File image: Post Office worker assists customer. 1 minute Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications and digital technologies has called for the dismissal of the business rescue practitioners overseeing the South African Post Office (SAPO) business rescue. The committee is frustrated that the practitioner has not developed a viable plan to restore the struggling entity’s financial…
IFP spokesperson, Mkhuleko Hlengwa speaking at a party engagement. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) says there is no need to replace the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy. This is after the Democratic Alliance (DA) unveiled its Economic Inclusion for All Bill, which aims to replace the policy. The DA says the proposed bill aims to…
South Africa’s Tiger Brands’ peanut butter manufacturing facility is pictured in Krugersdorp, West of Johannesburg. 4 minutes Food price inflation boosted revenue at Tiger Brands with revenue rising 1% to R37.7 billion, up from the previous year. But this was partially offset by a 6% decline in sales volumes. The packed goods company says its…
[FILE IMAGE]: ANC Spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri speaking during an event. The African National Congress (ANC) has vowed to reflect on the political implications of the Democratic Alliance’s (DA) decision to withdraw from the National Dialogue following the dismissal of Whitfield. ANC spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, says the matter of the DA’s withdrawal from the dialogue will…
Ministers from across the globe gather for the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) side event at the G20 Fourth Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting in Durban on 16 July 2025. G20 finance ministers and central bank governors wrapped up the third finance track meeting, issuing a communique that highlights the complex challenges the world…
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 5 minutes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces legal perils at home and abroad that point to a turbulent future for the Israeli leader and could influence the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, analysts and officials say. The International Criminal Court (ICC) stunned Israel on Thursday by issuing arrest warrants for…
[FILE IMAGE] School children having lunch. Eastern Cape medical teams say they suspect that organophosphate poisoning may be the cause of the deaths of two children who died after consuming snacks bought at a spaza shop at Msintsi Location. Organophosphate poisoning occurs when the body reacts to chemical compounds found in certain agricultural products. The…
SAPS logo at a police station. The South African Police Service (SAPS) has suspended a captain attached to the Protection Security Services after reportedly defrauding the service of millions of rands. Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe says the suspension follows an internal investigation that uncovered discrepancies and suspicious transactions within the Protection Security Services’ division….
The asbestos roof removal trial-within-a-trial at the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein on May 7, 2025. 1 minute The investigating officer in the R 255 million asbestos roof removal case has testified in the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein that at no point was Moroadi Cholota pressed to implicate former Free State premier,…
Panyaza Lesufi addressing the Gauteng Provincial Lekgotla session 3 minutes The African National Congress (ANC) in Gauteng has entered a critical moment of introspection as its Provincial Lekgotla gets underway in Fourways, north of Johannesburg. The two-day gathering aims to respond to governance challenges raised in the 2025 State of the Province Address, prepare for…
