The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has urged those with loans at the Ditsobotla Primary Savings and Credit Co-operative Bank in Lichtenburg, North West, to continue to pay their debt. The institution was placed under the bank in resolution, which means that the Reserve Bank has taken over its affairs. The bank experienced substantial losses…
SANDF soldiers The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has issued a warning to its members to avoid creating explicit content on social media while in uniform. This follows a viral clip of an SANDF member performing a striptease while in her uniform. MEDIA STATEMENT || The South African National Defence Force Cautions Its Members…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula It’s not yet clear whether South Africa and the US have reached a deal on tariffs. This follows US President Donald Trump’s imposition of a 30% tariff on imported South African products with effect from today if a deal is not reached. South Africa faces the highest rate in sub-Saharan Africa….
File image of crime scene tape. Family members of a 34-year-old woman whose head and that of her two-year-old child were decapitated say they will not be able to heal from the brutal murder of their loved ones. The bodies of Rendani Tshigwili and her daughter, Ndiwatshilidzi Muronga were discovered without heads in Tshikonelo village…
Person holding South African money. The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) has condemned suspended CEO of the Industrial Development Trust (IDT) Tebogo Malaka’s alleged attempt to bribe the Daily Maverick investigative journalist, Pieter-Louis Myburgh. Malaka and IDT spokesperson Phasha Makgolane allegedly offered Myburgh R60 000 to bury an investigation into alleged corruption. The clip…
Seized explosives Four people have been arrested for possession of explosives and two others for the contravention of Immigration Act in Verulam, Barberton, Mpumalanga. Police arrested them during Operation Vala Umgodi. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says the suspects will appear in court soon. “Three electric detonators, four capped fuses, 25 orange detonating codes…
MK Party flag. The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) is calling on the government to cease its participation in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. The party is of the view that the group has done nothing to deconstruct colonial legacies; instead, it exists to aid the British Crown’s global influence. Currently, South Africa is a member of…
Woman taxi driver Some women who work in previously male-dominated industries have encouraged fellow women to pursue careers in industries outside their comfort zones. SABC News followed a female taxi driver as she loaded passengers at the Polokwane taxi rank and a young aspirant mechanical engineer as she fixed vehicles. 49-year-old Kwena Kutumela has been…
FILE | Illegal miners who were arrested at mines in Barberton. Thirty suspected illegal miners who were arrested at mines in Barberton, Mpumalanga, on Tuesday are expected to appear in a local magistrate’s court today. They are among the 550 suspected illegal miners who were arrested at the Sheba mine last week. Police say some…
Rain drops on a car’s rearview mirror The Johannesburg Emergency Management Services (EMS) has urged motorists in Gauteng to exercise caution due to severe weather conditions in the province. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says the conditions include very cold temperatures, severe storms and strong winds. The extreme weather would result in localised flooding,…
