A person looking for a job. 1 minute Economist at Nedbank Group Economic Unit, Johannes Khosa, expects a slight deterioration in the first quarter employment numbers for 2025 today. Stats SA is set to release the Quarterly Labour Force Survey. The results of the previous survey showed a slight improvement in South Africa’s employment landscape,…
Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and the Joburg Mayor Dada Morero briefing the media on City of Joburg’s electricity debt. 2 minutes Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa and Joburg Mayor Dada Morero say they have appointed a mediator to help resolve the City’s electricity debt to Eskom. City Power, Eskom, and the Minister of Electricity held a…
Dr Malusi Gigaba The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) says former Public Enterprises minister Malusi Gigaba has not been arrested. Earlier reports said Gigaba handed himself to the police in Pretoria on Friday morning and the National Prosecuting Authority charged him with corruption. Gigaba’s lawyers have been meeting with officials from the IDAC in Pretoria….
Drugs seized by SAPS members. A 37-year-old man is due to appear before the Standerton Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga on drug-related charges. He was reportedly found in Amersfoort with suspected nyaope, mandrax tablets and crystal meth, valued at over R4 000 on Friday. Meanwhile, two other men from Vosman in Emalahleni are expected to appear…
National Assembly MP Molapi Lekganyane addresses the Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi after election as chairperson on August 5, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) has suggested that the deadline of Parliament’s ad hoc committee to submit its report must be extended by a month. The committee was established…
IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) will on Tuesday present its report on the 2024 general elections to Parliament’s Home Affairs Portfolio Committee. The report highlights several achievements, including the successful integration of independent candidates into national and provincial elections. The IEC also lauds the achievement of the largest ever…
The scene of a crash in Botlokwa outside Polokwane in Limpopo (22 December 2024). 2 minutes Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has expressed his concern about the high number of road deaths in the Eastern Cape. The total is just shy of the 90 mark since the start of the festive season. Mchunu and the National…
EMS personnel and police are seen on site in a building. 2 minutes Emergency services in Durban say they are responding to a large number of collisions in light of the alert level 6 weather warning. The severe weather conditions which are already persisting in Ethekwini are also expected to hit other areas along the…
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa attends the first G20 Energy Transitions Working Group Meeting in Pretoria on February 27, 2025. 1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa will this morning update the media on the status of South Africa’s electricity generation performance. This comes after Eskom’s announcement yesterday that it would implement stage…
Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and teammates celebrate after winning the Premier League against Tottenham Hotspur in Anfield, Liverpool, Britain on April 27, 2025 3 minutes Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at a sun-drenched Anfield on…
