[File photo] A worker counts money 1 minute Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has reversed the 0.5 percentage point VAT increase he announced during the passing of the budget in March. The VAT increase was later approved by the National Assembly with a slight margin with recommendations from ActionSA which was against the increase, saying that…
Athletes and road running enthusiasts have been assured that the annual Soweto Marathon will take place this year. The 30th edition of the event will now be on the 29th of November, starting from Nasrec, crisscrossing the Soweto township and finishing at the FNB Stadium. The annual event, popularly known as “The People’s Race” has…
Deputy Minister Paul Mashatile 3 minutes Government is to spend more than R9 billion over the next three years on infrastructure as part of fast-tracking service delivery to communities. Deputy President Paul Mashatile revealed this in Parliament when he answered questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). He was grilled on various issues of…
Taxi sign seen on top of an e-hailing vehicle. 3 minutes E-hailing drivers are fearing for their lives, following an increase in incidents of armed robberies and attacks by both clients and private taxi operators. According to the E-hailing Partners Council, both Bolt and Uber drivers are also get intimidated by members of the taxi…
EDUPLEX training institute 4 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the Education Lekgotla today in the east Rand (Birchwood), as concerns over access to education for children with special needs continue to grow in South Africa. While there has been significant progress in ensuring uninhibited access to the constitutional right to basic education, challenges persist that…
Player taking a corner kick. 2 minutes Kaizer Chiefs have not qualified for the MTN8 competition for a second successive season. The Amakhosi played to a goalless draw with Polokwane City in their final Betway Premiership match at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The draw saw Chiefs finish their campaign in ninth place on…
The African National Congress (ANC) says eight of the ten clauses of the Freedom Charter have been fully implemented, with only two, on land redistribution and wealth ownership, still a work in progress. This comes as the country marks 70 years since the adoption of the historic document. The Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) is the outspoken…
1 minute The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) hosts a workshop themed “AI for healthcare in Africa”. The workshop aims to bring together researchers, healthcare practitioners and artificial intelligence (AI) to explore how AI and data science can address Africa’s most pressing healthcare challenges. Live proceedings below:
India’s Smriti Mandhana celebrates after a match 1 minute Indian batter Smriti Mandhana set the record for the most international runs in a calendar year in women’s cricket across all formats on Sunday, scoring 91 runs against West Indies in a one-day international at Vadodra that took her tally for 2024 so far to 1…
Lebombo Border Post 1 minute The Southern Africa Tourism Services Association (SATSA) has issued an advisory to holiday makers intending to travel to Mozambique, to maintain close contact with their tourism service providers. This after anti-government protest flared up again in Mozambique. The association’s chairperson Oupa Pilane says the advisory is in anticipation of increased…
