FILE: An electric car is charged at a roadside EV charge point, London, October 19, 2021. The automotive industry says the sales of hybrid and electric cars are growing in South Africa. The vehicles had a slow start in the country due to insufficient infrastructure and the unstable energy supply. While fully electric vehicles still…
Mattia Debertolis Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis has died in hospital after competing at the World Games in Chengdu, China, organisers said on Tuesday. Debertolis was rushed to hospital after being found unconscious during the men’s middle-distance competition last Friday. “Despite receiving immediate expert medical care at one of China’s leading medical institutions, he passed…
Player about to throw the ball into a lineout 2 minutes Queensland Reds coach Les Kiss will be confirmed as Joe Schmidt’s successor at the Wallabies on Wednesday, local media reported. Kiss, who worked closely with Schmidt at Ireland, will take over as Australia coach when New Zealander Schmidt steps down following this year’s Rugby…
Supporters of the African National Congress (ANC) wave party flags at an event. 1 minute The African National Congress’ (ANC) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Task Team (PTT) Co-ordinator, Mike Mabuyakhulu says the future of the African National Congress (ANC) is in the hands of young people. Mabuyakhulu addressed ANC Youth League members at a youth celebration in…
Signage seen at an Ithala Bank branch. 1 minute The Tembe Council of Churches in KwaNgwanase near KwaMhlabuyalingana in northern KwaZulu-Natal will today lead a peaceful march at the iThala Centre in Manguzi. The aim of the march is to highlight the plight of local communities and businesses following the closure of Ithala Bank. Various…
EFF leader Julius Malema at the Nasrec Expo Centre on December 13, 2024. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema, has come out to clarify that he never called for violence, during his delivery of the party’s political report, at the elective conference currently under way in Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. Malema’s utterances…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube. Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, says 58% of children in the country are not registered in pre-schools. Gwarube was addressing the city of Cape Town’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) Indaba 2025. The intergovernmental dialogue focuses on municipal planning processes and compliance for ECD centers in Cape Town, particularly in…
NSFAS’ Administrator Mr Freeman Nomvalo 3 minutes More than 7 000 students could be evicted from their accommodation, if the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) doesn’t prioritise their funding. NSFAS owes the Private Student Housing Association (PSHA) R44 million. The body says they won’t be able to accommodate the students if the outstanding funds are…
Information, Media and Broadcasting Services minister Jenfan Muswere told journalists during a post-Cabinet media briefing yesterday that 1 511 stall operators and 3 184 lessees were directly affected. A TOTAL of 4 695 traders were directly affected when a fire engulfed Mbare Musika market place recently, with the tragedy having a negative bearing on the…
Ms Yanga Mputa is giving a Public Lecture on “Making Taxpayers Rights Matter”. Ms Mputa is hosted by the Faculty of Law at UJ. 1 minute The Office of the Tax Ombud has revealed that incidents of hijacking e-filing profiles are on the rise. During an online release of the report’s preliminary findings on Wednesday, the Tax…
