Secondary school learners 3 minutes Schooling has been disrupted by torrential rains in some areas in the North West province. Learning was halted at several schools due to flooding and collapsed infrastructure while some learners did not report to school due to inaccessible roads that affected scholar transport. Torrential rain has been falling in many…
Former South African Defence Minister Mosiuoa Lekota waves to supporters after being elected leader of the country’s Congress of the People (COPE) party at its conference in Bloemfontein December 16, 2008. Former comrades and friends of the late Congress of the People (COPE) founder, Mosiuoa “Terror” Lekota have remembered him as an outstanding organiser during…
President Cyril Ramaphosa 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to host his Mozambican counterpart President Daniel Chapo on Tuesday in Cape Town at the official residence of the President. Chapo won the recently held Mozambican elections that saw massive demonstrations after opposition leader Venancio Mondlane claimed victory, but the neighbouring country’s Constitutional Council validated…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to deliver its first interest rate decision of the year on Thursday afternoon in Pretoria. The bank last cut rates by 25-basis-points in November last year, taking the repo rate to 6.75% and the prime lending rate to…
The funeral service of Hosi Phylia N’wamitwa II is taking place on Sunday morning at Valoyi Vatsonga Cultural village at N’wamitwa village outside Tzaneen, in Limpopo. N’wamitwa passed away on the 9th of this month at the age of 85. She ascended the throne in August 2008 and was the first female traditional leader among…
[FILE PHOTO]: A man holds a fuel nozzle at a petrol station 1 minute Motorists can expect significant relief at the pumps from Wednesday as fuel prices decrease in April. The drop is driven by lower global oil prices and a stronger Rand. The price cuts take effect at midnight on Tuesday, with the Department…
Jannik Sinner 2 minutes World number one Jannik Sinner has accepted an immediate three-month doping ban after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said they had reached a settlement on his period of ineligibility, making him eligible to return before the French Open in May. WADA had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)…
Private investigator Paul O’Sullivan appears before Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The National Assembly will on Tuesday morning consider a request for the third extension of the Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. The committee’s original deadline was October 2025. Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee is probing allegations of…
African National Congress (ANC) National Chairperson Gwede Mantashe leading an ANC delegation in a meeting with traditional leaders in the Vhembe Region, Limpopo. 1 minute Traditional leaders from Limpopo are set to march to the Traditional Affairs department and the Premier’s Office in Polokwane to present a memorandum outlining their grievances. Among their key concerns…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. 1 minute Two people have died in a fire that swept through the New Rest Informal Settlement in Wellington early on Sunday morning. The fire has destroyed nearly 200 structures, leaving over 800 people displaced. The Drakenstein Municipality’s fire and rescue service is still on-site battling flare-ups, while the police and…
