Flags of the Democratic Alliance are seen at the party’s Eastern Cape Elective Congress on 27 February 2026. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Free State says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the province must not be reduced to a public relations exercise. Ramaphosa attended a cabinet’s stakeholder engagement with the provincial government at the…
South African rands. PSG Financial Services has warned South Africans against withdrawing money from their retirement funds, saying it could have serious long-term financial consequences. The warning comes as National Treasury plans to open discussions later this year on allowing limited access to retirement savings under the two-pot system in cases of financial distress. The…
Children queuing for food. The war in Iran is likely to worsen the cost of living crisis poor South Africans find themselves in already. Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Programme coordinator Mervyn Abrahams says the % increase in electricity prices later this year effectively cut the increase in the National Minimum Wage to below the…
Multiple booked cremations have since been turned away, leaving families to make alternate arrangements at their own cost. Cremation services will be suspended in Johannesburg on Good Friday and Easter Monday because of the public holidays. City Parks has apologised to residents and funeral directors for the inconvenience caused. The entity’s Jenny Moodley says Muslim…
Multiple booked cremations have since been turned away, leaving families to make alternate arrangements at their own cost. Cremation services will be suspended in Johannesburg on Good Friday and Easter Monday because of the public holidays. City Parks has apologised to residents and funeral directors for the inconvenience caused. The entity’s Jenny Moodley says Muslim…
[FILE] Genesis Invitational tournament host Tiger Woods speaks to the media during a press conference. Golfer Tiger Woods was released late on March 27 from the Martin County Jail in Stuart, Florida. Woods was arrested on suspicion of a DUI after crawling out of his rolled-over vehicle following a two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island after…
ANC Limpopo newly-elected Top 5 Officials. African National Congress (ANC) Second Deputy Secretary General, Maropeng Ramokgopa, says leaders elected in conferences should carry out the mandate given by delegates. She was speaking at the ANC’s provincial elective conference in Limpopo. The conference had a rocky start due to an urgent application to interdict it. The…
[FILE] ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula addresses the party’s fifth National General Council in Boksburg. The High Court in KuGompo is expected to hear a contempt of court application filed by African National Congress (ANC) members this morning. The application is against ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula, NEC convener of deployees in the province Mmamoloko Kubayi,…
Mercedes’ George Russell celebrates after qualifying in pole position during the Formula One F1 Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore on October 4, 2025. Formula One championship leader George Russell edged out teammate Kimi Antonelli in a Mercedes one-two at the top of the timesheets in Friday’s opening practice session for the…
Removed MMC Kholofelo Morodi The MMC for Corporate and Shared Services in the City of Tshwane, Councillor Kholofelo Morodi, has been removed from her position following concerns raised during the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. Morodi was suspended last week following allegations of tender fraud. The executive mayor of Tshwane’s decision to remove her comes after…
