Source: 123RF. As it stands, the list of zero-rated Vat items stands at 19, and includes such staples as brown bread, maize meal, milk, rice, vegetables, and eggs. The recommendation is to expand the list to 44 zero-rated Vat items. Advocacy group, Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PMBEJD) has advocated for this stance, based…
Handcuff and a gavel in court. Six suspects, aged between 19 and 59 years-old, have been arrested in Newscom near Pienaar in Mpumalanga for allegedly taking part in a mob justice incident where a 53-year-old man was fatally assaulted. The man was previously accused of attempting to rape a 23-year-old mute woman. A video of…
Paramedics and emergency services on site after a scholar transport crash at Lena Ahrens Road near Rhodes Avenue in Glenwood, Durban on 26 January 2026. Nine children have been injured after a taxi used as scholar transport collided with a bakkie on Lena Ahrens Roads in the Glenwood area of Durban. ALS Paramedics Spokesperson Garrith Jamison says the cause…
The Tembisa Hospital Accident and Emergency Unit is seen after a fire on 20 April 2025. 2 minutes The Public Servants Association (PSA) has accused the Gauteng government of attempting to cover up the cause of last month’s fire at the Tembisa Hospital. Two fires occurred within days of each other at the hospital’s accident…
ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile. African National Congress (ANC) Deputy President Paul Mashatile says if asked to run for president of the organisation, he would not decline. The party is set to hold its leadership conference next year. Current party president, Cyril Ramaphosa, is serving his final term. Mashatile was speaking during an interview with…
The Federation of Unions of South Africa says this year’s Workers’ Day is being used for reflection rather than celebration. This as labour unions confront mounting challenges affecting public sector workers across the country. FEDUSA, which represents more than 21 affiliates, is concerned about the impact of a 9.5% medical aid increase on workers’ take-home…
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga speaks at a government event. 1 minute Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga believes that the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) National Dashboard signifies a turning point to hold perpetrators accountable. Chikunga has emphasised the…
But in an update on the police X (formerly Twitter) handle, the police said “the death toll has risen to seven”. THE number of people who died early Thursday morning when a Toyota Hiace commuter omnibus collided with a fuel tanker at Kuwadzana 7 turn-off along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway has risen to seven. An earlier…
Backshot of initiates walking in the mountain. The Eastern Cape Department of Traditional Affairs says they are pulling all stops to ensure there is no loss of life, during the upcoming summer initiation season in the province. The department says it will train over 400 traditional surgeons and assistants across the province, as part of…
Beds inside of a hospital. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says he supports ActionSA’s call for government to make it mandatory for public officials to use public hospitals. ActionSA MP and health expert Dr Kgosi Letlape says implementing such a policy would improve the delivery of basic services and the conditions of public healthcare facilities. Motsoaledi says the funds utilised for medical aid…
