A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 23, 2025. 3 minutes Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner…
The Commission of Inquiry into Criminality, Political Interference and Corruption in the Criminal Justice System, also known as the Madlanga Commission will continue hearing witness testimony. The commission was established by President Cyril Ramaphosa following KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s explosive press briefing in July last year. Livestream | Madlanga Commission of Inquiry Day…
The start of many municipalities’ financial year has seen an escalation in tariffs for services including electricity as well as water and sanitation. The financial year started last week. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) approved a 12.7% electricity tariff hike in 2025, along with changes to how Eskom structures its pricing. The…
Outside the Gauteng Health Department office. 2 minutes The Gauteng Department of Health says it is addressing the issue of unpaid salaries affecting healthcare workers at public hospitals in the province. This comes after reports that several doctors at facilities, including Chris Hani Baragwanath, Charlotte Maxeke, and Dr George Mukhari hospitals, have not been paid…
A lecture hall inside a university. 2 minutes Education activist Keamogetswe Masike has called for the scrapping of registration fees at institutions of higher learning. Masike says many students remain in limbo as they wait for feedback on their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) applications as registration deadlines are fast approaching. Masike says these…
Moroadi Cholota at the High Court in Bloemfontein. 1 minute The family of Moroadi Cholota says they will consult with their legal team to map a forward. Cholota’s father, Happy Tilotsane says they are happy that their daughter has been freed. Judge Philip Loubser ruled in favour of Cholota in the trial within a trial…
1 minute National Secretary-General of the ANC Women’s League, Nokuthula Nqaba says GBV should be declared as a national disaster. Speaking during a Women’s League march in Cape Town, Nqaba said gender-based violence and femicide is a pandemic and nothing is being done in terms of an action plan. “What then stops government to declare…
[File image] The death toll of initiates in the Eastern Cape has risen to 17 during this summer initiation season. The OR Tambo District is accounting for the most deaths with six initiates, followed by the Amathole District with four deaths. While Chris Hani District and Buffalo City Metro account for three deaths respectively and…
A person voting 3 minutes The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) says it will wait to see the report including the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel, scheduled for May next year before making further comment. The panel was established to begin the process of investigating the possibility of changing the current electoral system…
File Image: Members of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) take part in a nationwide strike over issues including corruption and job losses, outside parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, October 7, 2020. COSATU is threatening to approach the Labour Court in a bid to compel the embattled North-West Transport Investment to pay…
