[File Photo]: The GNU cabinet expand from 30 to 32 ministers and from 36 to 43 deputy ministers. 2 minutes Leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Freedom Front Plus are scheduled to meet today to discuss the budget impasse which is threatening the government of national unity. On Saturday, leaders of the…
Children on the first day of school 2 minutes The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) has terminated its partnership with Nal’bali after allegations that one of its practitioners sexually assaulted a grade three pupil. The GDE bemoaned the alleged incident and said children should be protected and not harmed. Nal’Bali is a national reading-for-enjoyment campaign…
PRASA railway. 2 minutes The Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has given the Passenger Rail Agency (Prasa) 60 days to present a wage offer to the workers. Currently, the employer has refused to present any salary offer due to financial challenges. This prompted labour unions Satawu and UNTU to take the employer to…
Oncology equipment 1 minute The Cancer Alliance has hailed the recent ruling by the High Court in Pretoria ordering the provincial health department to make radiation oncology services available to patients on a waiting list as a win for health rights. The case centres on the department’s alleged neglect of over 3 000 patients who…
Alexander Volkanovski (red gloves) reacts after defeating Diego Lopes (not pictured) during UFC 314 at Kaseya Center. 2 minutes Former champion Alexander Volkanovski regained his once undisputed UFC featherweight championship last night opposite Diego Lopes in the main event of UFC 314 by winning a unanimous decision 48-47, 49-46, 49-46 in Miami. The fight lived…
[File Image] A rescue worker removes rubble from the site where construction workers are trapped under a building that collapsed in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says the police investigation into the George building collapse disaster is 65% complete. He met with the Provincial Police Commissioner Thembisile…
One of the drug labs invaded by South African Police Service in Standerton, Mpumalanga. 1 minute Police have arrested eight suspects in Standerton, Mpumalanga, after they shutdown three clandestine drug labs at separate locations. An intelligence driven operation led them to the locations following a tip off that drugs were being manufactured at a farm,…
Petrol nozzle 2 minutes Analysts have warned that the current rand weakness could cancel out potential fuel price cuts in May. According to unaudited mid-month fuel price data from the Central Energy Fund, both grades of petrol could decrease by between 9 and 13.5 cents. This while diesel prices are set for a larger reduction…
SA Parliament building, Cape Town. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says some Members of Parliament (MPs) who went on a trip to Israel must be summoned to appear before the Speaker of Parliament and the Joint Standing Committee on Ethics. The party also wants the lawmakers to have their diplomatic privileges suspended pending…
[File photo] President Cyril Ramaphosa hosting a working dinner with leaders of political parties signatories to GNU on September 11, 2024. 2 minutes ANC National Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri says the party has met with its Government of National Unity (GNU) partner, the Democratic Alliance (DA), to discuss the reconfiguration of the coalition. The meeting took…
