File: Closed Spaza shop 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has expressed concern over the time allowed for spaza shops to register with government amid concerns about food contamination. President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of government interventions to regulate shops including spazas, following the recent spate of food…
3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address on Friday evening has been met with mixed reactions from some political parties. President Ramaphosa addressed the nation on various measures to tackle the rise of food poisoning seen in the country. Over the last few months, various cases have emerged of young children, in particular falling victim to…
The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality officials inspect spaza shops on November 15, 2024. 4 minutes Members of Operation Dudula are expected to picket in Soweto today against the registration of foreign-owned spaza shops. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that all spaza shops will be given 21 days in which to register their businesses with their…
The High Court in Cape Town. 1 minute The trial of alleged underworld gang bosses Jerome “Donkie” Booysen, André Naude and several others is expected to resume in the High Court in Cape Town today. Last week, Naude was unable to attend court proceedings because he was admitted to hospital. Earlier this month, the matter was delayed following the murder…
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ Team. 1 minute Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies’ team’s mission to defend the Women’s CAF Champions League has failed after the South African champions were knocked out of the group stages. The outgoing champions bowed out after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Nigerian outfit Edo Queens in a Group B in Casablanca, Morocco last…
[File Image] 2 minutes The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has raised concerns over the interventions highlighted by President Cyril Ramaphosa to tackle the rise in foodborne illnesses that have resulted in the deaths of at least 22 children in the country. Ramaphosa addressed the nation after several communities went on the rampage, calling for action…
[File photo:] Farm workers tending to crops. 2 minutes Land Reform and Rural Development minister, Mzwanele Nyhontso, has met with the residents of Qumanco in Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape over the Ncorha Dairy Scheme which residents allege is being mismanaged. They say they are also not benefiting as land owners. The area operates under…
Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka addresses a two-day conference aimed at promoting good governance in public institutions in Kempton Park, east of Johannesburg. 1 minute Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says South Africa has one of the best accountability and transparency mechanisms in the world. She is addressing a two-day conference aimed at promoting good governance in…
A guard stands behind bars. 2 minutes A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping two girls aged three and four years old at Mafukani outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo. Social Development spokesperson Joshua Kwapa says the mother of one of the girls saw the man taking the children to a bush near their home….
Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, and Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, unveil newly built flushing toilets at the Deda Primary School in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says she wants to eradicate pit toilets at schools by next year. She was speaking at an event where 22 low-cost flush toilets…
