Government to re-industrialise North West economy: Ndabeni

Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni. The Minister for Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni, says the national government will implement several interventions to re-industrialise the economy of the North West to drive job creation. Ndabeni made these remarks during the handover of the Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub. The North West is the province with the…

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Four men found dead in Dawn Park

Murder case graphic with a magnifying glass. 1 minute Four men have been found dead in Dawn Park, east of Johannesburg. It is believed their bodies were found next to a railway line on Hazelwood Street this morning. The four were declared dead on the scene while two others were taken to a local hospital…

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Mbalula to lead ANC Councillors report back meeting

[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Secretary-General Fikile MbalulaN speaks during an event. ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula will on Sunday lead a report back meeting for ANC councillors in the Greater Johannesburg Region at Turffontein Racecourse in the south of Johannesburg. The meeting follows last week’s ANC Special NEC meeting in Boksburg and Monday’s national roll call of…

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Former Umzimkhulu municipal manager arrested for Magaqa’s murder

FILE | Former African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa A former municipal manager of the Umzimkhulu Local Municipality has been arrested by the political killings task team in connection with the murder of the ANC Youth League Secretary-General Sindiso Magaqa. Magaqa was a councilor in the municipality, when gunmen opened fire on…

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Rand trading at R18.31 to the dollar

South African rand notes. 1 minute The rand is trading at R18.31 to the US dollar; R23.11 to pound sterling, and R19.25 to the euro. The euro is trading at $1.05, and the dollar is trading at 152.1-1 Japanese yen. In China, a dollar is changing hands at 7-yuan-25 and in India at 86-rupees-56. Bourses…

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Malema accuses GNU of preserving poverty among black people

EFF leader Julius Malema 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says South Africa’s youth have no reason to support the Government of National Unity – given the country’s unemployment rate. The EFF leader further accused the GNU of preserving poverty among black people. Malema was addressing an EFF rally in Sharpeville, Gauteng…

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Bentancur banned for seven games after racist remark about Son

Rodrigo Bentancur 1 minute Tottenham Hotspur’s Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches after the Uruguayan made a racist remark about South Korean people when talking about teammate Son Heung-min during a television appearance, the Football Association said on Monday (November 18). The FA said in a statement the midfielder “acted in an improper…

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