of the game, but this incident has…
