South African money, notes and coins. The Democratic Alliance (DA) has welcomed the decrease in fuel levy but says it’s not enough considering the pressure that the fuels price increase has put on consumers. The party had previously called for a relief of R3 in the fuel levy, which Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced on…
A woman pours petrol at a station. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced an increase in the price of fuel with effect from Wednesday, 1 April. Both grades of petrol will go up by R3,06 per litre, while both grades of diesel will shoot up by between R7,37 and R7,51 per litre….
Soldiers on the ground in Gauteng Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are expected to be deployed across parts of the Western Cape from Wednesday. The deployment follows an announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address in February. SANDF members will be deployed to crime hotspots across…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the South Africa Investment Conference, 31 March 2026. President Cyril Ramaphosa says investment commitments of close to R900 billion will be announced later on Tuesday, at the Sixth South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg. The President says the pledged investments are expected to create around 222 000…
The Pietermaritzburg High Court in KwaZulu-Natal. A 39-year-old man has appeared in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of his ex-wife, Aleyka Shaik, who was pregnant with twins. The accused has been remanded in custody until his bail hearing on April 7. He allegedly stabbed the victim during an argument while she was…
Former National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi. The Gauteng High Court has dismissed with costs) the uMkhonto weSizwe party’s (MKP) bid to block the payment of former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv. Shamila Batohi’s pension and other post-term gratuities.\ The MKP in their bid argued that the payment of public funds…
University of Fort Hare’s main campus in the Eastern Cape. Chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training, Tebogo Letsie, says he is hopeful that disciplinary processes involving suspended University of Fort Hare Vice-Chancellor Professor Sakhele Buhlungu will be concluded soon. Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension following the findings of a forensic…
The Electoral Commission (IEC) unveils the logo for the upcoming Local Government Elections that will take place later this year. Live stream below:
A prepaid electricity meter. Eskom’s huge tariff increases, which have taken effect, have compounded the woes of South African households, which are already dealing with high fuel price increases. The power utility has implemented a National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA)-approved average tariff increase of 8.76% for direct customers from today, for the 2026-2027…
President Cyril Ramaphosa speaking at the South African Investment Conference in Sandton, Johannesburg. President Cyril Ramaphosa says structural reforms in the electricity and logistics sectors have contributed to increased investment in South Africa. He says nearly R900 billion of the R2 trillion investment target has already been secured. Ramaphosa was speaking at the South African…
