FIA approves GM engines for F1 2 minutes General Motors engines will be available for use in Formula 1 races beginning in 2029, FIA, the circuit’s governing body, announced yesterday. GM will power cars for the Cadillac F1 team, a new entity that will start racing in 2026. The Cadillac team will use Ferrari engines…
Inside a court room The South African Prisoners’ Organisation for Human Rights (SAPOHR) has called for transparency in the out-of-court settlement process for criminal cases. This as they express concern about the alleged corruption within the criminal justice system, citing a lack of trust in prosecutors. The settlement aims to alleviate the backlog of court…
EFF Leader Julius Malema gestures as he addresses delegates at the party’s third National People’s Assembly at Nasrec in Johannesburg on 13 December 2024. 2 minutes The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) National People’s Assembly has always taken place during definitive moments in the history of South Africa, according to EFF leader Julius Malema who is…
FILE | Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Cape Town. 2 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa is to establish a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe if attempts were made to prevent the investigation or prosecution of apartheid-era crimes referred by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to the NPA. He maintains that all affected families…
File image| Ditsobotla Municipality head office building. The national Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Department says it’s determined to ensure the resumption of the delivery of basic services in the Lichtenburg-based Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the North West. Years of instability have led to the collapse of the delivery of services and financial management….
A lantern lit during a loadshedding. Eskom has urged the public to avoid illegal connections, warning that these overload the system and trigger widespread power interruptions. The power utility says that to keep the electricity supply stable this winter, customers must buy electricity only from accredited vendors. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says that system overload…
Greg Talbot, CEO of Tal-Tec. Source: Supplied. Innovation Five decades ago, farming relied heavily on manual labour. Technological and scientific advances combined with equipment innovations, however, have had a big impact on how farms are worked and managed, positively impacting productivity. Tal-Tec, a proudly South African manufacturer of livestock handling equipment, celebrates its 50th anniversary…
Samwu members marching to Tshwane House, demanding the reinstatement of unfairly dismissed workers, August 2025. The South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu), in Tshwane, says the City of Tshwane’s decision to grant a 5% salary increase to councillors is an insult to municipal workers, who are still waiting for salary increases of 3,5% and 5,4%…
City of Tshwane officials drinking water from Hammanskraal taps. 1 minute Tshwane Executive Mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed relief that the community of Hammanskraal north of Pretoria finally have access to water. She visited the Magalies Klipdrift Water Treatment Plant in Hammanskraal. This follows the completion of the first phase of the water treatment project,…
Members of the SANDF line up the Buitekant Street in Cape Town ahead of the State of the Nation Address. Political parties have expressed mixed views regarding the deployment of the South African National Defence force to some of the crime-ridden areas in South Africa to assist the police. Members of Parliament from across the…
