File image: Nandoni Dam in Thohoyandou. 2 minutes Residents of Tswinga and Tshitomboni outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo say they are shocked after discovering thousands of dead fish floating in the Nandoni dam. Some residents sell fish for a living. Provincial authorities say they have collected samples for analysis. Community leader, Philip Munyai says they are…
Folded newspaper on a table 1 minute After four decades of being a regular Sunday newspaper in the country, City Press is fully moving to the online platform and doing away with a print version. According to the company, they have decided to end the print version of the paper to embrace the digital future…
A worker looks at apples at Remhoogte farm in Ceres, South Africa on January 17, 2023. 1 minute International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola has welcomed Botswana’s gradual lifting of its ban on vegetable imports from South Africa. His statement comes after an interaction with his southern African counterpart Dr. Phenyo Butale. Botswana imports approximately 15%…
File image: US dollars. 4 minutes Wall Street surged on Friday and the dollar softened as cooler-than-expected inflation data helped investors look past the possibility of a government shutdown and fresh tariff threats from US President-elect Donald Trump. All three major US stock indexes jumped more than 1%, gold surged and benchmark US Treasury yields…
A specialist trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, October 17, 2022. 3 minutes The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dipped on Friday as fears over high interest rates next year loomed, although a cooler-than-expected inflation report kept losses in check. A Commerce Department report…
Crime graphic. 1 minute Sasol has advised communities across South African towns and cities to be vigilant to avoid becoming victims of opportunistic criminals during the festive season. Petrol stations are particularly at risk at this time of the year. The company recently hosted its annual Safety Day across its network of petrol stations. Sasol’s…
Passengers queue as they make their way to different destinations. 2 minutes Airports are experiencing their highest passenger influx of the year, with the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) expecting more than 20 000 travellers to pass through South African Airports this Friday. The company operates nine airports including Cape Town International, King Shaka International…
Volkswagen AG 2 minutes Volkswagen neared a deal with labour leaders in the company’s longest negotiations over pay and jobs, sources said on Friday, but the final outcome was still uncertain as Europe’s largest carmaker tries to push through cuts and avert mass strikes. Volkswagen has been in talks with labour representatives since September over…
FILE PHOTO: Workers renovate an electricity pylon. 1 minute Electrical companies that the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has contracted are threatening to down tools on Monday should the municipality fail to pay them. Some of the contractors claim that the municipality has not paid them for over four months. Bandile Sibiya is president of…
Tourism Minister Patria De Lille addresses those in attendance during a Summer Campaign Road Show at the Apartheid Museum in Ormonde, Johannesburg. 2 minutes Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says she plans to diversify South Africa’s tourism industry this festive season. She was speaking during the Summer Campaign Road Show at the Apartheid Museum in…
