Lifeguards on the beach. 1 minute Bathers are being warned to be more cautious when swimming in the sea on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day because the new moon spring tide will peak on these days. This causes high and low tides, increasing the risk of stronger-than-usual rip tides. Lifesaving South Africa President,…
MEC Lebogang Maile speaking at a government engagement. 1 minute Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile has tabled a half a trillion rand budget over three years for the Gauteng provincial government. He announced this during his 2025 Budget Speech in the Gauteng Legislature in Johannesburg today. Gauteng Education Department received the biggest allocation…
[FILE IMAGE] Former Vhavenda King, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana testifies in the Polokwane High Court in Limpopo on April 3, 2025. 3 minutes Disputes over traditional leadership or “muvhango” is a normal practice in the Venda culture. Former Vhavenda King, Prince Toni Mphephu Ramabulana said this during cross-examination in the legal battle over the throne…
Protea players Temba Bavuma and Lungi Ngidi. 1 minute South Africa seamer Lungi Ngidi has been ruled out of the home test summer with a groin injury, missing series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, while captain Temba Bavuma will have a fitness test on Monday to assess his availability. Ngidi is expected to return to…
Bullet holes on a taxi’s windscreen. 2 minutes The National Taxi Alliance says rival taxi organisations, the Witwatersrand African Taxi Association (WATA) and the Nancefield Dube West Taxi Association (NANDUWE), will have no choice but to agree and abide by the ceasefire agreement reached to end the violence plaguing the industry. The truce was facilitated by the Gauteng…
KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi will continue to testify before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry when it resumes its public hearings in Pretoria on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, he said the intervention of the KwaZulu-Natal political killings task team in Gauteng led to the successful arrests of Katiso…
1 minute The Western Cape government aims to produce 15 gigawatts of green energy and export over 400 000 tonnes of hydrogen by 2035. The plan forms part of the province’s Green Hydrogen strategy, which is included in national energy goals. The provincial government says the move will drive economic growth, job creation, and energy…
A worker cleans gold bars at South Africa’s Gold Fields South Deep mine in Westonaria, 45 kilometres south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2017. A case against a Northern Cape man who was arrested for being in possession of an illegal gold bar estimated at R10 million has been postponed to July by the…
Upgraded KRN2 metre 1 minute Some Eskom customers in Malamulele, Limpopo, say they’re unable to upload pre-paid electricity coupons despite having recorded their meter boxes. Some are accusing Eskom workers at Malamulele offices of taking too long to help them while others say they are unable to buy pre-paid electricity, including at the official vendors….
The Uber logo is seen on a vehicle. 2 minutes The formalisation and legalisation of the e-Hailing sector has taken center stage at the South African Meter Taxi and E-Hailing Indaba held at Nasrec, south of Johannesburg. The president of taxi organization, Santaco, Abner Tsebe, who also attended the Indaba urged those in attendance to…
