1 minute The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has issued a notice to de-register the South African Communist Party (SACP) and 91 other inactive political parties. The affected parties have until March 24, 2025 to submit reasons to the Commission explaining why they should not be removed from the register. According to the IEC, these parties…
Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management inspect in local spaza shops in different areas in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 1 minute Police say two suspects have been arrested in Delmas, Mpumalanga, after locals went on a rampage, allegedly torching two spaza shops owned by foreign nationals….
A physical bullying video from Milnerton High School has caused outrage on social media. The United Democratic Movement (UDM) in Parliament says it has taken immediate action against the recent physical bullying at Milnerton High School in Cape Town. A video doing the rounds on social media shows how learners are assaulted by other boys…
Source: Reuters. Brent crude futures gained 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $71.50 a barrel by 0451 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 43 cents, or 0.6%, to $67.64 per barrel. Prices fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 when an Axios reporter said on X that Israeli Prime Minister…
Sundowns’ players 3 minutes South African clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have avoided each other in the quarter final draw of the CAF Champions League conducted earlier today. In quarter final three Sundowns will host Esperance of Tunisia in the first leg encounter on the 1st of April. On the other hand, Orlando Pirates…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini speaking at an event. 3 minutes Axed AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi says King Misuzulu Ka Zwelithini once notified him that he was under immense pressure from certain provincial leaders to remove him from his position. Buthelezi says he learnt about his removal on Friday on social media in…
Source: Reuters. The South African Reserve Bank imposed sanctions on Bidvest Bank for failing to comply with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act following a 2022 inspection. The bank did not implement its risk-management and compliance programme (RMCP) for the assessed trade-based transactions. The Prudential Authority fined Bidvest Bank R5m for non-compliance, with R2.5m suspended for…
Drugs confiscated by the SAPS during a stop and search operation The South African Police Service has destroyed drugs and unauthorised medicine worth over R400 million at an undisclosed location in Gauteng. The drugs were confiscated in different parts of the country including O.R Tambo International Airport and KwaZulu-Natal. Addressing the media, National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola says…
[FILE PHOTO] Shack fire. Authorities in KwaZulu-Natal say a total of eight people have died in two separate fire incidents in the province on Saturday. The first incident claimed the lives of five children when their informal settlement caught fire at Shaka’s Head near Ballito on Durban’s north coast. The victims were aged between 1…
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini at his coronation ceremony in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal on October 29, 2022. 1 minute Parliament’s Land Reform Committee members have expressed disappointment that their planned meeting with AmaZulu King MisuZulu kaZwelithini has been postponed. The committee was meant to meet with MisuZulu this month, to discuss the fallout between him and the…
