Containers due to be shipped. 1 minute The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) Business Confidence Index edged down to 120 in January from December’s 121. The decline in the index was mainly attributed to lower export volumes. SACCI says stronger imports, vehicle sales and rising tourist numbers had a positive influence. The…
The ANC top brass in a bilateral meeting with the leadership of Cosatu in Braamfontein on October 20, 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) held its much-anticipated bilateral with Cosatu on Monday. The one-day meeting was attended by some of the party’s top officials, including President Cyril Ramaphosa and Secretary General, Fikile Mbalula, and Cosatu…
Illustration depicting drunk driving 1 minute A total of 257 drunk drivers have been arrested over the Freedom Day long weekend on Eastern Cape roads. Mthatha in the OR Tambo District has been identified as a hotspot. Eastern Cape Transport spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, “Transport MEC Xolile Nqatha has given full credit to the officers for…
FILE: Wits University student, Olorato Mongale. 2 minutes Families and friends have paid tribute to the late Olorato Mongale during a prayer service at her home in Bloemfontein. Speaker after speaker comforted Mongale’s family and instilled hope. 30-year-old Mongale’s body was recovered on Sunday in Johannesburg after she had left to go on a date…
Nehawu says the strike at the state mortuaries in Gauteng will continue until the Department commits to its promises. 1 minute The Northern Cape Health Department has raised concerns about the increasing number of unclaimed bodies at state mortuaries in the province. The department says the situation is putting pressure on storage capacity, particularly at…
Construction sign The long-awaited construction of the Greenville hospital in Mbizana in the Easterrn Cape has been halted before work on the foundations even started. Locals are in disagreement about the sharing of job opportunities linked to the project. Residents of Greenville are reportedly demanding that 80 percent of unskilled labour must come from their…
1 minute Members of the Ingonyama Trust Board say they remain board members and do not recognise the suspension announced by amaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini in December. Members of the board held a media briefing in Pietermaritzburg. They also addressed allegations levelled against them by board member Doctor Thandiwe Dlamini at a recent imbizo called…
[File photo] 3 minutes The Lebombo Port of Entry in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, is getting an influx of travellers from Mozambique. Most of them are Mozambican nationals, who work in this country. Border Management Authority officials and the police are on the ground keeping an eye out for any illegal crossing on the border line. Some…
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…
President Cyril Ramaphosa signs into law the BELA Bill on September 13, 2024. 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described the outcome of negotiations on two clauses of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Act as a compromise among all parties in the government of national unity (GNU). Yesterday, President Cyril Ramaphosa authorised the…
