Nedbank has revised its growth outlook for 2025 to 1%, down from its earlier, more optimistic outlook of a 1.5% increase in GDP. This came out of a discussion with the bank’s Chief Executive, Jason Quinn, who was answering questions on the company’s interim results released on Tuesday. For the six months ended June 2025,…
A woman cups her hands over her face as a depiction of depression. The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) says SA has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. It says companies need wellness programmes to support employees’ mental health. According to Sadag, South Africa has one of the highest suicide…
The remains of the 14 SANDF members who were killed in the DRC were handed to their families on Thursday. 1 minute The funeral of one of the 14 South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will take place in Nhlaniki village outside Giyani in Limpopo…
IN an age where childhood should be synonymous with innocence and joy, a disturbing pattern of abuse has emerged, where young children are subjected to barbaric behaviour by the very people meant to care for them parents and caregivers. NewsDay Weekender has uncovered a string of disturbing cases in which children as young as infants…
File Image: England head coach Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes during practice Cricket at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India on February 14, 2024. 4 minutes England head to New Zealand for the second time under locally-born captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum looking to revive the momentum of Bazball against a Blacks Caps…
North West Investment Transport 1 minute The North West MEC for Transport Management, Wessels Morweng has welcomed the ruling by the High Court in Pretoria on the removal of the Business Rescue Practitioner (BRP). The judgment was handed down electronically on the 27th of this month, enforcing the initial ruling that removed the BRP from…
FlySafair check-in counter at OR Tambo International Airport. FlySafair says its operations will be restored to full capacity over the next two weeks. The airline has confirmed that the pilots’ strike has ended following an agreement between it and Solidarity. The union represents two-thirds of FlySafair’s pilots. The pilots will receive a 6% salary increase…
Court gavel. 2 minutes The lawyer of the former teacher accused of raping a 13-year-old learner says public opinion should not be used to determine his bail application. Michael Khumalo is presenting closing arguments in the bail application at the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court outside Polokwane in Limpopo. The accused resigned from his position as a…
Shaft 11 of a disused mine at Stilfontein. 1 minute The identification of the bodies of illegal mineworkers who had been retrieved from an abandoned mine shaft in Stilfontein in the North West could take some time. The Provincial Health Department says autopsies on 80 bodies have been concluded, but some of the bodies retrieved…
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says a new TB vaccine could be the biggest game changer in South Africa’s fight against Tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS. Motsoaledi was addressing the TB Vaccine Preparedness Workshop in Sandton, north of Johannesburg, on Thursday. The two-day event has been organised by his department in…
