ArcelorMittal has also proposed that salaries and benefits be reduced by 20% as an alternative to retrenchments. 1 minute Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) are staging a picket at the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) offices in Sandton, Johannesburg, over planned retrenchments at ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA). AMSA, in which…
FILE | Person walks in a flooded area Disruptive rainfall leading to the flooding of roads is expected over the City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, West Coast and Overberg Districts of the Western Cape today. Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management centre says it has received reports on a few incidents in the past 24…
RS Berkane players celebrate after scoring a goal during their CAF Confederation Cup clash against Stellenbosch FC. 1 minute Stellenbosch FC have suffered their second defeat in the CAF Confederation Cup after going down 3-1 to RS Berkane of Morocco. Stellies are bottom of Group B with no points, after losing their opening match late…
Minke Janse van Rensburg South African swimming sensation from George in the Western Cape, Minke Janse van Rensburg, is now officially the best down syndrome swimmer in the world. She made history at the 2025 Virtus Swimming World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, shattering six individual world records and another with her relay team. Named “Swimmer…
FILE | A view shows MMR vaccine. 1 minute The Gauteng Health Department has intensified its response to public healthcare following a continued rise in measles cases across the province. A total of 181 cases have been confirmed from January 1 to June 13. Many of these cases emanate from Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni districts….
A band, standing by Siyabonga Mnisi’s coffin, plays at his funeral in Soweto. 3 minutes Five-year-old, Siyabonga Mnisi, who died on Wednesday of a suspected food-borne illness has been laid to rest. Mourners gathered at his home in Diepkloof, Soweto to bid him farewell on Sunday. The Grade R learner from Dumezweni Primary School fell…
Kelvin Mhasi was arraigned before Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya charged with culpable homicide and pleaded not guilty during the trial. A 26-YEAR-OLD commuter omnibus driver from Hatcliffe has been convicted and sentenced to an effective 17 months in jail for culpable homicide. Kelvin Mhasi was arraigned before Harare magistrate Apollonia Marutya charged with culpable homicide…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says he has on two occasions tried to reach out to the United States President, Donald Trump, diplomatically. Answering questions in the National Assembly at Parliament in Cape Town, Ramaphosa says he started in Trump’s capacity as US president-elect, as…
The Dusi Committee confirmed a change in the start location from Campsdrift to Bishopstowe Country Club. 1 minute The 74th Dusi Canoe Marathon starts today at the Bishopstowe Country Club outside Pietermaritzburg. In the men’s race, Andy Birkett is aiming for his 15th Dusi title. His main competitors include Matthew Fenn and Msawenkosi Mtolo, who…
[FILE IMAGE]: Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago. The UDM, Costu, ActionSA and Build One South Africa (BOSA) have welcomed the decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) not to increase interest rates. The MPC announced today it would cut the repo rate by 25 basis points. The organisations say the cut…
