A worker sells eggs to a customer at a spaza shop. 2 minutes The SA Spaza and the Township Economic Commission of South Africa (TECSA) has urged all citizens interested in the Spaza Shop industry to ensure that they register their spaza shops accordingly. TECSA together with SA Spaza hosted the inaugural SA Spaza Investment…
Boxing gloves in the ring. Boxers Bryan Thysse and Michael Head will be looking to revive the South African Light Heavyweight Division. The pair will slug it out for the vacant 12-round bout in a division that has been inactive since national champion Nicholas Radley relinquished the belt and retired in 2019. This will be…
The state in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to poke holes in the testimony of defence witness, Absalom Zungu.
National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi The newly appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions Andy Mothibi has emphasised the need to strengthen the Protected Disclosure Act to ensure the safety of whistleblowers. This follows the recent killings of witnesses and whistleblowers linked to matters before the Madlanga Commission sitting in Pretoria. Advocate Mothibi says…
1 minute The Makhanda High Court has ruled that the Eastern Cape Department of Education’s failure to provide scholar transport to deserving learners is unlawful and unconstitutional. It is estimated that 40 000 learners, mainly from rural areas, will be affected. The court further rules that all new applications for the services must be decided…
National Energy Regulator of South Africa offices in Arcadia, Pretoria. 2 minutes Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy has criticised the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) for approving Eskom’s application for an increase in electricity tariffs. Last year, Nersa approved the power utility’s 12,7% tariff increase application starting from the first of…
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the country’s debt is now expected to peak and stabilise at 76% of Gross Domestic Product, up from a previous forecast of 75% of GDP in the 2025/26 financial year. Godongwana was delivering the Budget Speech in Cape Town. Spending on interest payments on debt is expected to…
Taxis at a station. 2 minutes The Long Distance Taxi Association in KwaZulu–Natal, which had previously embarked on a strike after their operating permits were withheld, says they are relieved that their permits have now been issued. The association’s Bhekisisa Nzuza says the permits came at the right time when thousands of commuters and churchgoers…
Mopping up operations have begun in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says her department is in the process of assessing land for the relocation of families displaced by floods in Mthatha. Simelane began her three-day visit to the Eastern Cape yesterday, where devastating floods have claimed the lives of at…
Alleged mastermind behind Ngobozana massacre Mzukisi Ndamase (46). The trial of six men accused of killing 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki has been postponed until Monday next week. This comes after the defence attorneys as well as accused No.: 1 Mzukisi Ndamase, who is self-represented, completed cross examining the first witness. The…
