Eskom electricity infrastructure. 1 minute Eskom says it currently has sufficient electricity capacity to sustain the grid during the upcoming winter months. Eskom Group Chief Executive Dan Marokane says that despite the recent implementation of load shedding, the power utility is now in a strong position and is well prepared for the increased demand for…
Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso arrives at the OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, May 18, 2025. 2 minutes The Department of Home Affairs says the East London Magistrate who released Pastor Timothy Omotoso erred. He was arrested for contravening the Immigration Act and has since been deported. The department was briefing the Portfolio Committee on…
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. 2 minutes Workers are hoping that the revised budget to be tabled tomorrow will be more people-centered and push for economic growth and job creation. Labour union federations Cosatu, Fedusa and Saftu have urged Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to move away from austerity measures introduced in previous budgets. The country’s worsening…
Accused in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder 1 minute Defence counsel Charles Mnisi has alleged that accused number one Muzi Sibiya was assaulted on two different occasions, when police questioned him about his alleged involvement in Senzo Meyiwa’s murder. Sibiya and four other accused are on trial at the High Court in Pretoria for the 2014 murder…
[FILE] The municipality is unable to maintain its infrastructure and is struggling too meet its obligation to pay staff salaries. 2 minutes Government contractors in Limpopo are hopeful that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s upcoming budget will prioritise infrastructure development. This follows ongoing complaints from small businesses over delayed payments and slow project implementation. The Forum…
Food manufacturer Tiger Brands has announced the recall of 20 million canned KOO and Hugo vegetable brands due to a leak. 1 minute Western Cape Premier Alan Winde says over 3000 jobs will be saved at the Langeberg and Ashton Food (LAF) cannery in the Boland. Winde says the food company Tiger Brands recently informed…
Mother arrested after handing over a suitcase with her child’s body inside. 2 minutes Eastern Cape Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman in connection with the death of her three-year-old daughter in Mbizana. It’s alleged the suspect placed the child’s body in a suitcase and transported it by taxi 30 kilometers from Mzamba to the…
SMME and Cooperative seminar & exhibition held at Sabie 2 minutes The Mpumalanga Economic Development and Tourism Department has pledged R11 million to boost struggling Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) and revive Sabie’s ailing economy. MEC Makhosazane Masilela has announced that the funding will specifically target the revival of the mining and forestry sectors…
1 minute Government has expressed regret over two deaths during a violent service delivery protest in Diepkloof, Soweto, on Monday. The two people died when angry residents blocked roads and looted a truck. The residents accuse the City of Johannesburg of failure to develop vacant land in the area. In a statement sent to the…
EEF VAT victory march in Pretoria. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader, Julius Malema says he does not believe that the budget that will be tabled by Godongwana this week, will provide a solution to the country’s unemployment rate. This, as the Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table budget 3.0 which…
