An Eskom logo is seen at the entrance of its head offices in Sunninghill, Sandton. 2 minutes Eskom says 87% of municipalities approved for National Treasury’s municipal debt relief are not complying with the conditions of the arrangement. And that municipal debt currently stands at R94.6 billion. The power utility was briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee…
SA U20 captain Riley Norton and the Junior Boks lifted the U20 world crown. The South African Under-20 rugby team is expected to arrive at the OR Tambo International Airport anytime soon. The Junior Boks broke a 13-year drought, winning the World Rugby Under 20 Championship for the first time since 2012. They beat six-time…
A picture of SA money. 1 minute Econometrix Director and Chief Economist Dr Azar Jammine believes the year 2025 holds better prospects for South Africa. However, he says there are still downside risks that could hinder economic growth in the new year. This follows the weakening of the Rand and the increase in petrol prices…
Gauteng police have confirmed that the son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and another man will appear in the Alexandra Magistrates Court in Johannesburg on Monday. This follows their arrest after the alleged shooting of a 23-year-old gardener at Mugabe’s Hyde Park home on Thursday. Police are continuing their search at the property this…
SANDF troops. Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence says it will be recommending that Treasury increase the budget to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in order to re-enforce border patrols. The committee is on a two-day oversight visit at the Beitbridge Border Post and the borderline outside Musina in Limpopo. The borderline is…
[File Image] | Poster bearing slogan, Not in My Name for 16 days of activism against GBV. The Commission for Gender Equality in Mpumalanga has raised concerns over the withdrawal of sexual violence cases. Over 90 sexual violence cases have been withdrawn at Bushbuckridge and Nkomazi police stations between 2023 and 2025. The Provincial Commissioner…
George Masebe Hospital entrance 1 minute Limpopo Health MEC Dieketseng Mashego says they have established grounds to institute disciplinary action against a male doctor that allegedly attempted to rape a pregnant female patient at George Masebe Hospital outside Mokopane. The incident reportedly happened at the ultrasound scan ward last month. The 22-year-old female patient reported…
2 minutes The dollar rallied broadly on Wednesday as early exit polls in the extremely close US presidential election appeared to give an edge to Republican Donald Trump. With 10.1% of the vote counted in key battleground state Georgia, Trump had 60.9% to Democrat Kamala Harris’ 38.6%, according to Edison Research. Trump won eight states in the…
Banyana during training. The coach of the South African women’s football team, Desiree Ellis, has stuck to the recipe that worked for her in 2022 when Banyana Banyana won the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations title for the very first time. She has named three captains in her 26-player squad for this year’s edition of…
City Power CEO, Tshifularo Mashava The board of Johannesburg City Power has cleared its CEO Tshifularo Mashava of allegations of nepotism, unqualified appointments and irregular procurement processes. The entity says investigations conducted by an independent law firm found no facts to substantiate the allegations that the CEO inflated payments to contractors. City Power Spokesperson Isaac…
