[FILE] Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane at a high-level meeting to align department efforts in research, technology, and skills development. 4 minutes The Democratic Alliance (DA) has written to Parliament’s Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee to raise objections to the recent appointments of board members to the Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA). The…
Workers inside a mine 1 minute More than 200 mine workers who have been retrenched by the Barberton Mines in Mpumalanga say the retrenchment process was unfair. They claim most of the retrenched employees are locals who have been working for the mining company for many years. They say most of the workers, who were…
A doctor at a hospital 1 minute The family of a medical intern at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in uMlazi, South of Durban, is seeking justice following the death of their son. The 25-year-old doctor Alulutho Mazwi died on Monday after allegedly being forced by his supervisor to work though he was ill. It is…
Intercape Bus on the road. 2 minutes Intercape long-distance bus service has, through its legal representative, called on Parliament to intervene in the continued attacks on its buses. The long-haul bus company’s legal representative, Advocate Kate Hofmeyr, appeared before the Police Portfolio Committee in Parliament to discuss the matter. Hofmeyr told shocked MPs that after…
[File image] President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to US President Donald Trump 1 minute The Presidency says it is prepared to discuss a new trade framework with the United States in the event that the country is expelled from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). This comes amid growing concerns about the possibility of the…
Former Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Dr Naledi Pandor. 2 minutes Insurance bodies worldwide must engage with global leaders to bring about stability in an increasingly unstable and risky world. That’s according to former Minister of International Relations and the Nelson Mandela Foundation board chairperson, Dr Naledi Pandor. Pandor was speaking at the International…
[FILE] The Budget Justice Coalition says the 2021 national Budget will deepen inequality. 1 minute DebtBusters’ latest debt index for the first quarter of 2025 shows a growing number of South Africans are relying on personal loans to manage their expenses as the cost of living continues to rise. The index reveals that one in…
A trial within a trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 5, 202 to test the court’s jurisdiction of former Premier, Ace Magashule’s PA, Moroadi Cholota’s extradition claims. 1 minute The Free State government’s termination of former premier Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant Moroadi Cholota’s bursary is at the centre of…
Tourism experts during one of the sessions at the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum in Gaborone, Botswana. 2 minutes South Africa is set to take centre stage in continental tourism dialogue as Johannesburg prepares to host the 7th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit and Challenge during the country’s annual Youth Month celebrations. In a statement,…
Hawks vehicle. 1 minute The High Court in the Northern Cape has granted the Hawks’ Assets Forfeiture Unit a R1.6 million forfeiture order against businessman Mahdi Aki. In January last year, police had conducted a search at Aki’s residence. They found two bags full of money that he could not account for. Hawks provincial spokesperson,…
