Source: Reuters. The pivotal and definitive outcome of the historic US elections for control of the White House and the Congress has wide-ranging implications for the US economy and the rest of the world. The American electorate has spoken. The clear focus by President-elect Trump will be mainly on the US economy. While the decisive…
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) banner outside a voting station at Hofland Park Community Centre in Johannesburg on May 29, 2025. 2 minutes The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) official accused of illegally transporting voting materials without a police escort during last year’s general elections has been acquitted by the Pietermaritzburg Magistrates…
Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko seen visiting patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital. 1 minute Two hundred and three babies were delivered in public hospitals across Gauteng on New Year’s Day between midnight and noon. Academic hospitals delivered 31 babies, mostly from Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital with 20 babies. Tertiary hospitals delivered a total of…
South African rand coins 1 minute The rand has gained more than 1% as markets applaud the recent move of rating agency Standard and Poor’s to improve the nation’s credit grade outlook. The ratings agency revised SA’s outlook from stable to positive, citing the promises of the Government of National Unity to grow the economy and…
A police van at a crime scene. 1 minute Police have confirmed that 20 more illegal miners have resurfaced and were arrested at the Margaret Shaft outside Stilfontein in the North West today. This brings the number of illegal mine workers that have emerged from underground since the middle of August to close to 1…
People waiting to recode their prepaid meters ahead of the deadline. 2 minutes Security has been beefed up outside various Eskom offices in Soweto. This after reports of some criminal syndicates allegedly selling electricity tokens to customers queuing outside Eskom office to have their metres re-configured ahead of tonight’s deadline. There are also reports of people…
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Head office in Auckland Park, Johannesburg on January 26, 2025. 2 minutes The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has raised concerns that slow policy reforms threaten its long-term financial stability. Members of Parliament met with SABC management, staff, and industry stakeholders at the broadcaster’s headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg,…
A person in handcuffs. 1 minute Longwe Twala, the son of music producer, Sello ‘Chicco’ Twala has been re-arrested. This after he failed to appear in court last month after he was released from custody when his lawyers argued he was not a flight risk. A warrant for his arrest was then issued. In September,…
Manchester City’s Kyle Walker arrives at the stadium before the match. 2 minutes Manchester City have condemned the online racist abuse aimed at captain Kyle Walker following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus. The 34-year-old defender was subjected to racist abuse after City’s loss to Juve, which left the Premier League side languishing in…
A worker sells eggs to a customer at a spaza shop. 2 minutes The SA Spaza and the Township Economic Commission of South Africa (TECSA) has urged all citizens interested in the Spaza Shop industry to ensure that they register their spaza shops accordingly. TECSA together with SA Spaza hosted the inaugural SA Spaza Investment…
