The South African Weather Service graphic showing the outlook for April 2-3, 2025. 2 minutes Meteorologist Azwi Tuwani says the cold snap experienced in parts of the country is caused by clouds covering the systems, that are moving along the coastal areas and pushing in cooler air to the interior. Gauteng, Free State and the…
Taxis at a rank 1 minute Taxi organisation SANTACO says it is making efforts to address safety challenges in the taxi industry. It says it’s concerned about a spike in crashes involving minibus taxis in KwaZulu-Natal over the festive season. 17 people were killed in a collision between a truck and a minibus taxi on the…
[File photo] Lebombo Border Post between SA and Mozambique 1 minute Passengers and small vehicles are being processed at the Lebombo Border Post between South Africa and Mozambique. However, the processing of trucks at the border post in Komatipoort, Mpumalanga, remains suspended. This is due to safety concerns as post-election unrest continues in some parts…
Cosatu member holds up a placard against tax 2 minutes Some economists say the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) will over-burden already struggling households. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced a 1 percentage point VAT hike over two years with the first increase of half a percentage point expected in May. Another increase will be…
The family of the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu returns to the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Monday. Livestream:
Graduating students 2 minutes The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) has issued a warning to prospective students about the dangers of enrolling in unregistered institutions, emphasising the severe consequences of obtaining fake qualifications. SAQA’s Nkosingiphile Nyalungu advises students to ensure that the institution and qualification they choose are properly accredited. “Students need to check…
Source: © PRVWeek PR Week Arthur Sadoun, chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe says the Group has had a very busy and very strong Q3 Publicis Groupe’s strong Q3 2024 showed over 5.8% organic growth. This says the Group on its website is despite challenging macro conditions. It adds that it is continuing to gain…
Australia’s Corey Toole in action with South Africa’s Ruan Nortje. Handre Pollard put in a commanding performance at flyhalf as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their second Rugby Championship test in Cape Town on Saturday to reignite the defence of their title. Australia had stunned the world champion Springboks 38-22 in…
3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says South Africa does not have enough capacity to engage in warfare at the moment. Malema has criticised the government for keeping soldiers in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the deaths of 13 SANDF soldiers. Addressing EFF party structures in Bela Bela…
[File] The Power Utility says the Eskom board twice asked two independent lawyers to investigate COO Jan Oberholzer first in July 2019 when the allegations first surfaced. 2 minutes The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party) is calling for an inquiry into the awarding of a multi-billion-rand energy tender to Mulilo Energy, a company chaired by…
