Gambling machines at a casino. The KwaZulu-Natal Economic Regulator (KZNER) says unregulated online gambling is a crime. This follows the latest report by the National Gambling Board, revealing that South Africans have spent R1.5 trillion on gambling during the 2024/25 financial year, a R400 billion increase from the previous year. KZNER Executive for Transformation and…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. 1 minute The Activists and Citizens Forum wants Communications Minister Solly Malatsi to reconsider his decision to withdraw the SABC Bill. The Forum’s spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the decision is about what he calls the “show of power” and an indication that the Government of National Unity (GNU) won’t…
EPWP workers on site Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) says the decision to suspend the funding of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) for the Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State must be reconsidered. This comes after the Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson halted the funding…
File Photo: A pregnant student in uniform The National Health Department says of the 714 newborn babies were delivered in public health facilities between midnight and midday on Christmas Day. The first 2025 Christmas baby was welcomed at Elim Hospital in Limpopo at midnight. Gauteng recorded the highest births in the country at 217 babies….
Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga (Centre) chairs the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System in Pretoria on January 29, 2026. Businessman Suliman Carrim is set to take the Madlanga Commission to court tomorrow in an urgent bid to stop the commission from subpoenaing him to appear…
Citrus farm The Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) says it will continue to work closely with the Department of Agriculture and the Department of International Relations to address what it calls unjustified trade barriers on international markets. The association has outlined key priorities that will help the industry grow and export a total of 260 million…
KZN Premier Thami Ntuli leading a Human Resource Development Council Strategic session, June 2025. The National Freedom Party (NFP) says it has lost confidence in KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli. The party is citing financial mismanagement and lack of transparency in the Government of Provincial Unity. The party says the current administration has failed to deliver…
Rio Tinto and Glencore are both shifting their focus towards copper Rio Tinto is in early talks for a possible acquisition of Glencore, the companies said late on Thursday, in what could create the world’s largest mining company with a combined market value of nearly $207 billion. Global miners are racing to bulk up in metals…
Economic Freedom Party (EFF) Julius Malema’s absence at Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security. Proceedings of Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee looking into concerns around national security started with former Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID) Head Robert McBride taking the stand. However, the hearings took a dramatic turn after the Economic Freedom…
FlySafair customers wait in long lines at the airport as some of the flights are cancelled. FlySafair has had to cancel 26 flights which account for 13% of its operations amid the wage dispute with pilots. The pilots have rejected the airline’s 5,7% wage increase offer, sticking to their demand of a 10,5% hike. The…
