Women on Farms Project in the streets marching to the offices of Philagro in Somerset West. Philagro is the registration holder of Dormex, a pesticide used on table and wine grapes on commercial farms in the Western Cape, South Africa. 1 minute Members of the advocacy group Women on Farms have called for improved working…
1 minute Electricity and Energy Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, updates the media in Pretoria on the status of South Africa’s electricity generation performance. Live proceedings below:
2 minutes Amajita coach Raymond Mdaka says his side gave it their all to qualify for the Under-20 World Cup in Chile later this year. Substitute striker Thabang Mahlangu steered the young South Africans to a 1-0 victory in extra time over the Democratic Republic of Congo in the Under-20 African Cup of Nations quarter-finals…
File image: Voting station in Johannesburg. 1 minute A by-election is taking place in Ward 9, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape, today. This follows the resignation of the Ward Councillor. African National Congress (ANC) Alysa-Abby Kekana and the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) Isabelle de Taillefer will contest the by-election. There are 3232 registered voters in the…
1 minute A 41-year-old man is expected to appear in the Tonga Magistrate’s Court in Nkomazi, Mpumalanga, for allegedly killing the mother of his two children with an axe. According to provincial police spokesperson Jabu Ndubane, the incident followed a heated argument between the man and the 31-year-old victim. Ndubane says, “According to information received,…
A trial within a trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 5, 202 to test the court’s jurisdiction of former Premier, Ace Magashule’s PA, Moroadi Cholota’s extradition claims. 1 minute The trial within a trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal case will resume today in the Bloemfontein High Court…
City Power employees 1 minute City Power continues to embark on a series of community imbizos across Johannesburg until June. The aim is to provide a platform for direct engagement with residents, businesses and government customers across the city. The meetings will focus on power supply concerns faced by residents, illegal connections and infrastructure vandalism….
File image: Transnet terminals at Richards Bay Port in KwaZulu-Natal. 2 minutes Transnet says the entity’s turnaround will largely rely on its engineering division as an original equipment manufacturer. The entity held a stakeholder ceremony to outline its engineering strategy and boost its brand visibility. Transnet will soon launch a rolling stock leasing company called…
An Eskom Open-Cycle Gas Turbine generator 1 minute The latest data from Eskom shows that the power utility spent an estimated R208 million between 04 May (Sunday) and 10 May (Saturday) on diesel. According to Eskom’s latest statement on Friday 9 May, the power utility has spent R2.43 billion on diesel fuel for their open…
A delegation from Afriforum, Solidariteit, and the Solidarity Movement met with representatives of the US administration in Washington. 2 minutes The Chairperson of the Foundations Preparatory Committee Nkosinathi Biko says it is annoying to misrepresent the situation in South Africa for the popular benefit of what he says is a handful of conservative organisations. Biko, who sits on the preparatory committee for the upcoming national…
