Toyota logo is placed on the vehicle at the 41st Thailand International Motor Expo, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 29, 2024. Competition Commission of South Africa has warned those who attempt to collude and close off competition will be caught and prosecuted. This comes as Toyota financials and Wesbank reached a R30 million settlement without admission…
South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya H.E. Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu. Former Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Mninwa Mhlangu will be honored with a Special Official Funeral, Category 2. It will take place in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, Saturday next week. The Presiding Officers of Parliament National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces…
Stock image of violence against women. The Human Sciences Research Council(HSRC) says there’s high number unreported incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the country, allowing perpetrators to walk free. The HSRC has attributed this to the stigma that victims of the violence face. The council’s statement comes during national Women’s Month as the…
30-year-old Wisdom Mudau A Limpopo runner has completed a 327km long run from Johannesburg to Polokwane. Wisdom Mudau started his grueling journey from OR Tambo International Airport 8 days ago to raise awareness on gender-based violence. Limpopo continues to grapple with the scourge of gender-based violence and femicide, with Vhembe and Sekhukhune districts recording the most…
FILE | UN Women hosts a Boost Your Business workshop for women Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) owners in Cape Town. The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) in the Northern Cape says women-owned businesses remain their best clients as they are able to timeously settle their loans and remain stable and sustainable. The NEF is encouraging…
6-Year-old Bontle Mashiyane The trial of four people accused of kidnapping and killing six-year-old Bontle Mashiyane is expected to start in the Mpumalanga division of the High Court in Mbombela on Monday. The four were arrested after Mashiyane’s mutilated body was found in bushes. She had been reported missing in 2022. The community had burned…
Minister of International Relations (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola. Minister of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Ronald Lamola says although South Africa does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, it has maintained trade relations with it. South Africa officially ended its diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1997. The department says the plan to relocate the Taiwan Liaison…
EWN political journalist and editor, Tshidi Madia. Arrangements for the funeral of Eyewitness News (EWN) Politics Editor Tshidi Madia, are expected to be announced this coming week. She died four days ago at the age of 42. Madia had been admitted to hospital for two weeks after a short illness. Media colleagues, friends and family…
Police officers stand to attention while doing a drill. The Hawks in the Free State say the killing of two police constables inside the Koffiefontein police station in June 2017 is still under investigation. This comes after families and residents raised concerns that the investigations were slow. Family members say for eight years they have…
Buscor, a bus company who trains female bus drivers celebrates women as Women’s Month comes to an end. Women in the transport sector, a traditionally male-dominated industry, have been celebrated in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, to mark the end of Women’s Month. The event was organised by one of the province’s major bus companies, Buscor. Among those…
