[File image] BMA officials patrolling. 3 minutes The Border Management Authority (BMA) has arrested 1 385 illegal immigrants over the Easter holidays through the deployment of drones at the Beitbridge border post in Musina. The BMA Deputy Commissioner, Rudzani Mpilo, says the use of technology has enabled them to curb illegal immigration. Mpilo says the…
[File photo] People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment benefits, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, US. 1 minute South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased by one percentage point to 32.9% in the first quarter of 2025. This is according…
City Power has returned to a residential building on Twist Street that was found to have illegally reconnected itself to the electricity network. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says its own internal investigation has revealed that some of the illegal electricity connections are implemented by its employees and contractors. The power utility says it dismissed…
A person shows US dollars at a currency exchange store The US dollar hovered near its lowest since 2021 against the euro and the weakest since 2015 versus the Swiss franc on Monday, with traders alert for any trade-related headlines in the countdown to President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline. Most US trade partners are set…
FILE: The South African Students’ Congress (Sasco) members during NEC meeting. 1 minute The South African Students’ Congress (SASCO) in Pretoria will this morning embark on a march, dubbed the “Mega Total Shutdown”. Students are protesting against a number of issues, which include the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) de-funding of some students and…
SA Police Service investigation logo. 1 minute Executive Director for the Accountability Division at OUTA, Stefanie Fick, says the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) will continue to face backlog issues unless it receives the necessary budget to carry out successful investigations. Her remarks come after the police ministry revealed in parliament that there is a…
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu at National Excellence Awards Durban ICC, 26 January 2025. Opposition political parties are calling for Police Minister Senzo Mchunu to be fired ahead of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s address to the nation tonight. It’s been exactly a week since KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi made explosive allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu….
Source: Reuters. The South African Reserve Bank imposed sanctions on Bidvest Bank for failing to comply with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act following a 2022 inspection. The bank did not implement its risk-management and compliance programme (RMCP) for the assessed trade-based transactions. The Prudential Authority fined Bidvest Bank R5m for non-compliance, with R2.5m suspended for…
Citrus being packed for export 1 minute Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says his ministry is working on improving relations with the US government, as agriculture is the fabric of South Africa. Speaking at the NAMPO agricultural exhibitions in Bothaville, Steenhuisen says as agriculture contributes directly to the country’s food security, the 49 Afrikaners who…
3 minutes Seven of the eight people who were gunned down at a tavern in Pienaar, east of Mbombela, Mpumalanga, have been buried in different areas. Six people died on the scene while two others succumbed to gunshot wounds in hospital. The incident happened on Saturday last week. Two suspects have since been arrested following…
