Matimba2 Power station 1 minute Cabinet says it acknowledges the speedy response by Eskom in managing the recent implementation of loadshedding. It says the power utility has informed government, as the major shareholder that it is now implementing its recovery plan to prevent further power outages. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says, “Cabinet acknowledges…
File image: Imam Muhsin Hendriks. 2 minutes The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) has condemned the murder of South Africa’s first openly gay Imam, Muhsin Hendriks. Hendriks was gunned down over the weekend in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape in what is believed to be a hate crime. The Imam ran an LGBTQ+-friendly mosque in Cape…
An empty exam room. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to launch its annual “State of Schools Report” on Wednesday in Johannesburg. The 2025 report is said to highlight systemic challenges that prevent the enjoyment of the right to basic education. SAHRC spokesperson Wisani Baloyi says the report also contains analysis and…
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago. Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, says the Monetary Policy Committee has decided to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7%. This means that the prime lending rate drops to 10,5%. Kgyanyago was speaking in Pretoria. The MPC also cut the repo rate by 25 basis points at…
Kelly Smith and two other accused in the Joshlin Smith disappearance case 2 minutes The Director of Public Prosecutions in the Western Cape, Advocate Nicolette Bell, has attributed the successful conviction of Kelly Smith and her co-accused to the hard work of the prosecution team. Smith, Jacquen Appollis and Steveno Van Rhyn were convicted in…
Explosives believed to be for cash-in-transits and illegal mining. Police have arrested a 16-year-old suspect in Roodepoort, west of Johannesburg, for possession and distribution of explosives believed to be for cash-in-transits and illegal mining. Officers arrested the teenager after a tip-off and seized 50 blasting cartridges, 25 safety fuse connectors, and detonating cords. #sapsHQ 16yr-old teenager arrested in…
Hospital beds in the corridors. 2 minutes Limpopo’s health department says the problem of malfunctioning ablution facilities at Kgapane Hospital outside Tzaneen is being addressed. This comes after a video went viral on social media showing the deplorable state of the toilet in the hospital’s outpatient department (OPD) The toilets look filthy and not flushed…
Labour Court judge Justice Lawrence Murasi dismissed the appeal with costs. CHIKOMBA Rural District Council (RDC) is making a fresh bid after two failed attempts to approach the Supreme Court to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former employee of defrauding the local authority of US$2. Chikomba RDC fired Lawrence Magwiroto, who was…
Leaders pose for a family photo on the first day of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The G20 Leaders’ Summit will end later on Sunday, with South Africa unlikely to formally hand over the presidency to the United States. This follows US President Donald Trump’s administration’s decision…
Rescue divers retrieve a service book and a white handbag from the vehicle they are pulling out of the Hennops River in Centurion on 01 May 2025. 1 minute The multi task team is currently hard at work at the Hennops river, Centurion, Gauteng where they are pulling out what seems to be a vehicle that was…
