A Starlink satellite internet system is set up near the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2023. 1 minute The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) says it is investigating allegations that United States (US) businessman Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which operates satellite internet service Starlink, may…
Lottery draw 1 minute Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Parks Tau has named Sizekhaya Holdings as the preferred bidder to operate the fourth National Lottery and Sports Pools Licence. The company’s shareholders include gambling company Goldrush linked to businessman Sandile Zungu. It was one of eight consortiums that bid for the licence. In a…
View from the Carlton Centre – Johannesburg’s inner city at night 2 minutes The City of Johannesburg has tabled an R89.4 billion budget for the 2025/26 financial year, with a focus on restoring the status to a world class African city. This year’s budget, which took place under the theme “A Financially Sustainable Joburg,” plans…
Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke briefed the Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee at Parliament in Cape Town on May 29, 2025. 1 minute Parliament’s Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Portfolio Committee says it will soon engage provincial leadership on seeking ways of improving financial outcomes for local governments. This comes after Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke…
Security officers walk past the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton 1 minute Valterra Platinum, formerly known as Anglo-American Platinum, has made its debut on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange this morning. The company will officially demerge from parent company Anglo American on May 31. This means that Valterra will become a standalone company. Valterra CEO…
A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station. 1 minute SAFTU General-Secretary Zwelinzima Vavi says consumers should not bear the brunt of steep taxes while corporates enjoy huge profits without adequate contribution to the developmental agenda. He has also condemned the National Treasury’s proposed fuel levy increase. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the…
Person holding South African money 1 minute North-West Finance MEC Kenetswe Mosenogi has re-tabled the provincial budget after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana re-tabled the country’s budget last week. Mosenogi says the province’s Agricultural Support Programme has received a slight increase. ”The Conditional Grants allocation amounts to R9.618 billion in 2025/26 financial year and R9.182 billion…
Oil tanker at a port 2 minutes OPEC+ is likely to agree to a further accelerated oil output hike for July this week, three delegates from the group told Reuters, in the latest stage of a plan to meet rising demand and increase market share. When the 22-member group meets on Wednesday to review the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a media conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 24, 2025. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the keynote address at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA) Conference in Cape Town today. The gathering brings together key stakeholders, including government officials from various departments…
Mine workers look out from a bus after being rescued from underground at the Sibanye Stillwater mine in Westonaria, near Johannesburg, South Africa, May 23, 2025. 1 minute The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) is demanding full accountability from Sibanye Stillwater mine near Westonaria, after 260 workers were trapped underground at Kloof 7…
