President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recent spate of incidents of suspected food poisoning linked to spaza shops and informal traders has brought issues of health and safety regulations into sharp focus. He has encouraged small entrepreneurs to register their businesses within a prescribed timeframe. Ramaphosa says the registration will legitimise…
SapsNC Multi-disciplinary high-density #OperationShanela #SaferFestiveSeason, conducted from 11 November 2024 until 17 November 2024 in the Northern Cape Province. 2 minutes The eThekwini Municipality has received over 200 applications to renew business licences for spaza shops, as part of a compliance initiative following reports of contaminated food sold at some outlets. The city estimates that…
Padel racket and balls on the court. 2 minutes Spanish two-time world padel champion Willy Lahoz says he plans to take the sport to new heights in South Africa. The game, which is believed to be among the fastest growing sports in the world, is described as a mix of squash and tennis. The project…
Person holds a piggybank 3 minutes The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has sounded the alarm on the social and economic consequences of overdue pension fund contributions. The FSCA says arrear contributions affect the retirement savings outcomes of 310 000 members. Outstanding contributions are sitting at R5.2 billion, of which R1.4 billion is owed by…
[FILE IMAGE]: Community members watch as Senzo Mchunu, South African police minister, inspects outside the mineshaft where it is estimated that hundreds of illegal miners are believed to be hiding underground, after police cut off food and water as part of police operations against illegal miners, in Stilfontein, South Africa, November 15, 2024. 2 minutes…
An Eskom prepaid electricity meter box. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says all its vending prepaid customers had their meters recoded ahead of last night’s deadline. The power utility says its teams will be on the ground from today assisting customers with replacing and installing new meters. City Power says it has already pre-generated key…
ANC and SACP top brass during a bilateral meeting of the two organisations. 2 minutes The SACP has reiterated its opposition to the inclusion of the DA in the ANC-led GNU pact. The party’s public outbursts against the ANC’s working relations with the DA prompted the two allies to hold a bilateral meeting today. The…
Operation Dudula’s Nhlanhla ‘Lux’ Mohlauli leading a march. 1 minute Anti-immigrant group, Operation Dudula says it is heading to court to compel the government to shut down all shops until they are registered. All food handling facilities including spaza shops must be registered with municipalities by the 13th of next month or risk closure. More…
ANC members of the North West structure during a meeting. 2 minutes The ANC in the North West says the party is functioning well despite many branches in the province not being in good standing. 60% of ANC branches in the North West are not in good standing. The terms of office of many Branch Executive…
[FILE IMAGE]: Illustration of a crime scene. 1 minute The distraught family of a 25-year-old Kimberley shepherd, who was brutally killed in what is believed to be one of the increasing cases of stock theft in the Northern Cape, has called on the police to arrest his killers. Amogelang Abrahams was found by community members…
