A company logo for the South African supermarket chain SPAR Group is seen on a trolley outside a store in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 7, 2022. 2 minutes Retailer Spar reported a rise in annual profit, amid a trading environment marred by inflationary pressures. The retailer says the trading environment across its territories continues to…
Arrested foreign nationals in the back of a police van. A tense afternoon unfolded in Bruma, east of Johannesburg, where several undocumented individuals were arrested during a major raid conducted by the City’s Public Safety Department. The operation which targets spaza shops mostly owned by foreign nationals. This is part of an ongoing citywide effort…
A house on fire. A charred body of a four-year-old boy has been discovered inside a burnt house in Brakpan in Ekurhuleni this morning. City of Ekurhuleni Emergency Services says the boy’s parents, as well as his two-year-old sibling, sustained minor injuries. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. City of…
EFF leader Julius Malema briefs the media on the suspension of the VAT increase. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s decision to suspend the half a percentage point VAT increase, preventing the tax hike from taking effect on Thursday. The court issued this ruling on Sunday, also…
SANDF soldiers. 2 minutes The first group of 249 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) members that arrived in the country on Friday night from the Democratic Republic of Congo has been taken to Bloemfontein in the Free State to receive psychological counselling. They were deployed in the eastern DRC as part of the Southern…
N3 sign 1 minute The N3 Toll Concession (N3TC) says traffic volumes will increase at the De Hoek Toll Plaza in an hour’s time to late tonight. 06h58 21/04 #N3Traffic: There are currently no incidents disrupting the flow of traffic along the #N3TollRoute from Cedara I/C 96 to Heidelberg I/C 59. Please drive safely and…
Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.
2 minutes Veteran South African actor Don Mlangeni Nawa has passed away. His family confirmed his death in a statement. Nawa was best known for his iconic role as Zeb Matabane on the SABC 3 soapie, Isidingo, and as Laqhasha on the classic SABC 1 sitcom, Sgudi ‘Snaysi. People have since taken to social media…
[FILE IMAGE]: Seized firearms and ammunition. 2 minutes The Central Firearm Registry remains a concern, even though improvements have been made. That is according to South African Police Service’s Lieutenant General Maropeng Mamotheti. The police’s top brass appeared before Parliament’s Police Portfolio Committee to explain how technology is being used to fight crime and to…
Gwede Mantashe delivered the opening keynote of the Ministerial Symposium at AOW This year’s focus on “Investing in African Energy” reflects the urgency of addressing energy poverty while navigating the complexities of the global energy transition. A central theme of the closed-door discussions was the need to leverage Africa’s abundant oil and gas resources to…
