AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. 2 minutes According to the captains of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry, Artificial Intelligence (AI) should be embraced. AI was a hot topic at the 18th ICT summit held in East London. The summit…
Gauteng Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile. 1 minute Gauteng Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile has issued a stern warning to South African citizens against registering spaza shops on behalf of foreign nationals. He says the public needs to be educated on the dangers of doing so. Maile says foreign nationals will be required to provide…
The concept of stopping violence against women andand human trafficking, Stop sexual harassment and rape, International Women’s Day. 1 minute The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund says some children who grow up abused or exposed to violence end up being perpetrators of gender-based violence. The Children’s Fund held a discussion at the Inanda Club in Sandton,…
[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. 1 minute…
Shopping trolley in front of fridges at a supermarket. 1 minute The Gauteng Department of Education has called on vendors operating on school premises to obtain a valid Certificate of Acceptability. This to ensure the safety of learners who buy from the vendors. The department’s call follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement, giving spaza shop owners…
[FILE IMAGE]: Packages in a warehouse. 2 minutes KwaZulu-Natal police say the warehouse in the south of Durban near the Bluff that they raided was storing expired food items, alcohol and medication that were imported from other countries. At least 22 children in the country have died after allegedly consuming contaminated food bought from spaza…
The Uber logo is seen on a vehicle. 2 minutes The formalisation and legalisation of the e-Hailing sector has taken center stage at the South African Meter Taxi and E-Hailing Indaba held at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. The president of taxi organization, Santaco, Abner Tsebe, who also attended the Indaba urged those in attendance to…
File image: Aerial view of Komati Power Station. 2 minutes Eskom General Manager for Just Transition, Dr Vikesh Rajpaul says the power utility has learnt a lot from the decommissioning of the Komati Power Station in Mpumalanga. Speaking to SABC News at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Rajpaul says Eskom is in the process of re-purposing…
Maile and other stakeholders 2 minutes Gauteng MEC for Finance and Economic Development Lebogang Maile has assured business owners that his department will ensure that municipalities meet the 21-day deadline for the registration of spaza shops. This follows concerns brought by business owners on the time frame. Speaking during a media briefing in Johannesburg, MEC…
[FILE IMAGE] Spaza shop. 3 minutes Spaza shop owners in Gqeberha have begun the registration process to ensure they comply with the health and safety standards within the 21 days stipulated by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Since September, 890 incidents of food-borne illnesses have been reported nationwide, with Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal leading the field. Spaza owners…
