Cape Town Metrorail 1 minute The City of Cape Town says it’s on track to take over the management of the Cape Metro passenger rail services. This follows the city council adopting the Rail Feasibility Study and Prasa signing a Service Level Agreement. The study proposes that the City of Cape Town take control of…
Severe flooding in the Eastern Cape 2 minutes The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods has risen to 49. This after disruptive rains, strong winds and snowfall over the province since Monday. Emergency response teams have been dispatched to various areas and are working around the clock to provide critical support to communities impacted….
Source: Microsoft Designer SAAIA’s submission highlights concerns over LinkedIn’s use of South African users’ personal information, arguing that it may not comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). “The race to build new AI products and services is a global one, but its impacts are local,” explained Dr Nick Bradshaw, founder of SAAIA,…
Actor and comedian Kenneth Nkosi speaks at legendary musician, Doc Shebeleza’s memorial service at M1 SABC Studios in Auckland Park on January 16, 2025. 1 minute Actor and Comedian, Kenneth Nkosi, has expressed shock and sadness following ‘The River’ star, Presley Chweneyagae’s death. Nkosi played the role of Aap in the 2005 film ‘Tsotsi’ alongside…
EFF President Julius Malema. 2 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the decision of his party’s former Chairperson Advocate Dali Mpofu to defect to the uMkhonto weSizwe Party is not surprising. Mpofu announced his resignation from the Red Berets yesterday. He says the MK Party is the only vehicle that can take…
File: Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni addresses a Post Cabinet Media Briefing in Hatfield, Pretoria on May 15, 2025. Trade union Solidarity is taking Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, to court over alleged defamation. This, after she claimed that Solidarity and its sister organisation, AfriForum, led misinformation campaigns against South Africa. This follows…
City Power employees working on powerlines. 1 minute Johannesburg’s City Power says it has lost R1.5 billion to ageing infrastructure in the past financial year. City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava addressed the media in Fordsburg, Johannesburg, this morning on the entity’s operations and new developments. Mashava says some of the infrastructure is over 90 years…
[File photo] The OPEC logo Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers, including Russia projects rising global demand especially in the summer months, in comments suggesting the bloc may continue with large output hikes. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, led by Russia, shocked…
South Africa’s Ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa addresses delegates at the UNESCO Global Master Class Series against Racism and Discrimination on 07 April 2025. The African National Congress (ANC) in KwaZulu-Natal says South Africa’s Ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, will be remembered for his contribution in shaping the province’s political landscape. Mthethwa, who hails from KwaMbonambi on the north coast, died in…
Learners in a classroom 1 minute The Department of Education in the Free State has cautioned learners against participating in harmful Pens-Down activities that often accompany the conclusion of the exams. Spokesperson for the department Howard Ndaba says these activities which include public drinking, vandalism and inappropriate behaviour such as tearing and writing on school…
