Money 1 minute National Treasury’s Q2 report for 2024/25 reveals that municipalities underspent on conditional grants and capital projects. These funds were meant for infrastructure development and emergency disaster repairs. The grants were allocated for programmes to support the development of infrastructure and fund emergency repairs after unforeseen disasters. This also includes funding the implementation…
An SA Airlink aircraft. Economic experts for the Competition Commission and SA Airlink have disagreed on some aspects related to the calculation of the cost a new competitor would face when entering the market. The Competition Tribunal in Pretoria is hearing evidence of allegations of excessive and predatory pricing by the airline. The six-day sitting…
A South African Police Service graphic, illustrating a hunt for shooting suspects. Three men were shot and killed in a suspected gang-related drive-by shooting in Manenberg on the Cape Flats earlier on Thursday. Western Cape police say the three died in a hail of bullets when unknown assailants opened fire on them in Renoster Road….
Person holds SA money. Consumers are showing improved willingness to spend with a rise in consumer confidence being noted in the fourth quarter of the year. The FNB/BER consumer confidence index improved to negative nine points from negative 13. The uptick coupled with employment gains and a further interest rate cut suggest retail sales may…
Boxing gloves 3 minutes Golden Gloves boxing promotions are promising a first, to kick-off a new year of boxing in South Africa. For the first time, two International Boxing Organisation champions from South Africa will square off in the ring. IBO junior bantamweight champion, Ricardo Malajika will challenge Jackson Chauke for his IBO Flyweight title…
Naval vessels arrive in Simon’s Town ahead of exercise WILL FOR PEACE. The South African Navy says this week’s multi-national maritime exercise, WILL FOR PEACE 2026, which takes place in South African waters, is aimed at skills and knowledge transfer as well as strengthening anti-piracy capabilities. Navies from BRICS Plus countries, including South Africa, China,…
2 minutes The South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) has given President Cyril Ramaphosa until the 24th of this month, just before Christmas to respond to their memorandum of demands. The Civic Organisation marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to highlight pressing social issues that are affecting South Africans. One of them is illegal…
[File Photo] Rugby balls on a field Canada overwhelmed the Springbok women’s rugby team 50-20 in Pretoria but the South Africans gained some valuable experience and showed real fighting spirit in the 2nd half. The Canadian women are ranked second in world rugby and provided an ideal yardstick for the Springboks as they prepare for…
Person with a smartphone The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is seeking to make smart phones affordable. It says efforts are already under way to lobby National Treasury to waver the luxury tax on some smart devices. This is part of the department’s attempts to promote access to internet and the gig economy. The…
Distribution workers work with tangerines at Goede Hoop Citrus in Citrusdal, Western Cape province, South Africa, July 9, 2025. US President Donald Trump’s threatened 30% tariff on South African exports is set to deal an economic blow to a community he has vocally and controversially championed: white farmers. Citing false claims that white South Africans…
