[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…
Proteas squad members celebrate after a wicket. 3 minutes The captain of South Africa’s national cricket team Temba Bavuma is confident that the Proteas will advance to the play-off stage of the ICC’s Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan. The Proteas take on Australia in their second match of the tournament at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi delivers the State of the Province Address in Pretoria. 3 minutes Political analyst Dr Dale McKinley says Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s State of the Province Address (SOPA) lacked the required interventions to address the challenges facing the province. He says the challenges include crime. McKinley says the province should not have…
A bridge along R507 in Ottosdal has been submerged in water after the heavy rains. 1 minute Residents of Klipvoor village in the Madibeng Local Municipality, outside Brits in the North West, are appealing to government to fast-track the fixing of roads and bridges in their area. This, after recent heavy rains in more than…
National Energy Regulator of South Africa offices in Arcadia, Pretoria. 1 minute The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has approved Eskom’s retail tariff plan, aimed at creating a more cost-reflective, transparent, and equitable tariff structure. This comes as the country faces stage four load shedding. Eskom announced the power cuts yesterday following the…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi 3 minutes Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has outlined a bold plan to address the province’s most pressing challenges during his State of the Province Address (SOPA) held at the Tshwane Automotive Special Economic Zone (TASEZ) on Monday evening. He lists thirteen problems facing the province. The Premier has emphasised the need…
File image: Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda. 2 minutes Former Johannesburg Mayor Kabelo Gwamanda says he is vindicated now that the state has dropped all charges against him. The Protea Magistrate’s Court in Soweto has provisionally withdrawn Gwamanda’s case as the state failed to present the charge sheet. It was alleged that Gwamanda and a…
The fire, situated in the Suurvlakte area, split into 2 lines and 1 on the Wolseley side of the Obiqua Mountain and another on the Wellington side. 1 minute Firefighting teams are still working to contain multiple fires in the Witzenberg area of the Western Cape, more than a week after they began. According to…
The UN says five South African soldiers are facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the DRC for the abuse of four adults and a minor between 2014 and 2016. 1 minute The group of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who were critically injured in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are back in…
