A drop of water from a tap Four out of six local municipalities under the Amathole District Municipality in the Eastern Cape are facing a catastrophic drought crisis. The affected municipalities include Raymond Mhlaba, Great Kei, Mbhashe and Amahlathi. The District’s Municipal Manager Dr Bhekisisa Mthembu says they have introduced water shedding to prevent Day Zero and has…
A health officer checks cattle in a farm as a preventive measure against foot and mouth at a farm in Indonesia. Free State Agriculture says it’s irresponsible for farmers to intentionally not declare or report suspected Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) cases. But the farmers’ organisation has admitted that early reporting might be challenging for…
A branch of the SA Post Office Office. 2 minutes The South African Post Office (SAPO) has entered into a R381 million agreement with the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) aimed at preserving jobs and supporting the organisation’s recovery plan. The funding will be provided through the UIF’s Temporary Employer-Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) over a six-month…
1 minute The Rand held firm against the US dollar ahead of the budget speech this afternoon, a pivotal day for the South African economy. This is according to Statistics South Africa’s release of the Consumer Price Inflation data for April. Inflation dropped sharply to 2.7% in March, the lowest since June 2020. On Tuesday…
File Image: Team of Blitzboks. The Blitzboks are through to the semi-finals of the Cape Town leg of World Rugby’s Sevens series. The South Africans have so far today beaten Fiji 24-21, and then stunned Dubai champions, 19-14. The defending champions will now face Great Britain in their final pool match later tonight. Great Britain…
All about the horses…an unusual take on Hollywoodbets Durban July theme of Marvels of Mzansi, July 5, 2025. The Greyville Racecourse in Durban is a hive of activity ahead of the Hollywoodbets Durban July. Over 50 000 spectators are expected to attend Africa’s foremost horse racing and social event. Fashion designers are putting their dresses…
National Schools Nutrition programme Service providers in KwaZulu-Natal are calling on Premier Thami Ntuli to act swiftly against Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka. There are claims that Hlomuka manipulated the bidding process for the school nutrition programme, with an aim to benefit a company linked to his relatives. It is alleged that several companies associated with prominent…
3 minutes Real Madrid boycotted pre-match activities ahead of their Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona after the match referee gave an emotional press conference in which he called out Real for criticising the official on their in-house tv channel. A club source told Reuters that the decision was taken due to Real’s “unprecedented…
Murder accused pig farmer Zacharia Olivier appears in the High Court in Polokwane on 25 February 2026. A ballistic expert in the double murder trial of a Limpopo pig farmer accused of killing two women and disposing of their bodies in a pig enclosure, has told the High Court in Polokwane that her investigations and…
Commissioners of the Madlanga Inquiry at the inquiry’s sitting in Pretoria, 25 November 2025. The High Court in Johannesburg has struck off the roll the case of businessman Suliman Carrim’s urgent application to block the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry from issuing a subpoena to compel his to appear before it. Carrim is accused of having…
