File image of biometric scanning. South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) Chief Executive Officer, Themba Matlou says they have finalised the biometric identification structure to enhance security and administration processes. He says income verification and biometric checks are among the conditions put in place to make sure the right beneficiaries get their money. Matlou addressed…
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…
Embracing Technological With technology advancing and altering daily activities, e-filing replaces traditional paper filing. Integrated e-filing changes how documents are processed and dispatched, meaning it will proceed faster than conventional methods. It also ensures that individuals’, companies’, and legal matters information is safe and secure with the system. The use of e-filing eliminates most…
Prison cells 2 minutes A man in Limpopo has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and assaulting his daughters, aged nine and eleven, and letting other men rape them. The Polokwane High Court heard that the children were staying with the father on a farm in Letsitele outside Tzaneen after their parents divorced in 2022….
Senegale left winger Sadio Mané’s goal and performance earned him the TotalEnergies man of the match. Senegal and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have played to a one all draw in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group D match in Tangier, Morocco on Saturday afternoon. Cedric Bakambu opened the scoring for DRC…
Scene of a multiple-vehicle crash in Limpopo which claimed seven lives (22 December 2024) 2 minutes The carnage continues on South Africa’s roads as another crash has claimed multiple lives, this time in Limpopo. Seven people were killed and many others injured in a multiple-vehicle pile-up on the N1 in Ga-Phasha, Botlokwa outside Polokwane. The…
File: NSFAS Board Chairperson, Dr. Karen Stander. The DA has expressed concern over the abrupt resignation of the NSFAS Board Chairperson, Dr. Karen Stander. Stander, who was appointed to lead the newly constituted NSFAS Board after the previous board was dissolved and placed under administration, tendered her resignation with immediate effect on Sunday. According to…
Image source: Lane Erickson – 123RF.com The Court mentioned in its judgment that opposite-sex life partners had the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 available to them should they wish to solemnise their union whereas, during the subsistence of the applicant’s same-sex partnership, no similar legislation was in place. The Civil Union Act 17 of 2006…
