Money 1 minute National Treasury’s Q2 report for 2024/25 reveals that municipalities underspent on conditional grants and capital projects. These funds were meant for infrastructure development and emergency disaster repairs. The grants were allocated for programmes to support the development of infrastructure and fund emergency repairs after unforeseen disasters. This also includes funding the implementation…
Chief Albert Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe in 1898. 1 minute The family of Chief Albert Luthuli says it’s still struggling to deal with his unresolved cause of death. The family’s statement comes after the Justice Department announced the reopening of the inquests into the deaths of Chief Luthuli and Griffiths Mxenge. Chief…
New state of the art fire trucks for the City of Cape Town 1 minute The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue service has researched and formulated a new strategy to be implemented this year, as part of summer readiness to tackle wildfires. Chief Fire Officer Clinton Manuel says it focuses on resources that…
EPL player’s soccer jersey with ‘Visit Rwanda’ sponsorship 2 minutes The Democratic Republic of Congo’s foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner has urged soccer clubs Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain to end their “blood-stained” sponsorship agreements with “Visit Rwanda” following the worsening humanitarian crisis in the country. The DR Congo health ministry said on…
Court official holds a banner of slain NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown A second suspect arrested in connection with the murder of NPA prosecutor Tracy Brown and made a brief appearance in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape. The suspect Ayabulela Busakwe (31) is facing a string of charges which include murder, conspiracy to…
[File image] Recovered firearm 2 minutes The City of Cape Town says a total of 22 firearms have been recovered by the city’s law enforcement and metro police officers in the past two weeks. The City’s Safety and Security spokesperson, Ruth Solomons, says in the latest incident, law enforcement officers were doing patrols in Hanover…
University of Venda Thohoyandou Campus in Limpopo 2 minutes Some concerned families are accusing the University of Venda in Thohoyandou, Limpopo, of denying them access to visit and perform rituals at the graves situated on the campus. They say the university also vandalised their ancestral graves. According to the families, they previously held a meeting…
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Zuko Godlimpi interviewed by SABC News reporter, Katlego Legodi at the backdrop of the 18th Annual Competition Law, Economic Policy Conference in Johannesburg on September 4, 2024. The United States (US) is considering putting together a template that will guide it in its trade negotiations with sub-Saharan countries. South…
Source: Ngaa Murombedzi, AHF regional advocacy and policy manager for Southern Africa. While intended to enhance pandemic preparedness, the current draft will perpetuate global health inequities, leaving South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries without vital resources, including timely access to vaccines, technology transfer, and financial support. “The stakes couldn’t be higher for Africa,”…
Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala appears in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court in Johannesburg. The prosecution in the case against businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala and four others intends to bring an additional seven dockets against the accused. This was revealed during their court appearance in the Alexandra Magistrates’ Court. They stand accused of attempting and conspiring to commit…
