FILE | Desmond Tutu IP Trust Chairperson, Dr Mamphela Ramphele. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) says it is aware of the matter relating to the conduct of one of its news presenters during an interview with the Desmond Tutu IP Trust Chairperson, Dr Mamphela Ramphele. The interview was conducted following a statement issued by…
[FILE] Eskom has submitted a request to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) for approval of a revised tariff system. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has sought to explain its calculation blunders in its earlier multi-year price determination for Eskom, which will lead to higher than previously announced electricity tariffs…
File: E-hailing drivers protest, raising safety concerns amongst other issues. The KwaZulu-Natal Transport Department will meet with representatives of taxi associations and e-hailing drivers on Friday in a bid to address the violence between the two groups. Fifteen taxi drivers and owners have been taken in for questioning after one e-hailing service driver was assaulted…
File: Peter de Villiers coached the country’s national rugby team from 2008 and 2011. Former Springboks coach Peter de Villiers is a free man. This after the Malmesbury Regional Court in the Swartland acquitted him of sexual assault charges on Thursday. Earlier this month, his lawyer filed an application to have the charges dropped. A…
Orlando Pirates midfielder Patrick Maswanganyi in action. Orlando Pirates edged out newly-promoted Orbit College 1-0 on Tuesday night, securing back-to-back league victories and climbing to seventh place with six points from four matches. Orbit College, meanwhile, remains mired in 14th on three points after the same number of outings, their defensive resolve tested but ultimately…
FILE | Protest against gender-based violence in Cape Town. Nyanga residents and community activists in Cape Town will march to Parliament on Friday to demand justice for 25-year-old Zenande Tshazibane. She was raped and murdered in her Nyanga home in June, just days after seeking legal protection from her partner. Authorities have yet to make…
SABC TV Park building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. Parliament has called on Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi to expedite the finalisation and passing of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill. The Bill has been stalled for months due to the Minister’s previous indication of withdrawing it. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications and…
Farmland. The Economic Freedom Fighters in the Free State has lambasted the police for failing to arrest what the EFF says are known suspects in the murder of a man who was buried on a farm next to Kroonstad on the way to Welkom in the Free State in July. EFF Provincial Secretary, Bosanku Msimanga,…
Chris Froome, Four-Times Tour de France winner Four-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome was airlifted to hospital in Toulon after suffering a training crash which left him with broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a back fracture, his team Israel-Premier Tech said on Thursday. The Briton’s team said the 40-year-old suffered the crash on…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening meeting of the BRICS summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact on growth, poverty and multilateralism – the first initiative of…
