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…
Gun, bullets and shoe print 2 minutes A criminologist says an instruction by Police Minister Senzo Mchunu that the task team investigating political killings in KwaZulu-Natal be disbanded immediately, is likely to erode the credibility of law enforcement in the province. The instruction was given in a memorandum to police commissioners on the 31st of…
Rodrygo Silva (X picture) 2 minutes Real Madrid forward Rodrygo Silva said he is grateful for the interest from other clubs but wants to stay with the LaLiga side for many years to come. Rodrygo has scored 12 goals and provided eight assists in 31 games for Real across all competitions this season and the…
Matla Power Station in Mpumalanga. 2 minutes Eskom is conducting high levels of planned maintenance in anticipation for high demand for the coming winter season. According to a statement released on Friday, 11 April, the power utility says 14.85% of its generating capacity is offline for planned maintenance. “The high level of planned maintenance aims…
Five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial in the High Court in Pretoria. The state is expected to wrap up its argument that charges against accused number four in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial should not be withdrawn. Rebutting Mthokoziseni Maphisa’s lawyer’s argument, State Prosecutor Advocate George Baloyi said there is enough evidence linking…
MKP’s new Chief Whip, Des Van Rooyen. Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has announced Des Van Rooyen as the party’s new Chief Whip with immediate effect. Van Rooyen is taking over the reigns from Colleen Makhubele who was appointed in this position in May this year. Van Rooyen is the latest to occupy this position after…
An electricity meter 2 minutes City Power has conceded that they’ve previously had challenges in terms of their billing system and methods, where it didn’t show accurate reflection of consumption. This as the Johannesburg Society for the Blind has questioned its exorbitant electricity debt. The organisation owes City Power about R9.8 million and their electricity…
Residents, counsellors and political parties gather at Johannesburg High Court regarding the City’s implementation of trading policy by-laws, 31 October 2025. The case of the Socio-Economic Right Institute (SERI) and the City of Johannesburg regarding the removal of informal traders in the Central Business District (CBD) has been postponed to Monday. The Johannesburg High Court…
Rating agency Moody’s head office building 2 minutes Ratings agency Moody’s sees inflation in Argentina at 30% by the end of this year, but may revise that figure downward, a senior analyst at the firm said during an event on Tuesday. Inflation has been showing progress under the government of libertarian President Javier Milei, which…
The Gauteng Transport MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has called on residents of Soweto to allow the Maponya Mall to open for business on Friday. This comes after the mall was closed on Thursday following the gunning down of an e-hailing service driver and the torching of two vehicles on Wednesday night. Last night, residents held a…
