[File photo] Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago 2 minutes South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says increases or decreases in VAT will be treated as an economic shock. This follows the postponement of this year’s budget after Cabinet disagreed on the proposed 2% VAT increase. Kganyago was speaking to SABC on the sidelines of…
SANDF Aeroplane 1 minute A second plane has landed in the country with more injured South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers evacuated from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Three of the critically injured ones arrived in the country last night. Last month, 14 South African soldiers were killed in fighting between…
[File image] 1 minute The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) says it will immediately mobilise its members across the country to find the 1.1 million people living with HIV who are currently not on treatment. This follows the launch of the new HIV treatment campaign, which aims to get the missing patients on treatment…
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni participates in a roundtable discussion on SA economy, October 8, 2019. 2 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has reiterated its call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove Khumbudzo Ntshavheni from her position as Minister in the Presidency amid fraud and corruption allegations. This follows a 2021 investigation by the Hawks into the…
1 minute Eskom has downgraded rolling blackouts from stage four to stage two. The power utility says this follows the successful recovery of all five units at Majuba, two units at Camden, and one unit at Medupi. Over the weekend, eight out of ten generation units tripped, leading Eskom to implement stage three load shedding…
SABC building in AucklandPark. 3 minutes Member of Parliament Colleen Makhubele says there have been no clear indications from the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) leadership about how to fix the challenges facing the public broadcaster. She says the SABC continues to struggle to find creative ways of raising revenue. Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Communications…
[File photo] Brimin Kipkorir 1 minute Kenyan marathon runner Brimin Kipkorir has been provisionally suspended after he tested positive for prohibited substances, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Monday. Kipkorir won the Sydney Marathon in 2024 in a course record time of 2:06:18 and the Frankfurt Marathon in 2022 and 2023. “The AIU has…
{File photo] A view shows desks in a classroom ready for pupils to return. 2 minutes A number of parents in Polokwane and the surrounding areas in Limpopo have raised concerns about the delay by schools in admitting learners for the 2025 school year. Over 30 learners remain at home without schooling. Although the learners…
[FILE] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table the Medium-Term Budget Speech tomorrow. 1 minute The South African Communist Party (SACP) has called for an urgent consultative alliance meeting to discuss sustainable alternatives for the 2025 budget. This comes as Parliament prepares for Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s budget policy statement, scheduled for March 12, 2025. Following…
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024 2 minutes The Competition Commission wants Google to compensate South African news media between R300 million and 500 million annually over a three-to-five-year period. The Commission has released the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) provisional report, on the impact of digital…
