South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). The Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Vryburg in North West has sentenced Ethiopian national, Etebo Lapso Wangore, to a R60 000 fine or eight months’ imprisonment for two counts of corruption linked to fraudulent activities targeting the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa). He also received a suspended 12-month…
Team South Africa could not add to the one gold medal it’s won at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Tuesday. Teenager Chris Smith was the only South African in action in the evening session on day four of the swimming event. Swimming in lane two, the 19-year-old who qualified joint fifth fastest for…
Delegates at the fourth G20 Employment Working Group. The fourth G20 Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting is hosted in George in the Western Cape. The G20 EWG’s mandate is to address labour, employment and social issues for strong, sustainable, balanced and job-rich growth for all. The theme of the G20 EWG stream is: “Living and…
Passengers at a station Workers union, General Industries Workers Union of South Africa (GIWUSA) is demanding the immediate withdrawal of Metrorail’s fare increases which are expected to take effect on the 1st of August 2025 The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has announced that single tickets will increase by R2.50, while return tickets…
NSFAS Logo. Workers at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) braved the cold weather in Cape Town to embark on their first picket in Cape Town this morning as they gear up for a possible full-scale strike. Protesting outside their offices, workers say they suffer under incompetent management. The government entity has been plagued…
Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas addresses the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation’s Winter Seminar on July 29, 2025. The Presidential Special Envoy to North America Mcebisi Jonas says the world is facing unprecedented times, but there should not be despair. He attended a seminar hosted by the Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation in Johannesburg. The world…
Former ANCYL SG Sindiso Magaqa 55-year-old Zweliphansi Skhosana, a former Municipal Manager of the Umzimkhulu Municipality appeared briefly in the Umzimkhulu Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal, in connection with the murder of former ANC Youth League Secretary-General, Sindiso Magaqa in 2017. Skhosana was arrested in Durban on Monday. He was previously arrested in 2018 alongside Umzimkhulu…
Mduduzi Mnisi accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose appears before the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg on 09 July 2025. Mduduzi Mnisi, the man accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose, is due back in the Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. He is charged with the premeditated murder of Fose, whose remains were discovered in an…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba ActionSA has launched the Tshwane Mayor’s Performance Tracker to monitor service delivery in the City. ActionSA is in a multi-party coalition and its councillor Nasiphi Moya is the City’s executive mayor. The Performance Tracker is available on the party’s website and tracks real-time performance across all wards, including turnaround times, unresolved…
A herd of elephants. The South African National Defense Force (SANDF) is investigating the death of one of its members who is suspected to have been trampled by elephants at Madimbo in Limpopo. SANDF Spokesperson, Prince Tshabalala, says Private Xavier Raynard was found dead near the gate of the Madimbo base on Sunday. Tshabalala says…
