2 minutes The dollar rallied broadly on Wednesday as early exit polls in the extremely close US presidential election appeared to give an edge to Republican Donald Trump. With 10.1% of the vote counted in key battleground state Georgia, Trump had 60.9% to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 38.6%, according to Edison Research. Trump won eight states in the…
Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. 1 minute The Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg has failed to spend R98-million of its budget for machinery and equipment in the last five years. This is contained in a written reply to a question to Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko by the DA’s Gauteng Health spokesperson Jack Bloom in…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa and KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli unveil the statue of King Shaka at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban. Live stream below:
Saracens’ Jacques Burger waves goodbye to the fans at the end of the match. 1 minute Former international Jacques Burger has been named Namibia’s new director of rugby, succeeding ex-South Africa coach Allister Coetzee, the Namibia Rugby Union announced. Burger, who captained the country and played at three World Cups in a storied career, will…
Energy and Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa delivering a keynote address at the Africa Energy Week in Cape Town on November 5, 2024. 1 minute Energy and Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says natural gas is critical as a transitional energy source on Africa’s path towards a sustainable and decarbonised energy future. Ramokgopa was speaking at the…
[FILE IMEGE] A donkey carrying a load 1 minute The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform is calling all individuals that might have been bitten by a donkey exhibiting signs of rabies at Nqanqarhu formerly Maclear, to come forward. The department says the donkey was aggressive and exhibited unusual behaviour. It bit…
EFF leader Julius Malema during the party’s Second People’s Assembly in 2019. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has reacted to the news of the party’s former Chairperson, Advocate Dali Mpofu’s departure from the organisation. In a post on social media platform X, Malema says the party will remain standing and it…
CMA Chairperson Jeff Minaar addressing guests. 1 minute The interim chairperson of the Comrades Marathon Association, Jeff Minnaar, says they are working to resolve challenges faced by the association. Minnaar was speaking at the launch of the 2025 Comrades Marathon in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal today. In August, some board members including the chairperson and the…
Donald Trump gestures as he holds hands with his wife Melania during his rally in West Palm Beach, Florida. 1 minute Some emerging market currencies and stocks have suffered losses after the US election win by Republican Donald Trump sent the dollar sharply higher and raised the threat of fresh trade barriers. MSCI’s index tracking…
[File photo] A wooden coffin in seen in the image above. 1 minute The late Chieftainess, Nogcinile Mtirara, will be laid to rest at Mqhekezweni village outside Mthatha in the Eastern Cape today. The 71-year-old matriarch was shot and killed at Mqhekezweni Great Place on October 29. The incident left the community destabilized. It’s reported…
