Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering his Budget Speech in 2024. 2 minutes With the 2025 National Budget Speech just a day away, critical tax and economic policy changes will soon be unveiled. Experts believe that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will announce a raft of tax adjustments including value-added tax (VAT), personal income tax and corporate…
A police officer searches a vehicle during the Safer Festive Season operation. Gauteng police have arrested 75 motorists for drunk driving at the start of the Safer Festive Season operation over the weekend. The crackdown includes roadblocks, liquor outlet raids and patrols at major transport hubs across the province. More than 1 000 additional suspects…
A doctor consults with a patient 1 minute The South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU) will today march in Mpumalanga, to demand the employment of medical doctors in the province. They say the march follows numerous unsuccessful attempts to address the matter with the National Health Department. Dr. Mandla Matshabe, one of the doctors…
Thohoyandou High Court in Limpopo. 2 minutes The bail hearing of two Radzuma siblings accused of the murder of two South African Municipal Workers’ Union (Samwu) leaders is expected to continue at Thohoyandou Magistrate Court in Limpopo. Simon and Ndivhuwo Radzuma’s application for bail on new facts was granted by the High Court in Thohoyandou…
File image: SAPS Crime Scene. Police in Mpumalanga have initiated a 72-hour search for a suspect who allegedly shot and killed two men at a tavern in Embalenhle on Thursday night. The motive of the shooting is currently unknown. However, it is alleged that an armed male arrived at the tavern, drew a firearm and…
SABC building in Auckland Park, Johannesburg. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has reacted to a message circulating on social media that people are posing as TV licence inspectors to gain entry to people’s homes and then rob them. SABC Spokesperson, Mmoni Ngubane, says the broadcaster has not appointed any inspectors or officials to inspect…
Dead fish seen at sea. A preliminary report on the cause of the mass amount of fish found dead at the Umhlali River mouth on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast suggests that there was an oxygen deficiency in the water, due to high temperatures from a heatwave, coupled with low tide. This forced the Kwadukuza Municipality…
An illegal miner arrested and resurfacing at a shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. 2 minutes More than 50 000 illegal miners have been arrested in different provinces since the establishment of Operation Vala Umgodi a year ago. National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola led a delegation to the South shaft in Sabie, Mpumalanga. Various police units and…
Truck crash on the N1 near Hendrik Vervoed Tunnel. The N1 north outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo has been closed after yet another crash. Transport Department’s Matome Taueatsoala says a truck crashed on the mountainous section of the highway near the Hendrik Verwoerd tunnel. Taueatsoala says emergency service personnel, traffic officers and police are attending…
