File | SASSA offices in Athlone Cape Town. The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has denied claims that beneficiaries will be receiving double payment for their social grants. The agency’s spokesperson Andile Tshona has urged beneficiaries not to entertain information that doesn’t come from credible sources. “SASSA would like to state that this is…
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressing delegates at the signing ceremony in Johannesburg. South Africa has officially signed a partnership agreement with the African Export-Import Bank, commonly known as Afreximbank. The trade finance bank is a multilateral financial institution that was established in 1993 to help drive intra and extra African trade. The bank has announced a…
Police at the scene of the standoff with illegal miners in Stilfontein. 2 minutes High Court Judge Brenda Neukircher has probed the applicants that have launched an urgent application against the State in the Stilfontein matter on the Margaret Mine Shaft in North West that has been made available by the various Government entities and…
Limpopo Economic Development department 2 minutes The Limpopo Department of Economic Development says it has taken note of complaints from some owners of food outlets, including spaza shops. The owners say they missed last Friday’s deadline to register their businesses because municipal officials and traditional leaders have been charging high levies for recommendation letters. The…
Actress Nandi Nyembe described as a passionate woman The grandson of the late veteran actress Nandi Nyembe, Jabulani Nyembe, has described his grandmother as a passionate woman who’s charisma rubbed off on everyone in the family. She passed away on Saturday at the age of 75. Nyembe starred in multiple local productions such as Zone…
PAC President Mzwanele Nyhontso The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) has welcomed Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s approval of an inquest into the deaths of five children killed by the apartheid army in 1993. The children, aged between 12 and 17, were gunned down at the Mthatha home of PAC activist Sigqibo Mpendulo. They were…
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba ActionSA says it will keep a hawk’s eye on the investigations into the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. Mkhwanazi made damning allegations against Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, who’s been placed on special leave by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The party’s member of parliament, Dereleen James, says they’ve…
Mopping up operations have begun in the Eastern Cape. 1 minute Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane says her department is in the process of assessing land for the relocation of families displaced by floods in Mthatha. Simelane began her three-day visit to the Eastern Cape yesterday, where devastating floods have claimed the lives of at…
ANC Women’s League members gathered in Pretoria as they march to the Union Buildings against gender-based violence and femicide on 29 November 2024. 3 minutes Undocumented migrants came into sharp focus as the African National Congress Women’s League (ANCWL) and other sectors of society marched to the Union Buildings to deliver their memorandum to President…
A payloader seen clearing a dumpsite 3 minutes Free State municipalities are still failing to keep their heads above water over electricity debt and poor service delivery. Fifteen towns in the province, which owe Eskom about R3,8 billion, might face a dark Easter weekend if they fail to meet their payment arrangements. During last year’s…
