Chinese cars at a port Mexico said on Wednesday it will raise tariffs on automobiles from China and other Asian countries to 50%, in a broad overhaul of import levies the government said would protect jobs and analysts said was aimed at placating the United States. The Economy Ministry said the moves, which will increase tariffs to…
Chickens at a farm 1 minute Astral Foods said on Monday it expects its half-year profit to decline by as much as 60%, with a recent cybersecurity incident compounding the impact of lower chicken prices and higher input costs. South Africa’s top poultry producer said its flagship division was negatively affected by downtime in processing…
Bullet cartridges. There’s been yet another shooting incident on the Cape Flats. Two men have been killed and another wounded in Khayelitsha. More than 20 people have been killed in a series of shooting incidents across the Cape Flats in the past few weeks. Police spokesperson Wesley Twigg says officers found the bodies of the two men with gunshot wounds in the latest incident….
Sergeant Makhosonke and Sergeant Nduva both attached to K9 Search and Rescue Unit successfully retrieved the bodies of the young victims. 2 minutes The bodies of two 12-year-old boys who drowned in a dam in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape on Sunday have been found. The Lusikisiki SAPS K9 Search and Rescue Unit search party…
1 minute Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government plans to spend R940 billion on infrastructure investments over the next three years. He says South Africa wants to collaborate with France by investing in infrastructure like ports, rail, and power to promote local value-added trade throughout Africa. Mashatile was addressing the SA-France Investment Conference on…
Reinhardt Leach, the accused in the Vicki Terblanche case, seen in the dock in court. 1 minute The case of murder accused Reinhardt Leach has been postponed until tomorrow. Leach is accused of murdering his girlfriend Vicki Terblanche. The state says the witnesses that were supposed to take the stand today, had flight delays and…
Person sits at a job centre The official opposition in Limpopo, the EFF, is calling on the Polokwane municipality to prioritize locals in job opportunities. This after reports that the municipality is employing foreign nationals. Provincial EFF leader Lawrence Mapoulo is leading a protest march to the municipal offices to demand the resignation of Executive…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana during a media briefing. 2 minutes Senior Policy Specialist Neil Coleman has called on Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to resign for misleading the country. Godongwana has been criticized for suggesting reducing the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grants or raise the Value Added Tax (VAT). This issue has dominated public…
A pair of male elephants is seen in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. 1 minute The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism, says it’s considering all scientific methods of controlling the elephant population growth at the Madikwe Game Reserve. This comes after the True Green Alliance Wildlife NGO raised concerns about the…
New Zealand’s Wallace Sititi in action with England’s Ollie Lawrence in the Autumn International match at Allianz Stadium Twickenham in London, Britain on November 2, 2024. The All Blacks says loose forward Wallace Sititi is to undergo surgery on an ankle injury and will miss the three-test series against France in July. Twenty-two-year-old Sititi, who…
