A customer compares prices while shopping at a Pick n Pay shop The annual Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) softened in January, edging lower to 3.5% from 3.6% in December. Data released by Statistics South Africa on Wednesday indicates that CPI has returned to its November 2025 level. This has been attributed to stable food inflation…
Parliament Ad Hoc Committee on allegations by Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is continuing to hold public hearings. LIVESTREAM:
The State alleged that despite knowing that the issue of his directorship was before the courts, A HARARE legal practitioner appeared in the magistrates court facing a charge of fraud involving US$800 000. Agness Chatsama (38) was jointly-charged with Ariginero Muzeya (65) when she appeared before Harare magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa, who remanded them to November…
[File image] 1 minute The KwaZulu-Natal road traffic inspectorate says the drivers of the two vehicles involved in the deadly crash, which claimed eight lives at Empangeni on the N-2 on Sunday morning, have been taken in for questioning. Eight occupants of a light delivery vehicle were killed and 16 people injured when a heavy…
A miner sits on a wall as a giant excavator drives past at a mine. 1 minute The mining sector in South Africa is showing signs of strain, with production declining by 0.9% year-on-year in November. This comes after a 1.1% year-on-year increase recorded in the previous month. The largest negative contributors were gold, iron…
University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg Wits University says a Student Representative Council member accused of raping a female student has been suspended. The incident is said to have happened over the weekend. The university says the decision to suspend follows internal consultations and engagements with the Wits Investigations Office and the Gender Equity Office….
A woman carries buckets to a public water distribution. 1 minute The eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has confirmed that it is implementing water rationing. The Metro says this is because demand continues to outstrip supply. In October, uMngeni-uThukela Water implemented its water curtailment, reducing its bulk supply. A spokesperson for the eThekwini Municipality, Gugu…
