1 minute Energy Expert Vally Padayachee says Eskom needs to bring the country into its confidence following reports of a R3.6 billion diesel spend in just 30 days. Action SA has raised concerns over the utility’s spending, describing it as an “unaffordable illusion” masking the country’s ongoing electricity crisis. Eskom’s 2024 data shows that diesel-powered…
Leader of the MK Party Jacob Zuma addressing supporters. 1 minute Thousands of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party supporters are expected to attend its 1st anniversary celebrations at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium this weekend. Led by former President Jacob Zuma, it was barely 5 months old when it shook up the country’s political landscape in May’s…
Lily Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga. The families of the three mine workers who were trapped underground when the Lily Mine collapsed in 2016 have lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission in Mbombela, Mpumalanga. They are accusing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of failing to take proper action following the…
Supporters and religious leaders gather in Durban to pray for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who remains on special leave A prayer service for the embattled Police Minister Senzo Mchunu is underway in Durban, on Saturday. The service is held in support of Mchunu, who has been on special leave since July, last year. This follows…
A Border Management official checks documents at a border. The Border Management Authority (BMA) has launched a two day anti-corruption campaign aimed at eradicating corruption at the country’s ports of entry. This follows the dismissal of more than 50 immigration officials since 2023 for corrupt activities, including fraudulent passport stamping and the illegal extension of…
ActionSA Parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip. 2 minutes ActionSA Parliamentary leader, Athol Trollip, has backed a call for the establishment of a commission of inquiry into the state of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). ActionSA calls for the removal of the failed National Director of Public Prosecutions, Adv Shamila Batohi, and for a parliamentary enquiry into…
1 minute The Sharks are out of the rugby’s European Champions Cup after French side Bordeaux beat them 66-12 in their last Pool 1 game in Bordeaux. The Durban side finished 5th in the pool after the loss, which gives the team a place in the knockout stages of the 2nd tier Challenge Cup. The…
The ARB ruled that the altered advertisement violated advertising standards by creating a false impression that the proposed development would be surrounded solely by trees, omitting neighboring residential properties. The complaint, filed by a neighbouring resident, alleged that the ad’s digitally enhanced images presented the development as enveloped by uninterrupted greenery, with surrounding homes and…
The Real Prince wins the Hollywoodbets Durban July in style! The Real Prince is the winner of the country’s premier horse racing event, the 2025 Durban July. Ridden by Jockey, Craig Zackey, and trained by Dean Kannemeyer, the Real Prince beat favourite, Eight of Eighteen, by the narrowest of margins to win the race. The…
File image: Classroom with desks and chairs. 2 minutes Solidarity says the National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) agreement on the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act is binding. Today marks the final deadline for parties to iron out their differences over clauses four and five of the BELA Act as set by President…
