[File photo] A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development and Tourism Portfolio Committee Chairperson Mafika Mndebele says spaza shop owners will soon be able to purchase stock in bulk at reduced prices. Mndebele was speaking ahead of the committee’s visit to…
[File Image] Former Deputy President David Mabuza speaks at Former Minister Zola Skweyiya’s memorial service in 2018. Free State African National Congress (ANC) chairperson Mxolisi Dukwana has described the former Deputy President David Mabuza as a self-less leader. Dukwana and fellow ANC members visited Mabuza’s family in Barberton, Mpumalanga yesterday to convey their condolences. Mabuza died a…
Image source: ximagination – 123RF.com They emphasised that adults continue to hold discussions and make decisions on their behalf without considering their perspectives. The SVRI Forum 24, held from the 21 – 25 October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre is the world’s key research conference on violence against women, violence against children, and…
Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube during school feeding programme at NW school Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says school nutrition programmes are essential for learning as hungry children struggle to concentrate and stay in school. Speaking in the North West on the first day of the 2026 academic year, Gwarube said that R10 billion has been allocated to the nutrition programme. She…
Former police reservist and businessman Aris Danikas testifies at the Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria on March 9, 2026. The Nkabinde Enquiry in Pretoria is expected to hear more testimony relating to the past atrocities that the KwaZulu-Natal-based Cato Manor Organised Crime Unit and its commander, Major-General Johan Booysen, had allegedly committed. On Monday, former police…
The North West Gambling Board says it is continuing efforts to destroy illegal gambling machines across the province. The board says more than 300 illegal machines were destroyed last year and further confiscations are ongoing. Chief Executive Officer Boitumelo Qalinge says illegal gambling operations negatively affect both the economy and individuals. “Previously as a province…
SA police ‘arrest’ banner 1 minute A School Governing Body (SGB) member has been arrested for contravening a protection order that the school obtained. Parents of learners at Tsebe Ntlha Primary School in Hammanskraal north of Pretoria are at loggerheads with the school principal over fee payments. Despite it being a no-fee paying public school,…
File: Storm clouds with lightning The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 5 warning, which could result in heavy downpours, leading to localised flooding in some parts of Gauteng, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Weather forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela is urging residents in low-lying areas to take extra precautions. Thobela says there…
Rodrigo Bentancur 1 minute Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance, the Football Association said on Monday (November 18). The FA said in a statement the midfielder “acted in an improper…
Stellenbosch F.C. coach Steve Barker 3 minutes Stellenbosch F.C. coach Steve Barker says his side’s aim is to continue to exceed expectations and overturn a 1-1 first leg deficit against Tanzania’s Simba S.C. to reach the final of the CAF Confederation Cup. Stellies host Simba S.C., who are coached by South African Fadlu Davids, in…
