File: Residents illegal electricity connections. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg has announced a debt collection drive named Project Lokisa aimed at addressing chronic municipal debt and illegal connections. Acting group head of Revenue Shared Services Centre at the City of Johannesburg Malope Ramagaga says the project, targeting both wealthy residential and commercial defaulters is…
A sand mine 1 minute A group of truck owners, drivers and brick manufacturers from the Vhembe district, in Limpopo, is calling on the Mineral Resources Department to relax the requirements for acquiring mining licenses. The group that marched to the department’s offices in Polokwane yesterday to hand over a memorandum accused the department of…
South African bank notes. 1 minute The rand has weakened sharply following recent weeks gains as Israeli military strikes on Iran drove investors away from riskier assets. The local unit shaved-off nearly a percent this morning trading at R17.92 this morning. The rand’s recent strength has emerged as one of the key drivers of lower…
2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed Africa’s readiness to lead the global green hydrogen revolution during his keynote address at the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town on Thursday. Ramaphosa emphasises the continent’s immense potential in renewable energy and describes it as a transformative force for economic growth and climate resilience. “Our…
SABC building in Auckland Park. 1 minute The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has won Brand South Africa’s number one media brand award. BREAKING NEWS | SABC wins Brand South Africa’s number one media brand award. pic.twitter.com/NZfLZmjrfT — SABC News (@SABCNews) June 13, 2025 This was announced at the 2025 Brand Africa Awards in Johannesburg…
2025 Western Cape Young Farmer of the Year 1 minute The winner of the 2025 Western Cape Young Farmer Award, Francois Rossouw, says South African farmers have a vital role to play in driving economic growth and creating employment opportunities. He says this during an awards ceremony held in Paarl, in the Boland region. 30-year-old…
SAFTU General-Secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi 1 minute The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has expressed concerns over the World Bank’s recently approved loan to South Africa. The labour federation has argued that the R26 billion loan will worsen the country’s dependence on foreign creditors. The loan is intended to support structural reforms which are…
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has expressed relief that the process of adopting the 2025 Fiscal Framework is now out of his hands. This is after the National Assembly adopted the framework on Wednesday. Godongwana only succeeded in tabling a budget on a third attempt, after discontent over his proposed VAT increase in the…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. 2 minutes The National Assembly has passed the Fiscal Framework and Revenue Proposals with 268 votes for and 88 against. It has taken three attempts by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to table the budget after unhappiness about his proposed VAT increase in the previous two budget proposals. There were two abstentions…
A sand mine 2 minutes Some concerned truck owners, drivers and brick manufacturers from the Vhembe District are calling on the Department of Mineral Resources to relax requirements to attain mining licenses. They marched to the department in Polokwane in Limpopo to hand over a memorandum of demands. They are accusing the department of orchestrating…
