Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has placed the Ditsobotla Primary Savings and Credit Cooperative Bank Limited (DCB) in resolution, effective August 1. This follows the Reserve Bank’s recommended intervention to protect depositors’ interests. The Reserve Bank says the DCB has failed to meet regulatory requirements for an extended period, was operating at a loss, and could…
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko speaking at a government engagement. 1 minute Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, will oversee the opening of the new Gauteng College of Nursing Council (GCON) on Friday at the Bonalesedi Campus in Leratong Hospital on Gauteng’s West Rand. The council’s primary goal is to…
Coco Gauff of the US during a practice session REUTERS/Sandra Sanders 2 minutes Fourth-seed, Coco Gauff, of the United States and seventh-seed, Mirra Andreeva have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament in Spain. Gauff beat Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 in the round of 16 to advance, while Andreeva dispatched…
President Cyril Ramaphosa and other heads of state at the recent G20 Summit 1 minute Political Analyst Dr Alexander Rusero says with South Africa assuming the G20 Presidency, Africa’s voice will for the first time be heard. Rusero says now is a chance for Africa to actively participate on a big platform as a strategic…
Traditional healers say African spirituality should not be neglected. 2 minutes Traditional healers in the Eastern Cape say the proposed health regulations for members registered with the Traditional Health Practitioners Council are an attack on African spirituality. Draft regulations were published in June 2024 outlining the processes which traditional health practitioners should follow in registering with…
1 minute Springbok winger Cornal Hendricks will be laid to rest this Sunday in Wellington, Boland, following his sudden passing last Wednesday at age 37. The former rugby star suffered a fatal heart attack, having battled a heart condition since 2015. Hendricks made his Test debut in 2014, earning 12 caps for South Africa and…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship, attend the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 316 event, bout between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley 2 minutes Georgia’s Merab Dvalishvili scored a second-round submission win over Sean O’Malley to retain his bantamweight title at UFC 316 on Saturday, with Kayla Harrison also winning…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Five people died on Saturday when a bakkie and a sedan collided near the J.G. Strydom tunnel outside The Oaks in the Mopani district, in Limpopo. A male driver and four female passengers died on the spot, while one person was taken to hospital. Transport spokesperson Tshifhiwa Dali says…
Postbank black card 1 minute The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has urged grant beneficiaries who have not yet switched from the gold card to the Postbank black card to urgently do so. This follows two extensions of the deadline which will now be on April 30. So far, 1.3 million of the country’s 2.6 million beneficiaries…
NWU Medical School project The North West University (NWU) has defended the decision to name its medical school after the late struggle stalwart Archbishop, Desmond Tutu, instead of former Bophuthatswana homeland leader, Lucas Mangope. The construction of North West University’s Desmond Tutu school of medicine has started, at the institution’s Potchefstroom campus. — SABC News…
