President Cyril Ramaphosa. 1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a National Convention will take place on 15 August this year to set the agenda of a National Dialogue on challenges and opportunities facing the country. The President says the national convention will be representative of the people of South Africa. The National Dialogue…
2 minutes Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has expressed relief that the process of adopting the 2025 Fiscal Framework is now out of his hands. This is after the National Assembly adopted the framework on Wednesday. Godongwana only succeeded in tabling a budget on a third attempt, after discontent over his proposed VAT increase in the…
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson speaking in Parliament. 2 minutes The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has confirmed it’s taking legal action to evict former Members of Parliament who are refusing to move out of their subsidised accommodation. Three former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party MPs and one former African National Congress…
2 minutes Operation Dudula says it will take President Cyril Ramaphosa to court to force him to establish a commission of enquiry into the deaths of 22 children who consumed snacks from spaza shops. At a media briefing in Orlando, Soweto, on Monday, the party lamented that an inquest had been set up into the…
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi 1 minute Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi will engage rural communities in northern Pretoria on their service delivery problems today. The aim of the Rural Safety and Service Delivery Imbizo is to bring together local authorities, law enforcement, and communities from Vastfontein, Hammanskraal, and Petronella. They will discuss ways of improving coordination…
FILE | Compliance inspections conducted at spaza shops. 1 minute Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto will this morning bid farewell to five-year-old Siyabonga Mnisi who died from suspected food poisoning. The Grade R learner at Dumezweni Primary School fell ill on Wednesday after consuming snacks allegedly bought from a local spaza shop. Three of his…
Online learning. 1 minute Online Education provider, Brainline has registered an increased matric pass rate for the class of 2024. Their matric results increased from 88.2% in 2023 to 88.8% in 2024. Two of their learners achieved seven distinctions. Brainline CEO, Coleen Cronje says the year-on-year consistent performance by learners is a testimony to the efficiency…
Men march against GBV during 16 Days of Activism 1 minute Men and boys have been urged to lead from the front and confront the scourge of gender-based violence (GBV) in society. Hundreds of men and boys converged at the Bloemfontein City Hall for a one-day summit that is part of the 16 Days of…
Representational image of tax. 2 minutes The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) says the proposed Value-Added tax (VAT) increase will be disastrous for the poor in the country. Contralesa President Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena commended political parties in the Government of National Unity (GNU) who opposed the proposal. The tabling of the budget…
FILE | Anti-GBV march 2 minutes A 37-year-old woman in the Eastern Cape is in hiding after she was brutally attacked with a machete by her boyfriend. The victim alleges the incident happened after reporting the suspect to Correctional Services as he is a parolee. According to the victim, prison wardens fetched the parolee but…
