[FILE IMAGE]: A close up of a mine shaft. 2 minutes Various police units, emergency medical personnel and others are outside an abandoned mine in Sabie, Mpumalanga, where about 150 illegal miners are reported to be trapped. Provincial police spokesperson Donald Mdhluli says at least six illegal miners have come to the surface. Two of…
Grant recipients being helped by SASSA officials 1 minute Pay the Grants, a campaign advocating for economic justice, is calling for an extension of the SASSA gold card replacement period. Last week, the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the Postbank urged recipients to exchange their gold cards for the new Postbank black cards…
A mic set up for a broadcast The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has withdrawn their initial charges against webcasters, The Open Chats podcast and replaced them with new charges that have removed all references to the SABC. This follows an apology from party leader Gayton McKenzie, who had falsely accused the public broadcaster of being involved…
Traffic officials checking a vehicle’s licence. 2 minutes The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) is urging 1.6 million drivers in South Africa to renew their vehicle licence discs before the end of the year. According to the National Traffic Information System, over 600 000 vehicle licence discs will expire at the end of November, and…
[FILE IMAGE]: DA Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille is attending the two-day provincial council in Kimberly. 2 minutes DA Federal Council Chairperson, Helen Zille, says that if it were up to her, she would appoint Tony Leon as the new South African Ambassador to the United States. This follows the expulsion of Ebrahim Rasool last…
Each year, the creative community from Africa and the Middle East converges in Cape Town to celebrate the region’s most exceptional creative work. The Loeries awards are the pinnacle of recognition for innovative brand communications, showcasing the rich diversity of creative talent in the region. Preetesh Sewraj, Loeries CEO “The 46th Loeries Creative Week in…
The late Zimbabwean legendary songwriter, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi’ “TATSAUKA pano nekuti paita Tuku, (We passed by because you are playing Tuku music)” my late brother Johannes and his friend Evaristo Chiwara once told merrymakers in Rimuka, Kadoma, in the late 1990s after gatecrashing at a party. The uninvited guests came tothe party not for the…
The Gauteng Health Department says it’s attending to the recommendations made by the Health Ombud about the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. 3 minutes The Health Ombud has recommended that the infrastructure at Helen Joseph hospital in Johannesburg be revamped. The Office of Health Standards Compliance and the Health Ombud released the findings of an…
Former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial under way in the High Court in Pretoria. Live page below:
Source: www.unsplash.com Bias In an article published on the Post’s website, Bezos, who also founded Amazon, contended that presidential endorsements foster a “perception of bias” and ultimately do not influence election outcomes. “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None,” he asserted. Instead, he described the cessation…
