FILE | Inspector checks cattle for Foot and Mouth disease. The Southern Africa Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to centralise the national vaccination campaign and vaccine procurement of foot and mouth disease within the state. The farming network organisation has welcomed Ramaphosa’s announcement declaring foot and mouth disease a national disaster. However, it says the…
A student during an examination. 2 minutes The Department of Basic Education says R220 million of the R3,6 billion spent on running matric exams goes to printing costs. The department has sought to clarify this after a City Press article accused the department of using private printing companies to print exam papers. According to the…
Powerlines seen at sunset. The City of Tshwane has announced planned power outages in areas supplied by the Wapadrand Substation in Pretoria East. The interruptions are part of construction and upgrade work and will take place in two phases, from tomorrow to the 8th of January and again from the 27th to the 29th of…
Hand flipping wooden cube block to change between up and down with percentage sign symbol for increase and decrease financial interest rate. Consumer Price Inflation eased from 3.5% in July to 3.3% in August 2025. According to data released by Statistics South Africa, softer food and fuel inflation contributed to the cooling of the headline…
ALS Paramedics on the scene of a serious crash on the N3 Pietermaritzburg. 1 minute Eight people have been injured in a crash on the N3 Pietermaritzburg bound carriageway, just before Shongweni in Durban. It is believed that one of the vehicles involved in the crash was transporting employees to work. The injured individuals have…
An illegal mining site is discovered in the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo during Operation Vala Umgodi on 15 August 2025. The Bench Marks Foundation says that illegal mining is an economic problem that police cannot address. This as police intensify their Operation Val’ Umgodi, which is aimed at eradicating illegal mining in the country. Critics say the operation…
Former South African news presenter Riaan Cruywagen As we celebrate 75 years of news on the SABC’s platforms, we revisit one of the most hilarious moments in South African television news history. Riaan Cruywagen is synonymous with professionalism and perfectionism – the ultimate South African news presenter. Cruywagen perfectly presented the Afrikaans television news for…
Person holding South African money 2 minutes National Treasury and provincial treasuries have identified over R312-billion in wasteful spending on non-performing programmes since 2013. Government spending is estimated to reach nearly R2.6 trillion in the 2025-26 financial year with social services accounting for more than half of spending. Government says a cut in spending on…
[File image] The dollar wobbled on Thursday after a trade agreement between the United States and Vietnam fuelled optimism over potential future deals ahead of a July 9 tariff deadline, while investors looked to payrolls to assess the Federal Reserve’s next steps. Sterling firmed slightly after a sharp drop the previous session as British Prime…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Three men were shot and killed in a suspected gang-related drive-by shooting in Manenberg on the Cape Flats earlier on Thursday. Western Cape police say the three died in a hail of bullets when unknown assailants opened fire on them in Renoster Road….
