President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Thursday evening at the City Hall in Cape Town. Here is a glimpse of what is happening before the president’s speech. Gallery by : Sibusiso Maphumulo Credits : GCIS
Classroom 1 minute Some schools across the country continue to be breeding ground for rapists. Police crime statistics for the period October to December last year reveal that of the more than 11 000 reported rape cases, 74 happened at schools. This has brought to the fore questions regarding the safety of learners in schools….
[File photo:] Farm workers tending to crops. The biggest obstacles for farmers, who try to sustain food security, are climate change, arid soil conditions, scarcity of water and a general lack of resources. According to the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa’s (AFASA) Mangaung Chairperson Mike Makwa, these conditions limit the farm from producing at…
SA Police Service vehicle used in arrests of illegal miners Five suspected illegal miners have been arrested at Atok and Ga-Phasha villages outside Burgersfort in Limpopo. Police spokesperson Masekela Magoro says a driver was arrested for allegedly illegally transporting chrome at Atok. A truck has also been confiscated. The driver was also found to be…
SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago The Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep rates unchanged, leaving the repo rate steady at 6.75 percent and the prime lending rate at 10.25 percent. The bank says inflation has reached its peak for the year and is expected to remain under control. Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja…
Secondary school learners 1 minute The Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for those responsible for the stabbing of three learners at Centenary Secondary School in Durban yesterday, to be held accountable. The provincial education department and the school management met on Wednesday following the incident. Chairperson of the Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Vee…
Letaba River in Limpopo. Two more bodies have been retrieved from streams at Nghomunghomu village outside Malamulele and in Louis Trichardt in Limpopo on Saturday. This brings to 23 the number of people swept away by overflowing rivers and streams due to the flood. The search for a five-year-old Siyanda Baloyi and two bakkie occupants…
Law firm 1 minute The South African Law Reform Commission is inviting public comments on the use of non-trial resolutions for corruption cases. The Commission proposes that individuals or companies accused of corruption could admit responsibility without a formal finding of guilt. This is part of discussions on potential amendments to the Criminal Procedure Act….
The Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela is expected to brief the media on the plans of the Post School Education and Training Sector for the 2026 academic year as well as the state of readiness thereof.
Large miners such as First Quantum, Glencore and Vedanta Resources have often criticised the Zambian government over rising costs at their operations. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says it is shocked by looming job cuts affecting more than 3 000 employees at Glencore and Samancor mines. This comes after Glencore confirmed it had initiated…
