Hamilton waves at fans 2 minutes Lewis Hamilton will bring down the curtain on his Mercedes career in Abu Dhabi on Sunday (December 8) as his past and future Formula One teams, McLaren and Ferrari, fight for a constructors’ title to end years of waiting. Even if Red Bull’s Max Verstappen secured his fourth successive…
South Africa’s Tiger Brands’ peanut butter manufacturing facility is pictured in Krugersdorp, West of Johannesburg. 4 minutes Food price inflation boosted revenue at Tiger Brands with revenue rising 1% to R37.7 billion, up from the previous year. But this was partially offset by a 6% decline in sales volumes. The packed goods company says its…
An illegal miner arrested and resurfacing at a shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. 2 minutes More than 50 000 illegal miners have been arrested in different provinces since the establishment of Operation Vala Umgodi a year ago. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola led a delegation to the South shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. Various police units and…
SAA plane 1 minute South African Airways (SAA) pilots have reportedly declared plans to embark on a strike tomorrow over a wage dispute. The airline revealed that the South African Airways Pilots Association initially tabled a 30-percent wage increase demand when negotiations started in May. However, the Association has since reduced its wage demand to…
Signage is seen outside the Moody’s Corporation in New York. 3 minutes Standard Bank Senior Economist Elna Moolman, says the rating decision by the global credit rating agency, Moody’s was expected. Moody’s decided not to downgrade the country’s credit and keep it unchanged at Ba2 due to strong and independent institutions such as the judiciary…
Sex workers protest 1 minute Sex workers’ advocacy groups say decriminalising sex work can contribute to a reduction in HIV transmission. The groups say the move would make access to ARVs and healthcare services more accessible. Sex workers and stakeholders are meeting at a national conference in Ballito, north of Durban. They are being updated…
Cape Fur seals 1 minute Cape Nature says measures have been put in place to ensure that holidaymakers to Plettenberg Bay in the Western Cape, can enjoy a safe trip to beaches in the area. This follows the recent rabies outbreak in seals. Plettenberg Bay has had four confirmed cases of rabies and one suspected…
Residents form a queue to cast their special vote in the Thabazimbi Local Municipality by-election at the Regorogile SASSA Offices in Limpopo on 03 December 2024. 1 minute A hung council has emerged yet again at the Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo, following Wednesday’s municipal by-election. According to the Electoral Commission (IEC) results portal, none…
Statue of Cecil John Rhodes in Kimberley 1 minute Kimberley visual artists have used their artistic expression to paint the statue of Cecil John Rhodes with brown washable paint and wrap it with a white cloth. In an act that sent shockwaves around town, some residents accused the artists of vandalising the historic monument. The…
Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF), Neeshan Balton has been subpoenaed to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court tomorrow. 2 minutes The Executive Director of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF), Neeshan Balton has been subpoenaed to appear before the Randburg Magistrates Court on Friday to answer questions relating to the deaths of two African National Congress (ANC)…
