[file photo] The City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis. 1 minute The City of Cape Town has confirmed that it is approaching the Constitutional Court to challenge the validity of the Public Procurement Act. According to the City, the Bill threatens to delay the delivery of essential services and undermine the constitutional autonomy of…
Candle burns during a power outage 2 minutes Eskom says power supply has been restored to parts of Meadowlands, in Soweto following protests by residents. Locals say that they had been without electricity for months, with Eskom failing to assist. Eskom’s spokesperson in Gauteng Amanda Qithi, says that while Meadowlands is one of the places…
Floods in Eastern Cape. 1 minute The Gift of the Givers (GoG) say their combined search operations with the police and provincial EMS teams, recovered two bodies from the flood ravaged areas in Mthatha, on Sunday. A project manager of the organisation, Ali Sablay says the first body was spotted from the air by the…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 3 minutes It is more than a week since the alleged kidnapping of the 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi and concerns about his safe return home are escalating. The grade 11 learner from Martie Du Plessis Special School at Fichardt Park, Bloemfontein, was allegedly…
FILE: There was excitement and ululation as those who went to the initiation school as girls, came home as women after a successful initiation period. 2 minutes More than 200 young men in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga have braved the winter cold and went through two months of rigorous initiation and have graduated. The Congress of Traditional…
A sign with unemployment written on it. 2 minutes Experts say addiction to drugs and alcohol is contributing to rising youth unemployment and a lack of productivity. They say substance abuse is reducing chances for many young South Africans to enter the labour market or to perform at their peak. However, Productivity South Africa, which…
1 minute The Western Cape government aims to produce 15 gigawatts of green energy and export over 400 000 tonnes of hydrogen by 2035. The plan forms part of the province’s Green Hydrogen strategy, which is included in national energy goals. The provincial government says the move will drive economic growth, job creation, and energy…
ANCYL President Cde Collen Malatji 2 minutes ANC Youth League president Collen Malatji says the status of the country’s economy is worrying, because the majority of young people are languishing in poverty. He was delivering the June 16 lecture which scores of students attended at the University of Limpopo in Mankweng. Malatji tackled various issues…
Cricket – Women’s Cricket T20 World Cup – Final – New Zealand v South Africa – Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – October 20, 2024 South Africa players celebrate after taking the wicket of New Zealand’s Georgia Plimmer REUTERS/Satish Kumar 2 minutes The South African women’s cricket team drew inspiration from the…
South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj shakes hands with fans in the stands as a giant screen displays the message of ‘Champions 2025’ after South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship final Action. 3 minutes A riveting World Test Championship final between Australia and South Africa went a long way to boost the sagging credentials of…
