Mine workers stand underground at Gold Fields’ South Deep mine, south-west of Johannesburg, South Africa October 12, 2022. 3 minutes Mining community members attending the Investing in Mining Indaba are pleading with mining companies to trust them and allow them into the ecosystem. Various members from different countries have become part of the Indaba this…
1 minute Power entity Centlec has switched off the lights of some government entities in the Free State for defaulting on payment arrangements of about R1.3 billion. The Provincial department of Public Works Head of Department, Mosa Masimene says there’s been constant communication with Centlec and they’ve been paying whatever amount they have in their…
Unemployed residents say their degrees are gathering dust. 2 minutes Unemployed Cape Town residents have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to prioritise job creation and to deal with crime during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday. This year’s State of the Nation Address will be Ramaphosa’s first speech under the Government of…
Protesters hold placards during a march against GBV. 1 minute Thokozile Madonko, a researcher at Wits University’s Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, hopes that plans to address inequality and gender-based violence (GBV) will top President Cyril Ramaphosa’s list of priorities. Ramaphosa will deliver the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall…
A man stands at a branch of the South African Post Office. 1 minute Postbank has called on all SASSA grant beneficiaries who have not yet upgraded to the Postbank black card to do so before the deadline on February 28. The SASSA gold cards are being phased out and beneficiaries must switch to the…
File image: Hockey sticks. 1 minute The South African women’s indoor hockey team has suffered its first defeat at the Indoor Hockey World Cup in Croatia, losing to the third ranked team in the world, Austria. The Proteas who played to a four-all draw with Thailand on day one, had a much tougher assignment on…
Corruption 1 minute The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss officials implicated in corruption related to the Anglo Ashanti Hospital. The officials, from the Gauteng Health and Infrastructure Development departments, faced charges over alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for the hospital’s refurbishment in 2022. The SIU’s investigation revealed evidence…
[File Image] Former President Jacob Zuma sits in the dock after recess in his corruption trial in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 26, 2021. 1 minute The High Court in Pietermaritzburg will today hear former President Jacob Zuma’s application for leave to appeal the court’s dismissal of his bid to have lead prosecutor Advocate Billy Downer…
1 minute Police Minister Senzo Mchunu addresses the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) ahead of the State of the Nation Address (SONA). Live stream below:
President Cyril Ramaphosa 2 minutes With South Africa chairing the G20, President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes that US President Donald Trump will visit the country to engage him on various issues. That’s what presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya told a media briefing in Parliament on Wednesday. Trump recently threatened to cut funding in a statement on social…
