A computer screen with an article on unemployment 1 minute The Department of Employment and Labour says it is committed to decreasing the unemployment rate of young people to 27% by 2030. Through its Labour Activation Programme, the department has pledged R650 million to the private sector and other partners. One of the projects, Green…
A raging veld fire. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services are battling a fire that has broken out at La Motte in Franschhoek. Municipal Spokesperson, Anesca Roodt, says firefighting resources from the Cape Winelands District Municipality and the Stellenbosch Municipality are currently on scene. She says the teams are being supported by aerial resources,…
[File image]: City Power technician repairs electricity lines in Johannesburg. City Power says they will be halting the restoration of power supply in certain areas of Johannesburg until it verifies that at least 80% of customers in that area are purchasing electricity legitimately. According to the power utility, this decision follows a notable increase of…
One of the 49 Afrikaners at OR Tambo Airport about to board a plane to the US 2 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) has rejected the US decision to grant refugee status to 49 Afrikaners moving to the United States. The UN has not ruled that the group has refugee status. This comes as…
Spaza shop 2 minutes The Ethekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal is on a campaign to ensure compliance of the spaza shop industry which contributes around R55 billion to the Metro’s GDP. The industry employs more than 260 000 people. As the deadline for all spaza shop owners to register their businesses looms, the municipality held a…
File image: Police conduct anti-human trafficking operation. 2 minutes Gauteng police are investigating a suspected human trafficking case after 32 foreign nationals escaped from a house where they were held captive in Lombardy East, Johannesburg. Neighbours were alerted to the scene after hearing strange noises of people banging on doors and breaking windows. They then…
Minister Ronald Lamola at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville, Spain. International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola says multilateral development banks have a critical role to play in offering enhancement, supporting project preparation and co-financing alongside private capital. Lamola addressed the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville,…
Two suspects aged 52 and 68 were arrested on the N3 near the Roadside policing precinct this morning following a road blockage by a number of trucks, which were left unattended with no keys. 1 minute Two suspects are expected to appear in the Vrede Magistrate’s Court for blockading the N3 highway near Villiers in…
Benches inside of a court. A 17-year-old boy and four others accused of involvement in a shooting incident in Westbury will be back in Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Thursday next week. The group appeared in court on Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of two people and wounding five others last month. The accused…
Policemen on standby during a nationwide strike in Maputo, Mozambique on October 21, 2024. 1 minute The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has called for the Mozambican government and security forces to exercise maximum restraint and a high level of discipline, in dealing with the widespread protests against the election results. This comes as fresh protests…
