EFF leader Julius Malema addresses party supporters at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg on November 26, 2024. 3 minutes Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says the party wants President Cyril Ramaphosa to be held accountable for the $580 000 found at his Phala Phala farm. Malema was speaking ahead of the…
SANParks says alien plant species have been sucking up chunks of water. A joint SANParks and Endangered Wildlife Trust(EWT) team has now released back into the wild 84 vultures after rescuing them in early May following a mass poisoning incident in the Kruger National Park’s Mahlangeni Section. The park’s Section Ranger, Andrew Desmat, says the…
[FILE] The closure of the school means learners from Grade R to Grade 7 will walk close to 10 km to get to alternative schools. 1 minute A Stellenbosch University study has found that male learners in Grade 1 are more likely to repeat the grade compared to their female counterparts. The study, conducted by…
Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act. Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…
1 minute President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Africa Green Hydrogen alliance between the African member states brings opportunities that will help create between two and four million jobs by 2050. Ramaphosa was speaking during the inaugural Africa Green Hydrogen Summit in Cape Town. The summit has brought together African energy ministers, policymakers, investors, and research…
3 minutes Helping to retrieve illegal miners from underground may have been a heroic act, but it has landed Mzwandile Mkwayi in hot waters with the Correctional Services Department. The department says he broke the terms of his parole by conducting media interviews without authorisation. He and Mandla Charles are the two volunteers who went…
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Eddie Jordan during his F1 days 3 minutes Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose team gave Michael Schumacher a Formula One debut in 1991 has died of cancer at home in South Africa aged 76, his family said on Thursday. Jordan, who later became a television pundit, entered the ‘Piranha Club’ world of grand prix racing with his eponymous…
Camden Eskom power station. 2 minutes Eskom implemented Stage 2 loadshedding on Wednesday evening after announcing that the power utility had lost five generating units. The latest data from Eskom shows that the power utility struggled to keep up with electricity demand during the peak hours of Tuesday evening, having only 285.5 megawatts of capacity…
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Nkadimeng. 2 minutes Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Chairperson, Helen Zille says although the move to remove Thembi Nkadimeng from the Justice Ministry is fitting, she should have been placed on special leave until her involvement in the VBS bank issue is resolved. The Presidency announced a cabinet reshuffle last…
