Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2024 budget speech. 2 minutes Parliament’s Finance Cluster says the postponement of the tabling of the budget last month means that they will work under extreme pressure in processing the upcoming budget due to limited time. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to table the delayed budget on Wednesday. It…
Some roads in Limpopo have been completely submerged. 2 minutes The farming community of Stockpoort and Thabazimbi in the Limpopo province has been left stranded after many of their farms were flooded and their crops submerged. The Stockpoort Border Post has been closed after floods left it inaccessible. A game lodge near the Stockpoort border…
1 minute Parliament’s Finance Cluster briefs the media on their oversight and accountability role in ensuring that the budget serves the needs of all South Africans. Live streams below:
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the opening address at the meeting between the National and Gauteng Provincial Executive held at the City of Johannesburg Council Chambers in Braamfontein 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has emphasised the importance of making Gauteng metros, particularly Johannesburg, presentable ahead of the G20 Summit. The gathering will take place in Johannesburg…
2 minutes Eskom has announced that loadshedding has been suspended from 10 o’ clock this morning. The power utility says this is due to sufficient generation capacity and replenishment of emergency reserves in the past 44 hours. Eskom’s spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says there is a change in the frequency of rolling blackouts due to structural…
A tap with running water. 3 minutes The government plans to streamline the grant system to reduce duplication and administrative burdens in municipalities. The proposed measures include merging water reticulation grants into a unified water infrastructure fund and consolidating energy grants, among other measures. This comes as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver…
[File Image]: Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) hold placards. 2 minutes The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has strongly condemned the Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Dr Nasiphi Moya’s failure to receive a memorandum of demands from workers. NUMSA members marched on the City…
A lantern lit during a loadshedding. 2 minutes Eskom has announced the return of another round of rolling blackouts from today at 2pm. The power utility says the decision to implement loadshedding comes after a loss of 2700Mega Wats in the past 14 hours. The affected power stations include Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken…
South African bank notes featuring an image of former South African President Nelson Mandela are displayed at an office in Johannesburg. 2 minutes The rand is trading at its strongest level against the dollar, trading as firm as R18,07 this morning. This follows the dollar dropping to a three-month-low on Wednesday as markets grappled with…
The South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) Outside Broadcasting (OB) van at Henley Studios in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on March 1, 2025. 2 minutes Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi is reportedly thinking of implementing a streaming levy to address the South African Broadcasting Commission’s (SABC) financial crisis. The proposed levy will be paid by all South Africans,…
