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 PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 28, 2021 Red Bull’s Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race 3 minutes The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has urged Formula One to end talks with Rwanda over hosting a race, saying the Liberty Media-owned…
1 minute Former African National Congress (ANC) MP Bruce Kannemeyer passes away at the age of 60. In a statement released this morning, the provincial ANC described him as a loyal servant of the people and a committed advocate for unity and justice. The former teacher was an active member of the Western Cape Teachers…
FIFA has lifted the suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation, restoring its full membership rights. 2 minutes FIFA has lifted its suspension on the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) after it approved constitutional amendments validated by world soccer’s ruling body and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The PFF approved the amendments at an extraordinary congress in…
Dr. Phophi Ramathuba elected as Limpopo Premier on June 14, 2024. 1 minute The Health Professional Council of South Africa (HPCSA) is expected to continue hearing the matter of Limpopo Premier, Dr. Phophi Ramathuba in Pretoria this morning. This is over the 2022 utterances Ramathuba made to a patient who came from Zimbabwe at Bela…
Coco Gauff (USA) hits a shot as she defeated Maria Sakkari (not pictured) 5 minutes Carlos Alcaraz kept his Indian Wells “three-peat” campaign on track with a pristine 6-2 6-4 win against Canadian Denis Shapovalov in the third round on Monday, as a crowd of Americans fed off the home fans to reach the final…
1 minute Two police officers were gunned down last night while responding to a robbery at a house in Namahadi, QwaQwa in the Free State. The suspects who were wearing balaclavas fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash and two cell phones. Police spokesperson Motsantsi Makhele says, “The CSC members approached the house,…
Man convicted on more than 3000 counts of child pornography 2 minutes Organisations fighting against the abuse of children are once again making a call for the term “child pornography” to be done away with. The organisations believe the right term, which shows the gravity of the crime, should be child sexual abuse material. They…
Digital learning in progress. 2 minutes The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (Sadtu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive to have Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube fully implement the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act (BELA Act) with immediate effect. This follows a decision by Parliament’s clearing house, where all parties agreed that the BELA Act…
SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter. 2 minutes SARS Commissioner Edward Kieswetter has told Parliament that an estimated R800 billion in tax remains uncollected. SARS, together with the National Treasury, was responding to submissions received by the Standing Committee on Finance as well as the Select Committee on Finance during public hearings on this year’s budget. The…
