2 minutes The Department of Water and Sanitation is urging people planning to perform religious or traditional rituals in rivers and streams to suspend such activities – particularly over the Easter period. This follows recent heavy rains in parts of the country, which have caused a sharp rise in river and dam levels, increasing the…
A man with a mask holding a whistleblower board. 2 minutes Serious legislative reform is needed to improve the protection of whistleblowers in South Africa. That’s according to experts during a discussion at the anti-fraud and corruption dialogue in Pretoria. Whistleblowers remain vulnerable after exposing corruption despite existing legislation aimed at protecting them. The murder…
[FILE IMAGE]: Maize before corn is removed from the cob. 2 minutes Agricultural analysts expect an improvement in maize production due to excellent rains received over the summer season. This follows a difficult season of poor rains in the previous year. According to the latest Crop Estimates Committee report, the expected commercial maize crop has…
Video Thumbnail: Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile presents the Gauteng Provincial Budget 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile presents the provincial budget. LIVE STREAM:
FILE | Burning tyres during a protest. Eastern Cape police say they are on high alert, monitoring an ongoing service delivery protest in Qweba formerly known as Kirkwood. The protest, allegedly led by taxi operators, has resulted in the blockage of all entry and exit roads in the town. Authorities have warned that if the…
Handcuffs and keys symbolising an arrest. Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Elsies River on the Cape Flats. The victim was gunned down yesterday afternoon in what is believed to be a gang-related incident. Police Spokesperson, FC Van Wyk, says the suspects are due to appear…
Boks’ Siya Kolisi celebrates after a match. Siya Kolisi, the greatest Springbok captain of all time, will run out for his 100th Test Cap when he leads South Africa against France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday. Kolisi becomes the ninth Bok test centurion, and coach Rassie Erasmus says it is Kolisi’s…
100 rands 3 minutes Experts have suggested partnerships between government and business should be used to combat illicit trade in South Africa. The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade 2.0 Report reveals that the South African economy loses nearly R30 billion annually from illicit trade in tobacco and alcohol alone. Government officials have also noted…
uMkhonto weSizwe party leader Jacob Zuma. The Presidency and the State Attorney will face off with former President Jacob Zuma and others at the Pretoria High Court tomorrow, in a bid to recover approximately R28 million paid for Zuma’s legal fees in his personal capacity. This comes after the decisions taken by the Presidency and…
