The DA files court papers to stop the implementation of the VAT hike on 1 May 1 minute The Democratic Alliance (DA) has filed an urgent court application to block the 0.5% VAT increase announced in the 2025 Budget. DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille announced the legal challenge outside the Western Cape High Court…
The Soweto giants have a 100% win record after seven matches. 3 minutes Orlando Pirates coach, Jose Riveiro, says their hard work the past two seasons is finally bearing fruit. Pirates are riding the crest of the wave after their best start ever in a Premier Soccer League (PSL) season. The Soweto giants have a…
The 2024 New Generation Awards took place recently on Thursday 26 September in Sandton (Image supplied) The 12th edition of the Awards, which are for social and digital media, integrated marketing and the online tech sector, was held on Thursday 26 September in Sandton and attracted over 500 submissions, from 100 corporates and agencies. The…
Grade 11 learner from the Martie du Plessis Special Needs School, Kamogelo Baukudi. 3 minutes Police in the Free State say that they have beefed up the special task team assembled to solve the case of missing 19-year-old Kamogelo Baukudi. This after police confirmed that a 42-year-old police officer has been arrested in connection with…
African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile address the Liberation Movements Summit on July 26, 2025. African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile has challenged liberation movements to reflect deeply. Addressing the 2025 Liberation Movements Summit yesterday, Mashatile asks, “Are our movements still vehicles of justice, or have they become platforms for status…
1 minute The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein hears an appeal matter by President Cyril Ramaphosa challenging the Pretoria High Court decision which declared the recognition of King Misuzulu kaZwelithini as king of the AmaZulu Nation as invalid. Live proceedings below:
smart The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has poured cold water on the assertion that the SABC signal could be switched off by the end of December if the public broadcaster fails to pay its debt to digital signal distributor, Sentech. He also says the SABC could know its new proposed funding…
South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso celebrates with her national flag after winning the women’s 800m final 1 minute Up-and-coming 800m athlete Prudence Sekgodiso has become the first South African woman to win a medal at the World Indoor Championships. The 23-year-old from the University of Pretoria won gold in Nanjing, China, in a season-best time of…
The Gauteng Department of Social Development on commissioner street, 1 minute The Department of Social Development has urged non-profit organizations (NPOs) to comply with registration requirements after deregistering over 6 200 NPOs. The department warned that more than 200 000 organizations, including NPOs, voluntary associations and trusts, risk deregistration for failing to submit annual reports…
Constitutional Court of South Africa. 1 minute The Constitutional Court has ruled that the blanket ban on personal laptops in prison cells is unlawful and violates the constitutional right to further education. The judgment follows an inmate Mbalenhle Ntuli’s challenge. He took the head of the Johannesburg Prison and the Correctional Services Minister to court…
