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Solidarity Movement Head of International Liaison, Jaco Kleynhans. 2 minutes The Solidarity Movement says it is concerned about the diplomatic tension between South Africa and the United States.  A delegation from the movement which includes Afrikaner interest group AfriForum met with representatives of the Trump administration in Washington. They discussed concerns on issues including the Expropriation Bill which President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law last…

Cannabis factory farm 1 minute Northern Cape farmers who are keen to enter the cannabis industry have organised a three-day expo. The aim is to link those who are already in the industry with potential buyers. Farmers who want to grow their businesses say access to land remains a huge challenge. Those who have been…

Aerial support was activated due to the inaccessibility of the area for firefighting vehicles. 1 minute Authorities in Gansbaai say the fire in De Kelders in the Western Cape has been confined to a single block. The blaze started yesterday. Overstrand Municipal Manager, Dean O’Neill says the fire will continue to burn intensely within the…

Former Eskom contractor Michael Harry Lomas. 2 minutes The bail outcome for British businessman, Michael Lomas, who is accused of manipulating contracts on power utility Eskom’s Kusile Power Station, to the amount of R1,4 billion, is expected to testify on 17 March. Lomas appeared in the Johannesburg High Court in Gauteng yesterday where his bail…

Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management inspect in local spaza shops in different areas in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 2 minutes The Township Economic Commission says the registration deadline will not affect people intending to open new food outlets including tuck or spaza shops. Today is…

Tshwane Mayor Dr Nasiphi Moya inspects a spaza shops in Region 2 on December 13, 2024. 1 minute Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa says the deadline for the registration of food handling outlets including tuck or spaza shops will not be extended. Today is the deadline for the registration of the businesses….

Postbank employees assist social grant beneficiaries. 1 minute Cabinet says the extended deadline of the 20th March for the replacement of the existing South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards is final. The gold cards will be replaced by the black cards belonging to the Postbank. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbhudzo Ntshavheni has urged…

[File photo] 1 minute Three people suffered smoke inhalation following a building fire in Brooklyn, Pretoria, earlier on Wednesday. They were treated on the scene and transported to nearby hospitals. Firefighters arrived to find one of the apartments on the top floor of a three-storey building on fire. City of Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson Lindsay…

KZN floods 2 minutes The Department of Cooperative Governance (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal says there should have been more consideration when relocating the 2022 flood victims to Lamontville in the south of Durban. This follows the deaths of six people after heavy rains and mudslides on Tuesday. [WATCH] KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi says 270…

1 minute Members of the Ingonyama Trust Board say they remain board members and do not recognise the suspension announced by amaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in December. Members of the board held a media briefing in Pietermaritzburg. They also addressed allegations levelled against them by board member Doctor Thandiwe Dlamini at a recent imbizo called…