FILE | Minister Enoch Godongwana Over the medium term, South Africa’s debt-service costs will increase by 3.8 percentage points annually, a significant reduction from 7.4 percent growth projected amid in the 2025 Budget, this is according to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Tabling this year’s Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) to Parliament, in Cape Town, he…
A view inside the High Court in Bloemfontein during the asbestos trial within a trial on 21 May 2025. The first state witness in the R255-million asbestos roof removal case is expected to testify on Tuesday. The accused and their legal representatives made a brief appearance before the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein for…
A sign cautioning of an accident. Three people have been killed in an accident after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck on the N4 toll road between Matsulu and Mbombela in Mpumalanga. The deceased were certified dead on the scene. One person has been seriously injured. The driver of the truck escaped unharmed. Provincial…
Murder case graphic with a magnifying glass. 1 minute One man was killed and another seriously injured after they were attacked for allegedly being involved in cattle theft by a mob in Verena, Mpumalanga. 26 cattle, six goats, and a donkey were reportedly stolen from a certain farm near Verena. A shepherd was allegedly attacked…
1 minute The Umkhonto weSizwe Party has confirmed the appointment of its national organiser, Floyd Shivambu, as the party’s Secretary-General. Shivambu resigned from the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in August. He was one of the EFF’s founding members alongside Julius Malema in 2013. Two other EFF members Advocate Dali Mpofu and Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane have…
A lantern lit during a loadshedding. 2 minutes Eskom has announced the return of another round of rolling blackouts from today at 2pm. The power utility says the decision to implement loadshedding comes after a loss of 2700Mega Wats in the past 14 hours. The affected power stations include Koeberg Unit 2, which was taken…
Police are seen outside the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 16 October 2023. 1 minute The Senzo Meyiwa murder trial is expected to resume at the High Court in Pretoria this morning. The case was postponed to allow Advocate Charles Mnisi to prepare for the defence of accused number one, Muzi Sibiya. Mnisi…
[FILE] Late former South African president Nelson Mandela. The Nelson Mandela Foundation says the turnout at Sunday’s remembrance walk embodies the spirit of the late former statesman which is unity. Thousands participated in the race at the Union Buildings for the annual Nelson Mandela Remembrance Walk and Run, celebrating Madiba’s legacy of unity and hope….
Funeral notice of the slain police officer Provincial MEC for Community Safety, Security and Liaison in Mpumalanga Jackie Macie says those who kill the police are waging the war against the state. Macie was speaking at the funeral of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni who was fatally wounded when him and his colleagues were responding to a…
Kenyan workers check clothes made for export at the United Aryan Export Processing Zone (EPZ) factory, operating under the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), in Ruaraka district of Nairobi, Kenya October 26, 2023. 2 minutes Four Republican Members of Congress have written a letter to US President Donald Trump arguing for South Africa’s…
