South African R200 notes The Independent Commission for the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers has recommended a 4.1 percent salary increase for public office bearers for the 2025/2026 financial year. This is contained in the government gazette that was published this week. The proposed salary increases, if approved, could see the President earning R137 000…
A gavel and a cone in a court room. 1 minute A 48-year-old man who allegedly stabbed his 14-year-old stepdaughter to death at ga-Thoka outside Mankweng in Limpopo is this morning expected to appear at the local magistrate’s court. Rebotile Moloto was stabbed to death while walking to school on Friday morning. Emergency personnel found…
FILE: Human rights activist, Dr. Tshenuwani Farisani. 1 minute ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula says the late Dr Tshenuwani Farisani will be remembered for his resilience and deep commitment to the fight against apartheid. The 76-year-old struggle stalwart passed away last week and was laid to rest today in his home village of Maungani near…
Free State traffic officers just outside of Bloemfontein 1 minute Motorists in the Free State say they would like to see more traffic officers on the roads this festive season. They added that the visibility of officers promotes road safety leading to the province registering fewer fatalities. The Free State Departments of Community Safety, Roads…
Court proceedings in application to interdict the regional elective conference of the Vhembe region in Limpopo is being heard in the Thohoyandou High court. 2 minutes An urgent application to interdict the African National Congress (ANC) regional elective conference of the Vhembe region in Limpopo is being heard in the Thohoyandou High Court, sitting in…
A classroom with school furniture. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says school safety should be a collaborative effort of government departments, communities and local municipalities. This Commission launched its annual “State of Schools Report” in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The 2025 report highlighted systemic challenges such as school safety and pit latrines. “The issue of…
Women For Change plans shutdown against GBVF. The Women for Change Organisation, which is behind the silent nationwide shutdown, says they were overwhelmed after hearing that President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared gender-based-violence (GBV) a national disaster. On Friday, 21 November 2025, South African women will silence the nation. We call on all women and members of…
Cigarettes in an ash tray The South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) has called for urgent intervention in halting what it calls deindustrialisation, factory closures and the wholesaling of the country’s economy. The trade union federation has criticised plans by British American Tobacco (BAT) to shut down its local manufacturing plant at the end…
Image source: Leo Arslan from Pexels Waste electronics are outpacing recycling efforts globally, with the rate of e-waste recycling in African countries at below 1%, according to the latest United Nations report. In an effort to drive this up, ERA has rolled out over 100 e-waste drop-off points across the country in collaboration with the…
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla registering at Parliament on June 25, 2024 ahead of her swearing in as an MP. 1 minute Former President Jacob Zuma’s daughter, Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, is expected to appear in the Durban Magistrate’s Court in KwaZulu-Natal today in connection with the July 2021 civil unrest. It is not clear whether she will be facing…
