A lecture hall inside a university. 2 minutes Education activist Keamogetswe Masike has called for the scrapping of registration fees at institutions of higher learning. Masike says many students remain in limbo as they wait for feedback on their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications as registration deadlines are fast approaching. Masike says these…
Members of Nehawu on strike. 2 minutes The National Health, Education and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) is expected to lead a march and handover a memorandum of grievances to Premier Lazarus Mokgosi in the North West on Friday. NEHAWU says they are forced to act after seven of its members were fired for participating in…
Ministers Parks Tau of Trade, Industry and Competition, and John Steenhuisen of Agriculture address the media on the government’s response to the 30% tariff imposed by the United States on imported South African goods.
Uncut diamonds 2 minutes The Northern Cape Police have arrested four men between the ages of 33 and 52, after they were found to be in possession of suspected illegal diamonds in the Namakwa District. Upon searching their vehicles, police found unpolished diamonds. Provincial spokesperson Merapelo Pilane says the suspects will appear in court soon….
[FILE IMAGE] A branch of mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken November 10, 2015. The Constitutional Court will today hand down its judgment in the long drawn legal battle between ‘Please Call Me’ inventor Nkosana Makate and telecom giant, Vodacom. The court will rule whether the Supreme Court…
EFF’s Spokesperson Thembi Msane 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) says it will continue to fight for the expropriation of land without compensation. This is as party leader Julius Malema will address the EFF land reclamation day at noon in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Malema’s address will reflect on the arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in…
Suspect in Gugulethu mass shooting stands before court. A 35-year-old suspect, who is allegedly connected to the mass shooting that claimed the lives of seven men in Gugulethu, on the Cape Flats, last weekend, is due to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says police are still searching for…
Employees work on a production line manufacturing tools B20 Head of Secretariat in South Africa, Anthony Costa has emphasised the need for a predictable and rules-based international trading system, as new tariff policies continue to reshape the global trade landscape. Costa has acknowledged that while institutions like the World Trade Organisation are in need of…
Gavel placed on top of books. The first accused in the Lusikisiki massacre murder trial, Mzukisi Ndamase, has continued his cross-examination of the section 204 witness, Lwando Abi, in the high court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape. Ndamase’s line of questions focused on their relationship and the information provided by Abi in his…
5 minutes South Africa has adopted an investment roadmap to fund the expansion and modernisation of its transmission infrastructure. Government aims to tap into the private sector’s resources to raise R440 billion for the rollout of transmission infrastructure in the next 10 years. South Africa amended the Electricity Regulation Act going into 2025 to allow…
