Eight members did not vote at the Zifa Annual General Meeting that was held in Harare on Friday morning. The Zifa Assembly has adopted a new constitution after 48 members gave their nod while only two were against adopting the draft that was on the table. Eight members did not vote at the Zifa Annual…
Donald Trump gestures as he holds hands with his wife Melania during his rally in West Palm Beach, Florida. 1 minute Some emerging market currencies and stocks have suffered losses after the US election win by Republican Donald Trump sent the dollar sharply higher and raised the threat of fresh trade barriers. MSCI’s index tracking…
South African bank notes. 1 minute Limpopo Economic Development MEC Tshitereke Matibe says they will remodel business funding agencies to allow easy access of funds for small businesses. Matibe says in the new model young people will be able to access funds from business agencies. The commitment comes in line with the Premier Phophi Ramathuba’s…
Bloemfontein Zoo. The Mangaung Metro Municipality in the Free State has allocated R30 million over a three-year period for the refurbishment of its Bloemfontein Zoo. Spokesperson Qondile Khedama says the funds will also be used to ensure the Municipality’s adherence to animal regulations. Khedama says the municipality has acquired veterinary and environmental specialists to prevent…
A mourner wearing a t-shirt bearing Chesnay Keppler’s face at her memorial service. The High Court in Johannesburg has ruled that a police officer accused of murdering his girlfriend, Gauteng crime warden Chesnay Keppler, forfeit his R20 000 bail and remain in custody until his trial is concluded. Mandla Buthelezi was rearrested last week for…
1 minute The NPA is presenting evidence in the Pietermaritzburg High Court to have the initial findings into the death of iconic anti-apartheid figure and former ANC president, Chief Albert Luthuli, overturned.
1 minute The trial within a trial in the R255 million asbestos roof removal case resumes in the Bloemfontein High Court in the Free State. Live proceedings below:
EFF leader Julius Malema. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the ruling of the Western Cape Equality Court, which found EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech. This verdict relates to statements Malema made during a speech at the EFF’s third provincial People’s Assembly in the Western Cape in 2022. The DA says the…
A body of a deceased person in a mortuary. 2 minutes One of the families of the three people whose corpses were stolen from a funeral parlour in Kuruman, in the Northern Cape in March, say they will never find closure, until their loved one, Diteko Batswadi is found and buried. It’s been over three…
The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) has called for strengthened security measures to prevent the leaking of exam papers ahead of the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations, which begin on Tuesday. Out of more than one million registered candidates, at least 700 000 will sit for the NSC exams. The union’s Nomusa Cembi has…
